SBIR/STTR Research Award
OPTRODE DEVELOPMENT FOR REAL-TIME ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING
Award amount
$50,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1989Award details
- Awarding agency
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Cape Cod Research
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
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- Solicitation number
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- Topic code
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Research abstract
THIS RESEARCH INVESTIGATES THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING AN INNOVATIVE OPTRODE DEVICE FOR THE DETECTION, IDENTIFICATION, AND QUANTIFICATION OF TRACE LEVELS OF CHEMICAL CONTAMINANTS IN WATER. THIS FIBER OPTIC BASED INSTRUMENT WILL HAVE A RESPONSE DETECTOR AND CAN MEASURE CONCENTRATIONS OF CONTAMINANTS AT PARTS PER BILLION CONCENTRATIONS. IT IS ALSO ANTICIPATED THAT THIS INSTRUMENT WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY SPECIFIC COMPONENTS WITHIN MIXTURES OF CHEMICALS.
Technology keywords
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