  Effluent streams of process water used in energy production are contaminated
with organic compounds which limits reusability of the water streams. Energy
producers develop expensive monitoring and treatment methods to limit impact of
the contamination on production. Standard methods for quantifying dissolved
organics is process-affected water is laborious and time-consuming. Results
from detailed characterization of process water with high concentration of
dissolved organics are presented. Methods applied to characterize effluent
stream include gravimetric analysis, elemental analysis, and LCMS. The results
are used to develop efficient surrogate methods that may be used in continuous
improvement in energy production operations.
