Sensitive Solid State Sensor for Water Quality Assessment

提出了一种用于地下水污染现场分析的高灵敏度、低功耗、高耐用的固态传感器系统。一旦成功开发，将为地下水环境中痕量有机物种的定位和监测提供一种重要的新能力。该计划的目标是建立在TPL正在进行的传感器和表面化学研究的基础上，以便拟议的传感器系统可以在几个领域产生实际成果，包括：提高对污染地点有机化学物质水平的了解、监测污染物迁移的自动化机制、快速准确的评估技术，以评估为减轻危险废物问题而采用的净化技术的效果。拟议的研究应产生一种新的传感器系统，该系统具有加强了解地下水污染的原因和影响以及修复损害的处理效果所必需的重要能力。

An extremely sensitive, low power, high durability solid state sensor system for field analysis of groundwater pollution is proposed. When successfully developed, it will result in an important new capability for locating and monitoring trace organic species in the groundwater environment. The objective of the proposed program is to build on ongoing sensor and surface chemistry research at TPL so that the proposed sensor system can yield practical results in several areas, including: an improved understanding of the levels of organic chemicals at a pollution site, an automated mechanism for monitoring the migration of pollutants, a rapid and accurate assessment technique to assess the effects of purification technologies employed to mitigate hazardous waste problems. The proposed research should result in a new sensor system with significant capabilities necessary for enhanced understanding of the causes and effects of groundwater pollution and the efficacy of treatments to repair the damage.