YSI HYDROCARBON SENSORS FOR 6-SERIES SONDES

Hydrocarbon monitoring in water is of growing importance near oil platforms, marinas, shipping channels, mines, and oil-spill affected waters.

For oil monitoring and mapping applications, a crude oil sensor with a near UV LED source and a refined fuels sensor with a deep UV LED source are useful. The crude oil sensor can detect oil throughout the water column in offshore monitoring. Closer to shore, where colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM) concentrations can be high and cause interfere with crude oil readings, a refined fuels sensor is recommended.