EPA’s Chemistry Services Lab team of Ivo Tence, Syed Hasnain, Carol Hargreaves, Michael Robinson and Anne Lovett recently joined 25 laboratories from around the world in participating in the 7th International Oil Spill Identification Round Robin.
Each of the 25 teams received six oil samples for analysis and data interpretation.
Our team correctly identified and matched all six oil samples and received an impressive score of 96 points out of 100, placing it third equal overall.
You might not know that the technique used for oil spill finger printing was developed by two of EPA’s chemists, Ivo Tence and Syed Hasnain.