Oil60 Water40

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 a water-in-oil emulsion collected from the Gulf of Mexico soon after the start of the Deepwater Horizon (Macondo-252, BP 2010) oil spill in 2010. Its oil:water ratio is 60:40 based on measurement of its oil and water components separated using heat lamp induced demulsification. IMAGE_OF_SAMPLE:Not Available

X Units

cm⁻¹

Y Units

Absorbance

Data Points

2,126