Ocean Optics HR2000 Spectrometer Contributing to Gulf Air Quality Monitoring in Wake of Deepwater Horizon Spill

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Background

Headquartered in Dunedin, Fla., Ocean Optics is a leading supplier of solutions for optical sensing - fundamental methods of measuring and interpreting the interaction of light with matter. Its Ocean OEM engineering team provides expert integration support to optimize and expedite OEM commercialization efforts. With locations in Asia and Europe, the company has sold more than 120,000 spectrometers worldwide since 1992. The Ocean Optics line of complementary technologies includes chemical sensors, analytical instrumentation, optical fibers, thin films and optics. The company is part of the Halma group of safety and detection companies.

Introduction

Modular HR2000 spectrometers from Ocean Optics are enabling air quality monitoring in the Gulf of Mexico as part of Argos Scientific's portable UV DOAS air monitoring system. Argos Scientific is working in conjunction with Hillsborough County, Florida, to monitor the environmental impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

The project has special significance to Ocean Optics as the company is located on the Gulf side of Florida and its community will be affected in coming months as the oil advances, upsetting both water and air quality.

HR2000 Used in Argos Portable UV DOAS Air Monitoring System

Argos custom-configured the HR2000 spectrometer used in its portable UV DOAS air monitoring system. In the Gulf, the system has already analyzed a number of environmental samples, containing a mixture of oil and sea water, from the spill area. Vapor analyzed from the samples indicate the presence of two gases with unique UV spectral features being emitted from the samples. The data from these initial investigations will be used to update the system's spectral libraries. A UV DOAS system has been set up in Mississippi for continuous monitoring, with real time data posted at: http://fenceline.org/test/map.php.

UV absorbance spectra from clean air samples and samples taken from the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

A second Argos system has been sent to the University of North Alabama, where a calibration and test facility has been established to accommodate future samples associated with the oil and dispersant material collected by community members in the Gulf area.

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Date Added: Jun 21, 2010