INSTRUCTION MANUAL FOR OIL SLICK IDENTIFICATION BY TRACE ELEMENT PATTERNS MEASURED WITH NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS

• NCJ Number: 11694
• Author(s): H R LUKENS
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 78 pages
• Grant Number(s): AT (04-3)-167 (AEC)
• Sponsoring Agency: US Atomic Energy Cmssn
• Corporate Author: Gulf Radiation Technology
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

BASED ON THE FINDING THAT THE TRACE ELEMENT PATTERNS OF VARIOUS OILS ARE BOTH STABLE AND HIGHLY UNIQUE, A METHOD OF OIL SLICK IDENTIFICATION IS EXPLAINED.

Abstract

COMPARISONS ARE MADE BETWEEN THE TRACE ELEMENT PATTERNS OF AN OIL SLICK SAMPLE AND THOSE OF ITS SUSPECTED SOURCE BY MEANS OF NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS AND, SUBSEQUENTLY, GAMMA-RAY SPECTROMETRY. THIS MANUAL DETAILS THE METHODOLOGY FOR SAMPLING AND PREPARING SAMPLES FOR ANALYSIS, AS WELL AS FOR ANALYSIS AND COMPARISON. APPENDIXES INCLUDE INFORMATION ON THE REQUIRED ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT AND ON TRAINING AND CONSULTANT SERVICES IN NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS.