Apparatus for detecting oil in water
US4446370A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 28, 1981 |
| Grant date | May 1, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2001 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/1886
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus for detecting oil in water. A plurality of oil sensors are maintained at selected positions in a body of water. Each sensor includes a limited wavelength light source for inducing fluorescence in oil which may be present and a light detector for detecting such induced fluorescence. Each sensor is connected to a computer which receives and stores information generated by each light detector.
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