Particle size analysis of dispersed oil and oil-mineral aggregates with an automated ultraviolet epi-fluorescence microscopy system

Environmental Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 739-748

  Ma, X ^a   Cogswell, A ^a   Li, Z ^a   Lee, K ^a  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Droplets; Oil spill dispersants; Oil mineral aggregates; UV epifluorescent microscopy

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; BOTTLES; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DATA HANDLING; DROPS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMAGE ACQUISITION; MINERALS; OIL SPILLS; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; URANIUM METALLOGRAPHY; VANADIUM METALLOGRAPHY;

DATA PROCESSING METHODS; ENERGY DISSIPATION RATE; EPI-FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPIES; HIGH-RESOLUTION DIGITAL CAMERAS; MINERAL AGGREGATE; OIL SPILL DISPERSANTS; QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTERS;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

DISPERSANT; OIL;

DROPS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

DIGITAL IMAGE; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FLUORESCENCE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LABORATORY METHOD; MICROSCOPY; OIL SPILL; PARTICLE SIZE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFUSION; DISPERSION; ENERGY TRANSFER; EPIFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; NONHUMAN; OIL SPILL; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREDICTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; TIME; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 45849108360     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330801987111     Document Type: Article

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