Water pollution by oil
Published by TriOS Mess- und Datentechnik in TriOS News · Monday 26 Jul 2021
Water
pollution is an issue that is becoming increasingly important. Whether it is
due to the effects of advancing industrialization and related catastrophes such
as Deep Water Horizon or, more recently, environmental events that cause
immense damage in terms of their scale and impact. Again and again we have to
watch how our most important resource is polluted by diesel, gasoline or
heating oil and thus becomes a lasting danger for humans, animals and nature.
The
contribution that TriOS would like to make to making water usable and safe
again is the measurement technology that we are constantly researching and
developing. Our flagship in this field so far is the enviroFlu, our sensor for
measuring polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (oil in water), or PAHs for short,
or highly carcinogenic hydrocarbon compounds in water. This sensor is already
used globally in water analysis, both in environmental monitoring and drinking
water systems as well as on flue gas cleaning systems on ships.
In order to
make this measurement technology accessible to smaller budgets, we have thought
ahead and now developed a product that combines both: precise measurement
technology of PAH compounds at a small price. This new sensor is microFlu HC.
Its small size makes it handy and universally applicable, both in the field and
in laboratories and flow units. Fast optical measurements provide precise
measurement results, allowing a correct assessment of the water and its contamination.
In this way, we want to make our contribution to safeguarding the quality of
water so that it does not become a danger even in the face of unforeseen
environmental events, but remains the essential raw material that we all need
to live.
