Rapid assessment of soil pollution with kerosene using a carbon-nanotube-based piezosensor

Abstract

The possibility of determining the kerosene content in the ground using a flash detector with open cell detection based on a piezosensor is considered. The coating of the electrodes of a quartz crystal resonator and its weight for the detection of kerosene vapors in a wide concentration range, the structural parameters of the flash detector housing, the conditions for detecting kerosene vapors above ground are optimized. The accuracy and reliability of assessing of the level of kerosene contamination in different types of soils are estimated in field conditions.