SGER: SMART Integrated System for Water Health Monitoring and Decontamination: Addressing Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and Alike Situations

本提案的目的是设计和开发一种微纳集成智能水健康监测和净化系统的包装（SOP）。将通过本提案的以下具体目标实现这一目标：（a）了解和应对利用与无线通信系统集成的微型传感器系统在大容量和长时间跨度内连续快速测量饮用水参数，特别是大肠菌群参数方面的挑战;（B）另一个关键目标是嵌入特别设计的去污表面活化纳米颗粒储存器，其与微颗粒储存器耦合在反馈回路中。一旦在受污染的洪水地区检测到高大肠菌群计数（如卡特里娜飓风之后），传感器将释放颗粒。该项目的智力价值将在以下领域产生深远影响：（1）能够开发集成传感系统所需的基础科学，该系统能够对洪水影响地区进行快速响应监测，（2）纳米-微器件和材料的这种融合的设计考虑及其在恶劣环境中的存活性，以及（3）具有样品污染物的纳米颗粒的测试，该项目的广泛影响将促进对持续水质监测科学和技术的基本理解和优化，以及积极的环境特定补救措施in case案件ofcatastrophic灾难events事件.

The objective of this proposal is design and development of a micro-nanoIntegrated SMART water health monitoring and decontamination system-on-a-package(SOP). This objective will be met through the following specific goals ofthis proposal: (a) to understand and address the challenges in measurement offlood water parameters, in particular Coliforms, continuously and rapidlythroughout large volumes and over large time spans, using micro-sensor systemintegrated with wireless communication system; (b) another key objective is toembed specially engineered decontaminating surface activated nanoparticlesreservoir coupled in a feedback-loop with the micro-sensor to release theparticles once a high Coliform count is detected in the contaminated floodregions in the instances such as after Hurricane Katrina.Intellectual merit of the project will have far reaching implications in the areas of(1) fundamental science required to enable the development of integratedsensing systems that would be capable of rapid response monitoring of the floodwater affected area, (2) design considerations of such fusion of nano-microdevices and materials and their survivability in the harsh environment, and (3)testing of nanoparticles with sample contaminant, representative of what wasobserved in the Katrina aftermath.Broader Impact of the project would facilitate the fundamental understandingand optimization of the science and technology of continuous water qualitymonitoring as well as active environment specific remediation in case ofcatastrophic events.