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Oil and Industrial Fluids

Jul 13, 2020

Reliability and preventive maintenance are key in the power generation and distribution sector.
 
Analyses done on transformer oil – oil that is used as an insulator and a coolant – can provide real-time information about the health of a power grid and signal the need for repairs long before the issue becomes critical. To assist with this, Testmark provides transformer oil testing which can provide valuable insight into the operating status and condition of the power grid.
 
ORGANIC TESTS AVAILABLE:
  • 1,4-DIOXANE
  • ACID EXTRACTABLES
  • BTEX
  • CARBAMATE PESTICIDES
  • CHLOROBENZENE
  • DIQUAT/PARAQUAT
  • F1
  • F2-F4
  • FORMALDEHYDE
  • GEOSMIN/MIB
  • GLYCOL
  • GLYPHOSATE
  • HALOACETIC ACIDS
  • MCPA
  • MEA
  • MEK
  • METHANE
  • MORPHOLINE
  • NDMA
  • NONYL PHENOLS
  • NTA
  • OCP
  • OPP
  • PAH
  • PCB
  • PHENOXY HERB
  • PHTHALATE
  • RESINS AND FATTY ACIDS
  • SVOC
  • TANINS AND LIGNINS
  • THM
  • TOXAPHENE
  • VOC
INORGANIC TESTS AVAILABLE:
  • % TOTAL SOLIDS
  • % LIPIDS
  • ACIDITY
  • ALKALINITY
  • AMMONIA – UNIONIZED
  • ANIONS
  • BOD
  • CARBON DISULPHIDE
  • CARBONATE AND BI-CARBONATE
  • CBOD
  • CHLORINE – RESIDUAL
  • CHLOROPHYLL A
  • CN – FREE, TOTAL OR WAD
  • COD
  • COLOUR (TRUE OR APPARENT)
  • COND
  • CRVI
  • CYANATE
  • DETA
  • DIC
  • DO
  • DOC
  • DOP
  • DTP
  • DUSTFALL (MOE METHOD)
  • FE2FE3
  • FIXED SOLIDS
  • FIXED SUSPENDED SOLIDS
  • HARDNESS
  • HYDROXIDE
  • ION BALANCE
  • MERCURY BY COLD VAPOUR
  • METAL – HIGH VOLUME FILTERS
  • METALS
  • METALS – NIOSH 7303
  • METALS – TISSUE OR VEGETATION
  • NH3
  • O&G
  • ORGANIC NITROGEN
  • ORTHOPHOS
  • PH
  • PH – SATURATION PH
  • PHENOLS
  • PM10 – HIGH VOLUME FILTERS
  • RA226
  • REACTIVE SILICA
  • REDOX POTENTIAL
  • RESISTIVITY
  • SULFAMATE
  • SULPHIDE
  • TCLP PARAMETERS
  • TDS
  • THIOCYANATE
  • TIC
  • TKN
  • TN
  • TOC
  • TSP – HIGH VOLUME
  • TSP – PERSONAL EXPOSURE
  • TOTAL/RESPIRABLE DUST – IOM SAMPLER
  • TP
  • TS
  • TSS
  • TURB
  • UV TRANS
  • VS
  • VSS
MICROBIOLOGY TESTS AVAILABLE:
  • AUTOCLAVE FUNCTION TESTING
  • BACKGROUND BACTERIA
  • E. COLI
  • FECAL COLIFORM
  • FECAL STREPTOCOCCUS
  • HPC
  • IRON REDUCING BACTERIA
  • MICROCYSTIN
  • SULPHATE REDUCING BACTERIA
  • TOTAL COLIFORM
TOXICOLOGY TESTS AVAILABLE:
  • 100% CONCENTRATION DAPHNIA MAGNA
  • 100% CONCENTRATION RBT
  • LC50 – DAPHNIA MAGNA
  • LC50 RBT
  • PH STABILIZATION 100% CONC
  • PH STABILIZATION LC50
OIL CHEMISTRY TESTS AVAILABLE:
  • ACID #
  • AGE TEST
  • ANILINE POINT
  • CCD
  • COLOUR
  • CORROSIVE SULFUR
  • DBDS
  • DEGREE POLYMERIZATION
  • DIELECTRIC (D1816)
  • DIELECTRIC (D877)
  • DISSOLVED GAS ANALYSIS
  • FIRE POINT (OPEN CUP)
  • FLASHPOINT
  • FLASHPOINT (38°C )
  • FLASHPOINT (45°C)
  • FURANS
  • IMPULSE BREAKDOWN
  • INHIBITOR OIL
  • INTERFACIAL TENSION
  • KARL FISCHER
  • METALS
  • OXIDATION STABILITY
  • PASSIVATOR CONTENT
  • PCB
  • POUR POINT
  • POWER FACTOR
  • RELATIVE DENSITY
  • RESISTIVITY
  • SEDIMENT SLUDGE
  • STRONG ACID #
  • SULPHUR/S
  • TOTAL HALOGENS IN OIL
  • VISCOSITY (0 DEG. C)
  • VISCOSITY (100 DEG. C)
  • VISCOSITY (40 DEG. C)
  • WASTE-DERIVED FUEL
GEOCHEMISTRY TESTS AVAILABLE:
  • SAMPLE PREP
  • AQUA REGIA
  • AVAILABLE LIME
  • SODIUM PEROXIDE FUSION
 

Source: https://testmark.ca/services/oil-industrial-fluids/