Sitelab Corporation articles

Environmental scientists use a variety of forensic techniques to identify the source of hydrocarbons using laboratory data.  This study compares Sitelab’s UVF data and laboratory GC/MS data using double ratio plots testing pavement sealants for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs).  Ratios were then applied using data in three studies conducted by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), concerning the use of coal tar sealants and how they impact the environment. &n

Kuwait Oil Well Fires, 1991 Iraq War
Photos from the U.S. Space Shuttles (nasa.gov), show oil wells set on fire along the Persian Gulf in June 1991. Hundreds of wells burned, some up to ten months. An estimated 1 to 1.5 billion barrels of crude oil was released, leaving behind hundreds of lakes of oil and “tarcrete” soot across 5% of Kuwait’s landscape. In 2021, Kuwait has plans to finish remediating the contamination.

Decommisioning Offshore Oil Platforms in California

Coal Oil Point in Santa Barbara, CA is a popular spot for surfers (above), with Platform Holly looming in the distance. This and a network of other oil platforms were permanently closed down after the 2015 pipeline spill at Refugio State Beach

A contractor is using the UVF-500D to test oil in water on-site for plugging and abandonment operations. These huge structures contain miles of pipe, w

Project Description:
This study was performed to help support a customer in Washington State looking to distinguish if surface water contains oil sheens or bio sheens using their UVF-Trilogy analyzer. Bio sheens can look like oil sheens but are naturally occurring and are not caused by petroleum spills. Water high in organic content from algae, decayed plant matter or from bacteria in stormwater and combined sewer overflows (CSOs), can contribute to interference using fl

A manufacturing company uses cutting oils to produce sheet metal to assemble elevators.  The metal must be cleaned after production.  Wipe samples were collected by the client and sent to Sitelab's laboratory for analysis in order to monitor and adjust a new cleaning system installed.

Sitelab's UVF analyzers are very sensitive to lubricating oils and cutting oils used in manufacturing.  Small parts or surface wipes are extracted in solvent for a

Sitelab Corporation was hired by an environmental contractor to analyze 100 sediment samples collected from a post-dredge area covering a 1 mile stretch of river in Hammond, Indiana.  The data was used to determine which of the 25 sample locations would require further assessment.

"The UVF-3100A exhibited the following desirable characteristics of a field TPH measurement device; (1) good accuracy, (2) good precision, (3) high sample throughput, (4) low measurement costs and (5) ease of use."