The University of Southampton
University of Southampton Institutional Repository

Use of fluorimetry in determination of DDB contamination in soils from underground oil-filled power cable leaks

Use of fluorimetry in determination of DDB contamination in soils from underground oil-filled power cable leaks
Use of fluorimetry in determination of DDB contamination in soils from underground oil-filled power cable leaks
The authors describe the application of fluorimetry to determine low levels of cable oil contamination in various soil types. The study has utilised a simple extraction technique using two different solvents to investigate their efficiency, speed and reproducibility. The sensitivity of the fluorimeter has also bess assessed and the results discussed and compared with those obtained by FTIR spectroscopy. The results indicate that extraction efficiency over 80% is obtainable when hexane is used to extract the oil from the soil. The technique has a sensitivity of approximately 10ppm (w/w) and has an acceptable accuracy of measurement of over 80%.
1350-2344
1-5
Fu, M.
b28f7ad3-ed00-4bbe-9701-73306be5b7d0
Chen, G.
3de45a9c-6c9a-4bcb-90c3-d7e26be21819
Davies, A. E.
56d95222-b259-494a-92e9-68b090ec0dcd
Sutton, Simon
571c7136-1eb6-44e1-8979-ca0829469a6b
Patel, D.
c8d09f57-2b67-442c-aff3-30deb23f6fcb
Fu, M.
b28f7ad3-ed00-4bbe-9701-73306be5b7d0
Chen, G.
3de45a9c-6c9a-4bcb-90c3-d7e26be21819
Davies, A. E.
56d95222-b259-494a-92e9-68b090ec0dcd
Sutton, Simon
571c7136-1eb6-44e1-8979-ca0829469a6b
Patel, D.
c8d09f57-2b67-442c-aff3-30deb23f6fcb

Fu, M., Chen, G., Davies, A. E., Sutton, Simon and Patel, D. (2000) Use of fluorimetry in determination of DDB contamination in soils from underground oil-filled power cable leaks. IEE Proceedings - Science, Measurement and Technology, 147 (6), 1-5.

Record type: Article

Abstract

The authors describe the application of fluorimetry to determine low levels of cable oil contamination in various soil types. The study has utilised a simple extraction technique using two different solvents to investigate their efficiency, speed and reproducibility. The sensitivity of the fluorimeter has also bess assessed and the results discussed and compared with those obtained by FTIR spectroscopy. The results indicate that extraction efficiency over 80% is obtainable when hexane is used to extract the oil from the soil. The technique has a sensitivity of approximately 10ppm (w/w) and has an acceptable accuracy of measurement of over 80%.

This record has no associated files available for download.

More information

Published date: November 2000
Organisations: Electronics & Computer Science, EEE

Identifiers

Local EPrints ID: 254011
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/254011
ISSN: 1350-2344
PURE UUID: f55d857e-07ed-4462-9b19-a1cc0ae315ec

Catalogue record

Date deposited: 12 Oct 2000
Last modified: 08 Jan 2022 05:41

Export record

Contributors

Author: M. Fu
Author: G. Chen
Author: A. E. Davies
Author: Simon Sutton
Author: D. Patel

Download statistics

Downloads from ePrints over the past year. Other digital versions may also be available to download e.g. from the publisher's website.

View more statistics

Atom RSS 1.0 RSS 2.0

Contact ePrints Soton: eprints@soton.ac.uk

ePrints Soton supports OAI 2.0 with a base URL of http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/cgi/oai2

This repository has been built using EPrints software, developed at the University of Southampton, but available to everyone to use.

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue without changing your settings, we will assume that you are happy to receive cookies on the University of Southampton website.

×