SBIR Phase I: Novel Optical Sensor for Monitoring Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) Levels in Soil at Underground Storage Tank (UST) Cleanup Sites

小型企业创新研究(SBIR)第一阶段致力于开发一种遥测兼容传感器，用于测量地下储罐清理现场土壤中甲基叔丁基醚水平的减少。目前，全球有16万多处土壤受到石油和甲基叔丁基醚的污染，对环境以及人类的健康和安全构成了重大威胁。此外，约有286,000个地下储罐对环境构成重大风险，因为它们不符合联邦规定的泄漏检测要求。这种传感器将使开发一种新的和改进的化学检测系统，以识别土壤中甲基叔丁基醚的水平，并准确确定清理地点地下储罐的风险。

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I addresses the development of a remote-telemetry compatible sensor for measuring reductions in methyl tertiary butyl ether levels in soil at underground storage tank cleanup sites. At present, there are over 160,000 sites with petroleum and methyl tertiary butyl ether contaminated soil, which poses a significant threat to the environment as well as human health and safety. In addition, there are approximately 286,000 underground storage tanks that pose a significant risk to the environment because they are not in compliance with federally mandated leak detection requirements.This sensor would enable the development of a new and improved chemical detection system for identifying methyl tertiary butyl ether levels in soil and to accurately determine the risks of underground storage tanks in cleanup sites.