For more information on Advanced Monitoring (21M2), please contact:
Michael AdamTechnology Integration and Information Branch
PH: (703) 603-9915 | Email: adam.michael@epa.gov
Strategies & Initiatives
Measurement and Monitoring Technologies for the 21st Century (21M2)
Through the Measurement and Monitoring Technologies for the 21st Century initiative, EPA's Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) will identify and deploy promising measurement and monitoring technologies in response to waste management and site cleanup program needs by matching existing and emerging technologies with OSWER program and client needs. Need areas include DNAPL characterization techniques; monitoring mining waste sites; sensor technology development; vapor intrusion monitoring methods; test methods for dioxin, cyanide, mercury, pesticide, perchlorate, MTBE, and emerging contaminants; and remote sensing for a variety of applications. The literature search database contains thousands of citations and abstracts on these and other topics.
In The Spotlight
29th Quarterly Literature Search
The 29th quarterly update of literature contains new citations related to the needs areas. A list of these citations and accompanying abstracts is found under View New Entries. These citations are also part of the searchable master database.
28th Quarterly Literature Search
The 28th quarterly update of literature contains new citations related to the needs areas. A list of these citations and accompanying abstracts is found under View New Entries. These citations are also part of the searchable master database.
NIST-Technology Innovation Program Announces Competitive R&D Proposal Funding Opportunity
The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced that it is seeking proposals for high-risk research projects to develop innovative technologies for inspecting, monitoring and evaluating critical components of the nation's roadways, bridges, and drinking and wastewater systems. The competition for cost-shared research and development (R&D) support is the first to be announced by NIST's newly established Technology Innovation Program (TIP) in an effort to address critical societal challenges. Proposals for the current TIP competition must be received by NIST by 3 p.m. EDT, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008. Review, selection, and award processing is expected to be completed by the end of November 2008.
User's Guide to the Collection and Analysis of Tree Cores to Assess the Distribution of Subsurface Volatile Organic Compounds
In cooperation with the EPA's 21M2 Initiative, the USGS has completed a guide on the use of tree coring as a tool to examine subsurface VOCs. The guide examines some of the factors influencing the use of tree coring for that purpose and summarizes some case studies in which tree coring has been used to examine subsurface VOCs. Typical VOCs that have been detected in tree cores include benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene isomers, trimethyl benzene, MTBE, TCE, PCE, and cDCE. The method is inexpensive, portable, rapid, and uncomplicated.
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