A system and method are provided for more effectively utilizing modems in a WiMAX environment, so as to improve network connectivity while providing access for both fixed as well as portable computing devices. The method of the present invention allows for increasing polymer load of a mineral oil gel through the addition of a polar compound as a processing aid during gel formation such that the viscosity of the resulting hydrocarbon gel concentrate is mixable at processing temperature, thereby allowing dilution of the hydrocarbon gel concentrate with additional hydrocarbon oil. As such, the detection may be applied \u201con site\u201d as remote emissions sensing analysis is ongoing, or may be applied post hoc from data previously acquired by a remote emissions sensing system. The first desiccant material may have a relatively high rate of water vapor absorption, while the second desiccant material may have a relatively low rate of water vapor absorption.