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Shelter enclosures for military working dogs in the event of a CB attack is a technology gap identified by the Joint Requirements Office. Important parameters to consider in the design of protective enclosures include low weight and size to minimize transport requirements; rapid setup; and accommodation of canine physiological and psychological comfort needs while providing protection against CB ...

According to the study ¿EPA 2000 Community Water System Survey Data on Pipe Assets¿, the infrastructure for water distribution and sewerage systems is aging and requires replacement. In addition, in the EPA¿s September 2002 report ¿Clean Water and Drinking Water Infrastructure Gap Analysis¿, the funding gap for replacing aging pipes was estimated $27 billion a year for the next 20 years. A ...

GreensulateTM is an affordable, biodegradable replacement for polystyrene/polyurethane foam building products, poised to replace petrol-foams in the rigid board insulation market. This patent pending technology uses the vegetative growth stage of a benign fungus (mycelium: P.ostreatus, I.obliquus, F.formentarius A.arvensis) to bond loose particles into a cohesive whole. The fungus operates as a ...

The proposed program will demonstrate the ability of a detector based on measuring the conductance of nicotinic acetlcholine receptor (nAChR) ion channels to detect and quantify anatoxin-a contamination in drinking water systems. The nAChR is extremely sensitive to the presence of anatoxin-a. Electronic Bio Sciences has already made extensive progress in the development of a robust ion channel b ...

The current SBIR solicitation states that the EPA is seeking better sampling, analysis and monitoring technologies to improve hazardous waste management. Development of new methods for testing contaminated sediments is an area of particular concern because many industrial chemical such as pesticides, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, chlorinated hydrocarbons and heavy metals accumulate in sedimen ...

Currently fielded respiratory protective systems in the Joint Services General Purpose Mask (JSGPM) program degrade in visual performance capability in extreme hot and cold environments. Optical and mechanical properties of existing anti-fog coatings also diminish when subjected to cleaning/sanitization operations. To address these needs, InnoSense LLC will develop durable anti-fog coatings that e ...

Daily about 700,000 US food service operations/restaurants emit >285 tons of particulate matter (PM) and >41 tons of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), a significant source of environmental air pollution that can adversely impact health. An estimated 321,000 US underfired charbroilers are responsible for 94% of current restaurant emissions, with approximate costs for conventional emission control ...

The objective of Imaginative Technologies, LLC teamed with Yale University is to design and build a “breadboard”, real time, optical NEMS Based Methyl Salicylate Detector (MSD), capable of measuring the presence and concentration of a chemical agent simulant (methyl salicylate – MeS) beneath a protective garment. This proposed device, MSD, will be the size of a quarter so it may be comfortab ...

Environmental Protection Agency rules stipulating corrective action for drinking water distribution systems that exceed the maximum contaminant level (MCL) for total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 80mg/L. Real-time, or even periodic, monitoring of drinking water is not economically feasible. Current methods use gas chromatography, and are expensive and plagued with long delay time between sample colle ...

In this SBIR Phase II program, Los Gatos Research (LGR) proposes to design, develop and test an advanced laser-based gas analyzer optimized for chemical weapon exposure studies based on cavity enhanced absorption in the mid-infrared spectral region. Building on the successful Phase I effort, this analyzer will provide sensitive and accurate quantification of several chemical weapons agents throug ...