Implanted Membranes for Characterization and Monitoring

描述（由申请人提供）：美国许多地区依赖地下水作为饮用水的来源。在我们的工业化社会中，污染威胁着地下水的供应，因此对人口的健康构成重大威胁。第一阶段SBIR研究计划为目前地下水监测的不足提供了一个创新的解决方案。有了提议的采样膜，通过提供更具成本效益和更及时的数据，可以在修复开始之前更好地表征受污染场地。一旦修复开始，同样的工具可以用来积极地监视修复的状态，并允许站点管理人员对修复策略做出更好的决策。此外，这两种方法的成本都比现有技术低得多。所提出的采样器是一种被动设备，可以使用最先进的直推技术或常规钻井技术轻松部署在地下。此外，采样器可以改造到现有的监测井中，从而可以将陈旧的井转化为最先进的技术。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Many localities across the Unites States rely upon groundwater as the source of drinking water. In our industrialized society, pollution threatens the groundwater supply and, therefore, poses a significant health risk to the population. This Phase I SBIR research proposal offers an innovative solution to current inadequacies in groundwater monitoring. With the proposed sampling membranes, it will be possible to better characterize a contaminated site before remediation begins by providing more cost-effective and timely data. Once remediation begins, the same tools can be used to actively monitor the status of the remediation and allow site managers to make better decisions about remediation strategies. In addition, both of these options can be employed at a significantly lower cost than current technologies. The proposed samplers are passive devices that can be easily deployed in the subsurface using either state-of-the-art direct push technology or conventional drilling. Also, the samplers can be retrofit into existing monitoring wells, making it possible to convert antiquated wells to state-of-the-art technology.