Aug142024

Unpolluted water is essential for our planet’s survival, providing nourishment to our communities and sustaining our ecosystems.   As the global availability of safe, clean water for drinking and plant irrigation becomes an even greater concern, the safeguarding of water purity against key challenges, such as oil contamination, is even more critical today. 

Drinking water can be sourced through natural resources such as rivers and lakes, and can also be provided through innovative technologies that support desalination and other reclamation processes to ensure the high quality of our water supply.  With over 16,000 desalination plants across 177 countries* and on the rise, Orono Spectral Solutions (OSS) offers a robust and innovative test method for measuring oil contamination in these naturally resourced water systems.  This patented ClearShot™ Extraction Technology provides a dramatic leap forward in operator safety, testing speed, process simplicity, and accuracy of results with significant cost savings.    

This breakthrough approach combines the power of Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) with the OSS Methodology, offering a powerful approach for measuring and identifying oils in water samples.  “The technology is ideally suited for drinking water applications as it can quickly detect even the lowest oil concentrations and identify the specific oils in the water”, says Dean Smith, VP for Technology. 

Recently, OSS has been collaborating with distributor organizations in the Middle East to help ensure the safety of water used for drinking and human consumption.  This method, which is gaining interest globally, can swiftly assess water quality and measure oil concentrations down to parts per billion (ppb), whether the oil presence is due to process challenges or accidental spills.

Helping to ensure water quality through accurate, safe and cost-effective means is a driving force at OSS.  For more information about measuring oil in water, please contact Orono Spectral Solutions at www.ossmaine.com or call +1 (404) 403-8493.

*Source: “Desalination by Country 2024.” World Population Review, https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/desalination-by-country.