Environmental Monitoring
Monitoring Carbon Dioxide Underground
Posted in Environmental Monitoring, Pollution, Carbon Dioxide, News on
Thursday, June 10 2010
A technique originally applied to monitor the flow of contaminants into shallow groundwater supplies has been repurposed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers to monitor carbon dioxide pumped deep underground for storage.
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Low-Noise Current Controller Increases Detection of Trace Gases
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Thursday, June 03 2010
A low-noise current controller developed at DOE's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory was recently licensed to Wavelength Electronics Inc. (Bozeman, MT). The device delivers stable and reliable power to the lasers used in gas sensors, for use in analyzing trace atmospheric gases.
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Wildfire Detection and Monitoring System
Posted in Environmental Monitoring, Solar Power, Renewable Energy, News on
Thursday, January 21 2010
A low-cost wildfire detection and monitoring system using mobile communications technology is being developed by researchers at University of Adelaide's School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
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Paper Strips Detect Toxin in Water
Posted in Environmental Monitoring, Remediation Technologies, Pollution, News on
Wednesday, January 20 2010
Engineers at the University of Michigan led the development of a new biosensor - a strip of paper infused with carbon nanotubes - that can quickly and inexpensively detect a toxin produced by algae in drinking water.
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A Backyard Science Approach to Environmental Monitoring
Posted in Environmental Monitoring, Climate, News on
Wednesday, December 16 2009
Jessica Lundquist - a University of Washington assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering - uses dime-sized temperature sensors, which were first developed for the refrigerated food industry, and tennis balls to study mountain precipitation.
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User-Friendly Forest-Monitoring Technology
Posted in Environmental Monitoring, Climate, News, Products on
Thursday, December 10 2009
Forest-monitoring technology developed by scientists at Carnegie Institute’s Department of Global Ecology combines free satellite imagery and powerful analytical methods into an easy-to-use, desktop software package called CLASlite. The team announced its new web site for CLASlite users today, at the Copenhagen climate meetings.
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Detecting Airborne Mercury by Use of Polymer/Carbon Films
Posted in Environmental Monitoring, Pollution, Tech Briefs on
Tuesday, November 10 2009
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has introduced another method for detecting airborne elemental mercury. When films made of certain polymer/carbon composites are exposed to air containing mercury vapor, their electrical resistances decrease by measurable amounts. The films can be operated and regenerated at mild temperatures.
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