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THE REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED SOILS AND GROUNDS TO ENSURE PROTECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT IS DIFFICULTAND COSTLY. THERE IS A CRITICAL NEED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OFTECHNOLOGIES WHICH ARE BOTH TECHNICALLY SOUND AND COST- EFFECTIVE. THE POTENTIAL REMOVAL OF ROGANIC CHEMICALS FROM UNSATURATED SOILS VIA VAPOR PHASE TRANSPORT APPEARS TO SHOW GREAT PROMISE. THIS APPROACH HAS APPLICABILITY ...

PROPOSED RESEARCH WILL ESTABLISH THE TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF A COMBINED COMBUSTION/VITRIFICATION PROCESS FOR THE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL OF SPENT ALUMINUM POTLININGS. RE- SEARCH RESULTS WILL BE EVALUATED AGAINST PREDETERMINED CRITERIA TO VERIFY THE TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF THE PROCESS. SPENT ALUMINUM POTLININGS ARE PRIMARILLY GRAPHITIZED CAR- BON AND REFRACTORY MATERIALS, CONTAINING FLUORIDE, ALUM ...

THIS PROPOSAL SPECIFIES THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION OF VIDEODISC BASED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR THE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION OF DEAF ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS. THE RESULTING PRODUCT WILL BE DEVELOPED BASED ON EXISTING AUDIOVISUAL FILMSTRIPS. IT WILL COMBINE A LEVEL 3 INTERACTIVE VIDEODISC (L3IV) AND A COMPUTER ASSISTED INSTRUCTION DISKETTE (CAI) ON THE TOPIC BASIC SOLDERING FOR ELECTRONIC R ...

THE PLATING AND ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES ARE REQUIRED BY STATEAND FEDERAL REGULATIONS TO REMOVE TOXIC, HEAVY METALS FROM WASTEWATER STREAMS BEFORE DISCHARGE. THE SEMICONDUCTOR AND AND PRINTED CIRCUIT INDUSTRY ALONE REMOVED OVER 7.2 TONS OF HEAVY METALS FROM WASTEWATER IN 1983. MUCH OF THE RECOVERED METALS ARE DISCARDED AS SLUDGES, BECAUSE TECHNIQUES FOR RECOVERING AND SEPARATING THE METAL IONS ARE U ...

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THE FUTURE ECONOMIC APPROACHES TOWARD ELECTROCHEMICAL OZONE GENERATION DEPENDS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOW COST, STABLE, ANODE MATERIALS WITH LONG OPERATING TIMES. IN A PRIOR EPA SBIR PROGRAM (NOW IN PHASE II) ELECTROCHIMICA CORP. HAS DEMONSTRATED VERY SUCCESSFUL ELECTROCHEMICAL OZONE GENERATION METHODS FROM A VARIETY OF ELECTROLYTES OBTAINING HIGHER EFFICIENCIES AND OZONE CONCENTRATION LEVELS. PLAT ...

THE LONG-TERN GOAL OF PHASE I AND PHASE II RESEARCH IS TO PROVIDE A NEW TOOL FOR SPEECH THERAPY BASED ON THE DISPLAY OF VOCAL TRACT CROSS-SECTIONS. THE SIGNAL PROCESSING APPROACHES UNDER INVESTIGATION ARE BASED ON SPEECH RECOGNITION TECHNIQUES. THIS SYSTEM WOULD PERMIT USERS TO SEE IN A CONCRETE, GRAPHIC WAY HOW CLOSELY THEY APPROACH A TARGET SPEECH PATTERN AND WOULD PROVIDE SOME SUGGESTIONS ABOUT ...

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ALTHOUGH TECHNOLOGY IS ADVANCING AT AN EVER INCREASING PACE,ITS APPLICATION FOR USE BY HANDICAPPED INDIVIDUALS HAS BEEN SLOW. SEVERELY IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS OFTEN REQUIRE SOME TYPE OF "HIGH TECHNOLOGY" MEANS TO ENABLE THEM TO HAVE A DEGREE OF MOBILITY. THE SPECIFIC AIM OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO INVESTIGATE THE POTENTIAL OF USING ELECTRO-OPTICS AS A MEANS FOR THE HANDICAPPED TO EFFECT CONTROL OF HIS/HER ...