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Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) the toxic "forever chemicals" that do notbreak down naturally can be found in sewage sludge and biosolids commonly used as fertilizers.PFAS is an umbrella term for any of the 9000 PFAS compounds known to date currently there areno federal regulations on PFAS compounds. The PFAS contaminants concentrate in feed crops andwater supply which is then ...

An excellent process to generate a biobased product with little environmental impact is to breakdown a single-use product like plastics into its monomers and reuse those monomers to recreatethe original product. If non-biodegradable plastics could be reused as high-quality plastics positiveimpacts on the environment could be realized. Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is accumulating inthe environm ...

This research aims to develop decision support tools for better maintenance and planning of renewable energy generation and storage assets using atmospheric, local weather, and on-ground environmental data blended with site-, regional- and national-generation data. The study will use a combination of these data to understand the relationship between non-cloud cover based atmospheric conditions and ...

We propose to use Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) measurements as an early warning system, to cue on-site validation of the soiling station and any available meteorological (MET) station data to validate if a work order to clean deposited particulate matter is necessary. This would move from reactive maintenance – often weeks delayed, to proactive maintenance – getting ahead of the weather impact ...

Topic 8.6 Rural Development Subtopic 2: Development of New Services November 3 2021Proposal: "Mobile PET Plastic Ocean Waste Recycler (POWER) Module" PIN 21-06FIELD 7. PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACTThe Opportunity.Alaska's beaches are covered with hundreds of tons of Plastic Ocean Waste (POW)that has been deposited into the water from a myriad of counties including Russia Japan Korea Chinaand the United ...

Project Summary/Abstract. The Company proposes to research the feasibility of reducingchemical insecticide and labor required while increasing the data collected using advancedimaging propietary artificial intelligence and attractants in monitoring detecting and managingagricultural pests over the 8-month project period. This research specifically targets Amyeloistransitella aka Navel Orangeworm ( ...

PROJECT SUMMARYProblem and Market OpportunityHerbicide drift is the off-target movement of herbicides from the site of application. Drift damagessensitive crops such as soybeans cotton tomatoes etc. and causes farmers to incur financial lossesranging from hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars. For instance millions of acres of soybeanshave been destroyed in the past few years due to drift o ...

Connect Dynamics Inc. DBA FR8relay | Project Summary Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-NIFA-SBIR-008801 Project Summary Title: Phase II - Implementation of Relay Trucking Software and Infrastructure to Benefit Rural Workforce; PI: Aayush Thakur; Contact Information: aayush@fr8relay.com 608.609.2161 Problem & Solution: FR8relay aims to develop software technology and services to pool shipments and m ...

Project Summary / AbstractDescription of the Problem or Opportunity: ​Over 70% of freight in the United States movesby truck but core inefficiencies in the way long-haul trucking operates threaten the industry'ssustainability and profitability and create negative health outcomes for its workforce. There is aninefficient use of expensive assets significant environmental impact from idling tr ...

The goal of this project is to develop a business to produce and sell Deep Ocean Water (DOW)as a nutraceutical beverage in one or more coastal Alaska communities.DOW is seawater atobtained ocean depths of 250-1500 meters.It has these characteristics: low temperature highpurity and high concentrations (relative to surface seawater and to most mineral waters) ofbeneficial mineral nutrients.This appl ...