[Coral-List] Fluorescent sediment tracers

[Charles Mazel]

Dear Emily,

A company in the UK, Partrac, got their start doing sediment transport studies with particles that had fluorescent signatures. They have grown quite a bit and now provide a wide range of services, but their website still lists particle tracking as a service - see http://www.partrac.com/services/geosciences/sediment-tracking/. I don't know if they provide dyes or pre-dyed particles, or just the services, but it is worth asking. Best contact is Dr. Kevin Black, kblack at partrac.com. I haven't been in touch with him in quite a few years, but if you contact him please send him my regards.

Good luck,

Charlie

Charles Mazel, PhD
Physical Sciences Inc.
20 New England Business Center
Andover, MA 01810
tel: 978 738-8227
fax: 978 689-3232



On May 1, 2014, at 10:19 PM, Emily McGrath wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> Does anyone have experience with fluorescent dyeing sediment? I am
> interested in dyeing small quantities of sediment to be used as tracers for
> a series of experiments involving coral reef sponges. The sediment will be
> gathered from a shallow coral reef and will range in size from ~35-150µm
> and should fluoresce under UV light. The application of the dyed sediment
> will be *in situ *so non-toxic materials are preferable.
> 
> Another complication is that the staining process will occur on a remote
> field site with few resources so ideally all materials will need to be
> airline approved.
> 
> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Emily McGrath
> PhD Candidate
> School of Biological Sciences
> Victoria University of Wellington
> P.O Box 600
> Wellington 6140
> New Zealand
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