Gulf Oil Spill Contamination

Products for Analysis & Research

Supelco has identified a wide range of analytical products designed to meet the specific needs of analysts responding to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Our sample collection, sample prep, monitoring, and analysis products may be used for oil spill monitoring and remediation efforts as well as for detection of seafood contamination.

With over 45 years of technical expertise in analytical chemistry, our technical experts are ready to help you solve the analytical challenges presented by this recent environmental disaster.

Separating Oil from Water

Sample Collection Vessels, Vials / Silanized vials
Extraction Glassware
Extraction Disks for EPA Method 1664 (Oil/Grease in water)
Supelclean™ SPE Tubes
Büchner Funnels
Solvents

Fingerprinting Oil

Detailed Hydrocarbon Analysis (DHA) – Petrocol GC Columns / Bulletin 868
Petroleum Fingerprinting by Capillary GC – SLB-5ms (for GC-MS) and Equity-5
Simulated Distillation (SIMDIS) Capillary GC – Petrocol 2887 / HT-5
Ionic Liquid Capillary GC Columns
HPLC Columns for PAHs
Solvents: CS₂ (benzene-free), more
Petroleum Standards
Crude Oil Standards – custom request
SPME (Solid Phase Microextraction) – PDMS Fibers / MJAS Article

Regulated Methods

EPA 8260 – capillary GC columns: SPB-624 and VOCOL / Standards
EPA 8270 – Applications / SLB-5ms capillary GC columns / Standards
EPA 8015 – SLB-5ms capillary GC columns / Standards
EPA TO-15, TO-17 – Air Monitoring / Standards
EPA 1664 – Extraction Disks / Method Summary
ASTM – Standards
OSHA & NIOSH Standards
Multiple OSHA, NIOSH, ASTM Methods – Air Monitoring of Petrochemical Contaminants

Technical Resources

Petroleum/Chemicals Application Guide (Bulletin 858)
High Resolution DHA by Capillary GC (Bulletin 868)
Capillary GC Columns – SLB-5ms / Petrocol DH
Munir Z. A. et al., Application of SPME to Profile Hydrocarbons in Oil Spill Cases; MJAS, 2008, Vol.12,1
EPA Method 1664 Summary
Extraction of Glycols From Water Using ENVI-Carb™ Plus SPE Tubes
Supelclean ENVI-Carb™ Plus SPE (Product Info)
Analytical Standards Literature
Gas Chromatography Literature
GC Applications – Hydrocarbons / Volatiles / Semivolatiles
Solid Phase Extraction Literature
SPME Literature
SPME Applications Guide
Supelco Air Methods Guide
Air Monitoring Applications
Air Monitoring Literature
Passive Air Sampling Literature

Dealing with Dispersants: Separating Dispersants from Oil, Water and Understanding Their Fate

Capillary GC Columns for Glycols – SPB-1000 / Nukol
HPLC Columns for Surfactants – SUPELCOSIL LC-Diol / App Note 117
Sample collection vessels, vials, containers / Silanized vials
Extraction of Corexit™ and other Glycols – SPE ENVI-Carb Plus / Presentation
Surfactants in Water by SPME/HPLC (App Note 106)
Monitoring Dispersants in Air: DNPH (Aldehydes) / Glycols
Microbiology – Media / Base Ingredients
Detergents & Surfactants

Measuring Exposure to Environmental Hazards

Air Monitoring

Soil / Water: Sample Handling & Analysis

Food Safety & Analysis

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