Oil40 Water60

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 series contains a synthetic emulsion with oil to water ratio of 40:60 using oil heat separated from DWH10-3. IMAGE_OF_SAMPLE:Not Available

X Units

cm⁻¹

Y Units

Absorbance

Data Points

2,126