Use of fluorimetry in determination of DDB contamination in soils from underground oil-filled power cable leaks

IEE Proceedings: Science, Measurement and Technology

Volumn 147, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 296-300

  Fu, M ^a   Chen, G ^b   Davies, A E ^a   Sutton, S J ^b   Patel, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL GRID   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOROMETERS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INSULATING OIL; SOIL POLLUTION; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

SOIL CONTAMINATION;

SOIL TESTING;

EID: 0034313981     PISSN: 13502344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-smt:20000765     Document Type: Article

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