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Title: Development of an In-Situ Microsensor for the Measurements of Chromium and Uranium in Groundwater at DOE Sites

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/825974· OSTI ID:825974

The goal of this program is to develop, optimize and deploy a silicon-based micromachined stripping analyzer for field monitoring trace levels of chromium and uranium. Such system will integrate the sample-handling steps and necessary chemical reactions (using a flow-injection operation) with the actual adsorptive stripping measurement on a small planar chip. Besides the drastic reduction in the size of the analytical system, such miniaturization should lead to increased speed, minimal reagent consumption and disposal, higher sensitivity and improved precision, and would thus revolutionize the way by which toxic metals are being monitored.

Research Organization:
New Mexico State University, Las Crudes, NM; Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM) (US)
DOE Contract Number:
FG-96ER62306
OSTI ID:
825974
Report Number(s):
EMSP-54639-1999; R&D Project: EMSP 54639; TRN: US200425%%26
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1 Jun 1999
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English