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| Ag8n | "If you are using Gc/ms, there are two common type detectors, quad detectors and ion trap detectors. I'm partial to quads. But I've had salesman t..." | Read more » | about 3 years ago | |||
| laurel_mire | "Thanks to all who have contributed to this question! I didn't know about the gas chromatography-mass spectrometry method but found a good overview ..." | Read more » | about 3 years ago | |||
| Ag8n | "Of you go to a commercial lab...quite expensive. There is one commercial instrument maker that is very good at donating ( or at least dramatically..." | Read more » | about 3 years ago | |||
| liz | "This note doesn't fully capture the information shared by Randall Auston, Chief of the Spill Response Program, Region 2 (NY City), Division of Envi..." | Read more » | about 3 years ago | |||
| jjcreedon | "Yes, you are correct that a GC could answer your question.. you could send it to a lab, not sure how expensive that would be. " | Read more » | about 3 years ago | |||
| Ag8n | "My purpose is strictly to measure. The cleanup part is not my strong point, so it must be left to someone else. But to go on with the testing. T..." | Read more » | about 3 years ago | |||
| jjcreedon | "Do you want to test the oil first and then figure out how to clean it up? what are your objectives? " | Read more » | about 3 years ago | |||
| Ag8n | "Others are better trained on how to soak up absorb the oil than me. Yes, I had some training. But only on a lab scale. It wouldn't work for the ..." | Read more » | about 3 years ago | |||
| liz | "Do you think you want to try to identify the weight of the oil and maybe find the likely sources in order to try to reduce how much is leaking, or ..." | Read more » | about 3 years ago | |||
| superslot89 | "You must have been practicing " | Read more » | about 3 years ago | |||
| Ag8n | "Ok. The last time I did this test was quite a few years ago. So there is probably something better, now. The quick test was called "oil and greas..." | Read more » | about 3 years ago | |||
| eustatic | "Thanks so much for this project, so great to meet you! I'm excited to try the NOAA images. here's an example of sheen: https://storms.ngs.noaa.go..." | Read more » | about 7 years ago | |||
| zengirl2 | "@sspatharioti so nice to see this coming together. I took a try at it and I only had wordsmith stuff. Wasn't sure about the term "overflight observ..." | Read more » | about 7 years ago | |||
| stevie | "This looks great @sspatharioti ! Did you see some of the work done on the Harvey Image sorting project? here's a link to a write up: https://public..." | Read more » | about 7 years ago | |||
| liz | "Hi Sophia, I had a chance to show Scott in person last week, and here's what he said: it's great use fullsize images link back to where the image..." | Read more » | about 7 years ago | |||
| sspatharioti | "Thank you @warren ! At this stage, we are mainly interested in feedback from GRN about the task, but anyone is free to click on the link and try it..." | Read more » | about 7 years ago | |||
| warren | "Hi, @sspatharioti - this looks great; should people click the link above to try out the system? And are you looking for specific kinds of feedback,..." | Read more » | about 7 years ago | |||
| warren | "@eustatic shared this link! JOB AID https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/OWJA_2016.pdf " | Read more » | about 7 years ago | |||
| Matej | "I did not take any pics of the net. It was kind of difficult to balance with the phone in one hand and net in another. I will try to take some tomo..." | Read more » | almost 9 years ago | |||
| warren | "Oh great - do you have any pictures of the skimming or a "full" net you can post? That'll be really important to document well for others. " | Read more » | almost 9 years ago | |||
| Matej | "Hey :-) What about the sheens reminded you of coal tar vs. oil? - they were little bit different color. kind of more "metallic and dense" if that m..." | Read more » | almost 9 years ago | |||
| warren | "Wow, cool -- sheens which reminded us coal tar rather than oil. What about the sheens reminded you of coal tar vs. oil? We collected them with o..." | Read more » | almost 9 years ago | |||
| warren | "And do you have a link to the HAZCAT guide from Randy? Thanks! " | Read more » | almost 9 years ago | |||
| warren | "Oh, just noticed -- on your dielectric fluid scan, you need to select a new cross section -- the top row of pixels is blank. Great post! " | Read more » | almost 9 years ago |