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Emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and hazardous air polutants (HAPS are a serioud environmental issue. These pollutants are requlated to protect human health and encourage the development of better control technologies. Current technologies to control thses emissions, until better materials are developed, include destructive and/or recovery-based technologies. Implementation of ads ...

A compact and affordable, microchip-based system for the automated, in situ analysis of inorganic ions in atmospheric aerosols will be develop and verified against traditional, filter-based methods. Our approach combines tow new technologies: (1) a growth tube impactor for particle collection and (2) lab-on-a-chip (LOC) analysis of sulfates and nitrates. The growth tube impactor enlarges indivi ...

Caviton has developed a novel technique for the continuous monitoring of trace metals emissions. This technique is based on a microdischarge light, which is collected by a spectrometer and analyzed. All metals tested to date can b detected and the focus of this Phase II project is to develop a sampling system, carry out laboratory tests, then move to field tests of sampling and analysis. Finall ...

Green Building design, at the planning and schematic design stages when sweeping decisions about sustainable siting, water efficiency, indoor ari quality, materials, atmospheric and energy technologies can still be made, is difficulet at best. Building Design & Construction 2003 "White Paper on Sustainabitity - A Report on the Green Building Moverment" identified significant bariers to green buil ...

Kent SeaTech and Dr. David Brune of the Agricultural & Biological Engineerig Department at Clemson University propose to conduct joint research on the application of high rate algal pond water treatment technology to reduce the negative environmental impacts of nutrient wastes produced by Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs). The Pacific Southwest lead the nation in producton of milk, e ...

Lead is a soft, low melting point, high density, and inexpensivve material that can be easily shaped. All these attributes have made lead useful in appplications such as bullets, fishing rod sinkers, weights for balancing tires, hunting shots, etc. In spite of all these attractive properties, lead is a major environmental contaminant due to its toxicity. Leaed is toxic and cna be stored in biol ...

We propose to develop a unique, on-line, in situ autonomous monitoring and process control system that will improve the reliability and performance of wastewater treatment systems that are designed to remove nitrogen through simultaneous nitrification and denitrification (SNdN). A key component technology of the proposed innovative process control system will be an analytical insturment based on ...

Seacoast Science proposes to fabricate a detector that will monitor the presence and concentration of two chemicals commonly used for building decontamination. Ultimately this program will yield a small, rugged, lightweight, low-power system designed for continuous unattended operation or handhel battery operation. In unattended mode, the proposed detector will monitor chemical concentration and ...

Lead is a soft, low melting point, high density, and inexpensive material that can be shaped easily. All of these attributes have made lead useful in applications such as bullets, fishing rod sinkers, weights for balancing tires, hunting shots, etc. In spite of these attractive properties, lead is a major environmental contaminant because of its toxicity. Lead can be stored in biological tissue ...

Photon Systems, Inc., will develop a unique, online, in situ autonomous monitoring and process control system that will improve the reliability and performance of wastewater treatment systems designed to remove nitrogen through simultaneous nitrification and denitrification. A key technology component of this innovative process control system will be an analytical instrument based on deep ultravio ...