Dye Tracing

Monitoring the dilution and movement of a tracer introduced into the water column provides an excellent means of determining the path that may be followed by a discharge and the rate at which dilution is likely to take place. Fluorescent dyes such as Rhodamine, Fluorescein or Agma are the most frequently used tracers for such investigations. Chelsea Technologies has been providing dye tracing systems for over 30 years. Typical applications include sub-sea pipeline leak detection, pollution studies, natural water flow analysis (rivers, lakes, ocean currents, cave water flows, groundwater filtration etc), sewer and storm water drainage analysis. The Chelsea systems can be configured for a wide variety of tracers, are highly sensitive, robust, and deliver real-time data. They can be moored, profiled, towed or affixed to ROV / AUV platforms.

UniLux fluorometer: Low cost digital fluorometers to monitor Chlorophyll a, Phycoerythrin, Rhodamine WT, Phycocyanin, Fluoroscein or Nephelometer.

Sub-Sea Pipeline Leak Detection System: The system finds leaks in sub-sea pipelines by  sensing the fluorescence of dyes (such as Rhodamine, Fluorescein or Agma) introduced into the pipeline.