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Fresh water cyanobacteria harmful algal blooms (HAB), have potentially many adverse environmental impacts. For instance, bloom mats of filamentous algae are believed to reduce ambient light levels below those required for submerged aquatic vegetation to survive. Blue-green algae, form blooms that make a surface scum and have been associated with low levels of dissolved oxygen that can be lethal ...

Gasification provides a potential means of deriving clean energy from biomass waste materials. One of the greatest obstacles to the effective gasification of animal and farm waste is the slagging behavior of the residual ash at temperatures that yield the most efficient gasification performance. Many wastes are particularly problematic for dry ash gasification processes, especially waste from co ...

Baldwin Environmental Inc. (BEI) successfully completed an SBIR Phase I project that demonstrated the feasibility of designing and producing a Fine and Coarse Particulate Monitoring System (FCPMCEMS). This system simultaneously measures and reports mass concentrations of fine and coarse particulate material using Atmospheric Dispersion Simulation and Beta Attenuation Monitoring (BAM). A design a ...

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SAFE TREATMENT AND UTILIZATION OF HAZARDOUS SOLID AND LIQUID WASTES IS A TOPIC OF SIGNIFICANT CONCERN. THERE IS THE NEED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TREATMENT PROCESS WHICHDOES ALL THE FOLLOWING: 0 CREATES A PRODUCT THAT IS NON-HAZARDOUS 0 PRODUCES A MATERIAL SUITABLE FOR BENEFICIAL USE 0 IS ECONOMIC TO UTILIZE ALTERS HALOGENATED ORGANICS AND TOXIC ORGANICS TO NON-TOXIC ORGANICS. THIS RESEARCH WILL A ...

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LaSys, Inc., utilizing the unique spectral characteristics of its proprietary fractal-microcavity composite will be used to perform the proof-of-concept research required to develop an ultra-sensitive optical detector of low concentration of arsenic in water based on the Raman effect. Phase I technical objectives are designed to demonstrate that fractal microcavity composite - SERS spectroscopy i ...

A PROPRIETARY DEVICE WHICH UTILIZES A COMBINATION OF SUBMERGED COMBUSTION INTO MOLTEN METALS AND SALTS TO EFFECT THE THERMAL BREAKDOWN OF WASTE MATERIAL IS BEING DEVELOPED BY OMEGA CONVERSION, INC., AND A PETENT FOR IT IS NOW PENDING. IN AN IMPORTANT APPLICATION OF THE INVENTION, IT IS NECESSARY TO EMPLOY A LIQUID HEAT TRANSFER MEDIUM WHICH CCAN BE USED A TEMPERATURES UP TO 2000 F AND WHOSE DENSIT ...

Perchlorate contamination of ground waters and drinking water supplies is emerging as a major problem because it causes irreversible brain damage and other health effects, especially in the fetus and young children. Present perchlorate treatment is expensive and creates a secondary brine, with high levels of nitrate and perchlorate for its users to deal with. Our SBIR project is expected to prov ...

THE PRODUCTION OF POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXIN (PCDD) AND POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN (PCDF) EMISSIONS FROM MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE INCINERATORS AND RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITIES IS ONE OF THE MOST SENSITIVE ISSUES IN THE AIR POLLUTION FIELD. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PROBLEM IS MAGNIFIED BY THE FACT THAT LANDFILLING OF SOLID WASTE IS DIMINISHING AND TREATMENT BY INCINERATION INCREASING. THE ISSUE ...