Slick Sleuth is spill-proof

The Slick Sleuth is part of Alcan’s ongoing commitment to being an environmentally responsible organisation. It will be deployed to monitor the outfall from one of the companies pumping stations, to ensure that even the slightest anomaly will be investigated.

Slick Sleuth Autonomous Oil Spill Detection Stations (ADS) are used in a wide variety of industrial and environmental applications for remotely detecting oil spills. It is a highly effective, cost saving system designed by InterOcean Systems. Should a spill occur, the Slick Sleuth provides instant detection and notification, enabling users to contain the spill and avert environmental damage, costly cleanup, and possible fines or regulatory penalties. The optical sensor detects small (micron-level) amounts of oil in real-time, and can be configured to automatically shut off pumps or valves, activate audio/visual alarms, and notify personnel and responders via computer display and/or telephone.

OSIL director Richard Williams explained, ‘The Slick Sleuth has been calibrated to provide precise data that will allow Alcan to monitor levels accurately. This kind of equipment is vital in ensuring that any change can be neutralised before it becomes an issue.’

Slick Sleuth is designed and manufactured for deployment in rugged settings such as offshore, coasts, harbours, inland waterways, industrial spillways, sumps and separators, retention ponds, and other environments where oil spills are of concern. Slick Sleuth oil detectors are conveniently mounted above the water (typically installed 1 to 5m above target surface), facilitating ease of installation and operation, while eliminating problems inherent with other types of sensors that contact water/effluent directly. This simple above water sampling method eliminates issues such as aquatic/marine bio-fouling or fouling due to oil or debris, making the system trouble free to operate and maintain. The system is also well suited for spill monitoring over ground, concrete, or wet/dry drainages, wherever spill detection is warranted.