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Permalink Reply by Michael Simkins on April 3, 2008 at 10:04pm

I work for a county Health Dept. and our water engineering guys use products like that all the time. Here's a link for what (i'm pretty sure) they purchase.

http://www.labsafety.com/search/tracer/34666/

Never have used it in relation to a response though, and a quick review of the MSDS sheets will caution against mixing with corrosives, but a tablet into a contaminated water flow may not be an issue unless there is a lot of product. In that case, point monitoring downstream of pH may aid in tracking product or at least identify a point where you could safely use the tracer dye. Word of caution though, anything it stains, including PPE, will be permanently discolored. Hope this helps.

Permalink Reply by Wade Lawrence on February 20, 2009 at 9:16am

Being a Capt., weather buff, fisherman, Internet freek, I would use NOAA, has most rivers, you just need internet on scene !! This is to my closest river that I fish. take a look and find you river
http://newweb.erh.noaa.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=btv&gage=ge...

Permalink Reply by Ben Waller on February 20, 2009 at 11:16pm

Unless the contaminent is within aroud 3 or 4 degrees Farenheit of the water temperature, just use a thermal imager and watch for the contaminent trail in the water. You may be able to see product vapors offgassing from the water as well.