Water Tracing

One of the properties that makes some water-soluble fluorescent dyes ideal for water tracing is the fact that their emissions can be can still be seen when irradiated with UV light when the dye concentrations too low to produce color in visible light. Not only then does the dye have a dramatic glow that is easily detected and quantified in low concentrations, but it doesn’t greatly affect the natural color of the water.

Keystone Aniline Corporation offers the following dyes specifically for water tracing. They may be used to trace the flow of water in lakes, rivers, underground streams, springs, estuaries, tidal basins and other natural bodies of water. Additionally they may be used in lines, storage tanks, cooling towers and to gauge the infiltration of soil with waste waters from industrial sources. Note: The strengths of fluorescent emissions are related to temperature. Therefore when using fluorescent emissions to gauge concentration, all tests must be performed under identical temperature and conditions. For samples call 1-800-522-4DYE.

See Tech Bulletins 065 and 089 for further information.

Water Tracing photo above compliments of Dr. M. Sundermeyer