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A Field Test Kit procedure for the rapid analysis of petroleum aromatic hydrocarbons over a wide range of concentrations in water and soil has proven of extreme utility in accurate assessments at spill sites, hazardous waste areas and underground storage tank removal locations. The kit was used to evaluate diesel oil concentrations at the Ashland Oil spill on the Monongahela and in conjunction with EPA studies of the oil concentrations in the Ohio River at Wheeling, West Virginia. A study of gasoline-in-soil at concentrations ranging from 5 mg/kg to 10,000 mg/kg was conducted. The colorimetric results from the procedure in both water and soil are determined by comparison to a color chart. UV/VIS spectrophotoinetric studies were performed to determine the relationship of concentration to color intensity (reflectance).
Field Test Kits are currently being utilized in analysis of the aromatics in the water of Prince William Sound resulting from the oil spill at Valdez. Preliminary data from these tests are discussed.
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Hanby, J.D. (1991). A New Method for the Detection and Measurement of Aromatic Compounds in Water. In: Pawlowski, L., Lacy, W.J., Dlugosz, J.J. (eds) Chemistry for the Protection of the Environment. Environmental Science Research, vol 42. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3282-8_13
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