In-situ, real-time oxygen sensor to monitor the long-term efficacy of aerobicall

描述(由申请人提供)：地下水和土壤污染与出生缺陷和癌症的高发病率有关。通过生物降解监测污染物的自然衰减已被证明在降低污染物水平方面是有效的，但这些过程严重依赖于溶解氧水平。该项目建议开发一种坚固的氧传感器化合物，具有长期地下监测所需的化学耐久性。拟议的技术旨在减少与安装监测井和重复采集地下水中的溶解氧有关的费用。此外，它通过现场采样提供了更高的精度。这些绩效提升和成本降低将有助于扩大和加快当前环境补救项目的实施。除了环境市场，拟议的技术还将适用于其他行业，如农业和化学加工。氧传感器物理化学方面的改进可能会推广到其他对环境有意义的参数(如pH、氧化还原电位)的坚固传感器的开发。ChromoSense LLC是为环境监测市场开发创新的光学传感和监测解决方案而成立的，该公司一直在研究开发用于长期现场监测的全系列低成本光学传感器探头。在……里面 为了将拟议的溶解氧探测器商业化，该公司和合作大学将利用其团队在拟议的应用和技术开发方面的多年专业经验。关键词：环境修复、地下溶解氧监测、光纤传感器。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Groundwater and soil contamination has been associated with higher incidence of birth defects and cancer. Monitored natural attenuation of contaminants via biodegradation has proven effective in lowering contaminant levels, but these processes depend critically on dissolved oxygen levels. This project proposes to develop a robust oxygen sensor compound with chemical durability required for long-term in-situ subsurface monitoring. The proposed technology is aimed at reducing the costs associated with the installation of monitoring wells and repetitive groundwater sampling for dissolved oxygen. Furthermore, it delivers higher accuracy by sampling in-situ. These performance enhancements and cost reductions will facilitate the expansion and acceleration of current environmental remediation projects. In addition to environmental markets, the proposed technology would be applicable to other industries, such as in agriculture and chemical processing. Improvements in the physical chemistry of oxygen sensors will likely generalize to the development of rugged sensors for other environmentally significant parameters, such as pH, redox potential. ChromoSense LLC was founded to develop innovative optical sensing and monitoring solutions for the environmental monitoring market, and it has been conducting research on the development of a full range of low-cost optical sensor probes for long- term in-situ monitoring. In order to commercialize the proposed dissolved oxygen probe, the company and the partner university will draw upon its team's many combined years of professional experience in the proposed application and technological development. Keywords: Environmental Remediation, Subsurface Dissolved Oxygen Monitoring, Fiber Optic Sensor.