The process has been validated for a wide range of samples, including:
- Oil sands from Alberta, Utah, Kentucky, California, Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Contaminated sand and soil from the oil lakes in Kuwait.
- Sludge from refinery operations in Kuwait.
- Sludge from oil sands operations in Canada.
- Oil coated iron oxide particles from steel mill operations.
- Contaminated sand from a beach in Alabama after the Deepwater Horizon spill.