MEMS Sensor Development for In-Situ Quantification of Toxic Metals in Sediment

The primary goal of this proposal is to develop a new sample-to-answer in-situ MEMS probe which can rapidly determine in which locations the hot spots of metal contamination are and which areas require dredging and which do not. This management of resources can make the process significantly more cost effective. The intended outcome of the project is a working prototype for the real-time, in-situ quantification of metals concentrations in marine sediments. It is anticipated that this product can be used in future studies to push the state of the art forward in sediment management. There are many areas in the NYNJ Harbor that will be dredged for environmental purposes, and a particularly interesting topic to the authors is the deposition of sediments in recently dredged areas and extent to which "new" sediments contribute to the contamination inventory in a specific site.

• Record URL:
  http://cait.rutgers.edu/cait/research/mems-sensor-development-situ-quantification-toxic-metals-sediment

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $80000
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3551847102

  CAIT-UTC-REG7

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation

  Rutgers University
  100 Brett Road
  Piscataway, NJ  United States  08854-8058

  New Jersey Department of Transportation

  1035 Parkway Avenue
  Trenton, NJ  United States  08625
• Project Managers:

  Szary, Patrick

  Douglas, Scott

• Performing Organizations:

  Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation

  Rutgers University
  100 Brett Road
  Piscataway, NJ  United States  08854-8058
• Principal Investigators:

  Javanmard, Mehdi

  Miskewitz, Robert

• Start Date: 20180901
• Expected Completion Date: 20230331
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Contaminants; Dredged materials; Marine deposits; Metals; Prototypes; Sediments; Sensors
• Geographic Terms: New York Harbor
• Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01685240
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation
• Contract Numbers: 69A3551847102, CAIT-UTC-REG7
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Nov 13 2018 9:21AM