Oil01 Water99

Spectrum Details

Modality

NIR

Category

man-made

Material Type

weathered oil

Sample ID

DWH10-3

Collection Locality

Gulf of Mexico

Spectral Purity

1a2_3_4_ # 1= 0.2-3, 2= 1.5-6, 3= 6-25, 4= 20-150 microns

Sample Description

Sample is an emulsified oil collected from the Gulf of Mexico soon after the start of the Deepwater Horizon (Macondo-252, BP 2010) oil spill in 2010. The original sample had a 60:40 oil to water ratio. This sample was then separated into oil and water using a heat lamp and recombined into oil water emulsions of different percentages. The water used was oil free water from the Gulf of Mexico collected the same day. This sample has an oil: water ratio of ~ 1.3:98.7 formed by adding seawater to the separated oil. IMAGE_OF_SAMPLE:Not Available

X Units

cm⁻¹

Y Units

Absorbance

Data Points

2,126