Air monitoring after oil spill

Modular HR2000 spectrometers from Ocean Optics (www.OceanOptics.eu), are enabling air quality monitoring in the Gulf of Mexico as part of Argos Scientific’s portable UV DOAS air monitoring system. Argos Scientific is working in conjunction with Hillsborough County, Florida, to monitor the environmental impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
in the Gulf of Mexico. The project has special significance to Ocean Optics as the company is located on the Gulf side of Florida and its community will be affected in coming months as the oil advances, upsetting both water and air quality. The HR2000 High-resolution Miniature Fibre Optic Spectrometer is a small-footprint spectrometer that provides optical resolution to 0.035 nm (FWHM). The modular spectrometer design allows users to select optical
bench options such as the detector, grating and entrance aperture (slit).