MEMs Field Deployment

The objective of the study is to develop a working prototype for the real-time, in-situ quantification of metals concentrations in marine sediments. Initially, the field version will be a battery powered, hand held probe that can be pushed into the sediment in relatively shallow areas to determine the accuracy, resolution, detection limits, and repeatability of measurements and will include ground truthing with sediment samples that will be collected and analyzed using standard laboratory methods for comparison. It is expected that the developed product could be used by the client or other dredge material managers to assess the sediment quality within their managed waterways. It is anticipated that the technology could be present to various dredge material management organizations such as the NYNJ Port Authority, the USACE, USEPA Region 2, as well as state agencies and various engineering firms.

• Record URL:
  http://cait.rutgers.edu/cait/research/mems-field-deployment

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $258,025
• Contract Numbers:

  DTRT13-G-UTC28

  CAIT-UTC-NC58

• 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 Rd
  Piscataway, NJ  United States  08854-8058

  New Jersey Department of Transportation

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

  Douglas, Scott

  Szary, Patrick

• Performing Organizations:

  Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation

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

  Miskewitz, Robert

  Maher, Ali

• Start Date: 20180701
• Expected Completion Date: 20190731
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Dredged materials; Marine deposits; Measurement; Metals; Prototypes; Sediments; Sensors
• Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01677587
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation
• Contract Numbers: DTRT13-G-UTC28, CAIT-UTC-NC58
• Files: UTC, RiP
• Created Date: Aug 9 2018 4:05PM