Superfund Research Program
Small Business Innovation Research (R43/44) (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (R41/42) grants were awarded to foster the commercialization of technologies, products and devices developed by the SRP and others. The SRP SBIR grants are made under the NIH Omnibus Solicitation.
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Previously Funded SBIR/STTR Programs
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ADA Technologies, Inc.
Sorbents for Removal of Arsenic and Heavy Metals
Project Leader: John Stanley Lovell
Funding Period: Phase I: 2002-2004
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ADA Technologies, Inc.
Removal of Arsenic and Heavy Metals from Drinking Water
Project Leader: John Stanley Lovell
Funding Period: Phase II: 2004-2007
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Access Sensor Technologies, LLC
AST: On Target Cards for Monitoring Superfund Sites
Project Leader: Thomas Reilly
Funding Period: Phase I: May 2020 - October 2022
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Advanced Microlabs, LLC
Microchip-based Perchlorate Analyzer for Water Remediation Monitoring and Field Assessments
Project Leader: Dale Willard
Funding Period: Phase I: September 2008 – September 2009
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Advanced Microlabs, LLC
Safe and Cost Effective Water Remediation, Enabled by an Online Perchlorate Analyzer
Project Leader: Philippe Dekleva
Funding Period: Phase II: September 2008 – July 2012
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Agiltron, Inc.
Portable SERS Detector for Simultaneous Detection of Trace-level Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons on Superfund Sites
Project Leader: Wayne Weimer
Funding Period: Phase I: April 2015 - November 2015
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Airlift Environmental, LLC
Improving the Treatment of Contaminated Aquifers by Developing Direct-Push Oxidant Candles with Pneumatic Circulators
Project Leader: Mark Christenson
Funding Period: Phase I: September 2013 - June 2014
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Airlift Environmental, LLC
Improving the Treatment of Contaminated Aquifers by Developing Direct-Push Oxidant Candles with Pneumatic Circulators
Project Leader: Mark Christenson
Funding Period: Phase II: September 2015 - September 2017
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Amaratek, Inc.
Green Remediation Sponge for Poly- and Perfluorinated Alkyl Substances
Project Leader: David Dumas
Funding Period: Phase I: March 2019 - April 2020
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Amsen Technologies, LLC
Low-temperature Electrocatalytic Oxidation of VOCs
Project Leader: Hongxing Hu
Funding Period: Phase I: 2004-2005
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AquaMost, LLC
A Photoelectrocatalytic Device for Removing MTBE from Water
Project Leader: Terence P. Barry
Funding Period: Phase I: September 2009 – September 2010
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AquaMost, LLC
Continued Development of Photoelectrocatalytic Oxidation for Treating Gasoline Contamination
Project Leader: Terence P. Barry
Funding Period: Phase II: September 2011 – August 2013
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AxNano, LLC
Controlled Release Polymer Structures of In Situ Chemical Oxidation of Contaminated groundwater
Project Leader: Alexis W. Carpenter
Funding Period: Phase I: September 2016 - March 2018
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AxNano, LLC
Development of a Smart PFAS-Collector for High-Throughput PFAS Detection
Project Leader: Alexis W. Carpenter
Funding Period: Phase I: September 2021 - August 2022
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AxNano, LLC
Hydraulic Fracturing of Controlled Release Oxidants for Remediation of Low Permeability Zones
Project Leader: Alexis W. Carpenter
Funding Period: Phase II: September 2019 - August 2022
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BioCement Technologies, Inc.
Using Microbial Induced Calcite Precipitation by Indigenous Soil Bacteria to Reduce Mobility of Lead in Soil
Project Leader: Malcolm Burbank
Funding Period: Phase I: September 2014 - February 2015
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Biomineral Systems, LLC
Green and Sustainable in situ Remediation of Heavy Metals Contaminated Soils and Aqueous Systems
Project Leader: Nadia Adam
Funding Period: Phase I: September 2020 - March 2023
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Blue Planet Strategies, LLC
Value Added Product Generation from Acid Rock Drainage
Project Leader: Patrick I. James
Funding Period: Phase I: July 2011 – December 2011
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Bluegrass Advanced Materials, LLC
Development of Smart Flocculants for the Treatment of PFAS Contaminated Water
Project Leader: Angela M. Gutierrez (University of Kentucky)
Funding Period: Phase I: September 2020 - February 2021
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CHA Corporation
Microwave Technology for Superfund Site Remediation
Project Leader: Chang Yul Cha
Funding Period: Phase I: 2002-2004
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CHA Corporation
Microwave Technology for Superfund Site Remediation
Project Leader: Chang Yul Cha
Funding Period: Phase II: 2004-2006
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Cambrian Innovation Inc.
Rapid Field Testing Kit for Determining Arsenic Contamination in Groundwater
Project Leader: Justin D. Buck
Funding Period: Phase I: July 2014 – September 2016
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Cambrian Innovation Inc.
BTEX Contaminated Groundwater Remediation by Bio-Electrochemical Systems
Project Leader: Zhen Huang
Funding Period: Phase I: July 2014 - January 2016
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Chatham Research Ltd.
Anaerobic Mobilization Technology for Remediation of Low Availability Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants
Project Leader: Frederic K. Pfaender
Funding Period: Phase I: 2002-2004
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Chromosense, LLC
In-situ, Real-Time Oxygen Sensor to Monitor the Long-Term Efficacy of Aerobically Enhanced Bioremediation of Hydrocarbon-Impacted Groundwater
Project Leader: Alexey Sidelev
Funding Period: Phase I: September 2013 – April 2014
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Compact Membrane Systems, Inc.
Enhanced Recovery of Pharmaceutical Solvent driven by EPA Initiative
Project Leader: Sudipto Majumdar
Funding Period: Phase II: March 2018 - May 2021
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CycloPure, Inc.
Remediation of Perfluorinated Chemicals in Water Using Novel High-Affinity Polymer Adsorbents
Project Leader: Gokhan Barin
Funding Period: Phase I: March 2018 - September 2018
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CycloPure, Inc.
Remediation of Perfluorinated Chemicals in Water Using Novel High-Affinity Polymer Adsorbents
Project Leader: Eddie Vitaku
Funding Period: Phase II: August 2019 - August 2021
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Dakota Technologies, Inc.
Implanted Membranes for Characterization and Monitoring
Project Leader: Daniel S. Engebretson
Funding Period: Phase I: 2002-2004
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Dakota Technologies, Inc.
In situ Soil Probe for Rapid Delineation of Dense Non Aqueous Phase Liquids
Project Leader: Paul Jarski
Funding Period: Phase I: 2006-2007
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Dakota Technologies, Inc.
Implanted Membranes for Characterization and Monitoring
Project Leader: Paul Jarski
Funding Period: Phase II: 2004-2007
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Dynaflow, Inc.
Development of Cavitating Liquid Jets for Oxidation Remediation of Contaminated Aquifers
Project Leader: Kenneth M. Kalumuck
Funding Period: Phase I: 2002-2003
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ECOCHEM Research, Inc.
Trichloroethylene Bait-and-Switch Immunoassay
Project Leader: Robert Carlson
Funding Period: Phase I: 2002-2005
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EcoArray, Inc.
Arrays to Measure Endocrine Disruption in Fish
Project Leader: Patrick Larkin
Funding Period: Phase I: 2002-2004
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EcoArray, Inc.
Microarrays in Grass Shrimp and Sheepshead Minnows
Project Leader: Patrick Larkin
Funding Period: Phase I: 2004-2005
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EcoArray, Inc.
Microarrays in Fathead Minnows and Bass
Project Leader: Barbara J. Carter
Funding Period: Phase II: 2006-2008
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Edenspace Systems Corporation
Engineering Enhanced Plants for Arsenic Remediation
Project Leader: David A. Lee
Funding Period: Phase I: September 2008 - August 2009
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Edenspace Systems Corporation
Arsenic Phytosensors
Project Leader: Mark P. Elless
Funding Period: Phase II: September 2009 - August 2011
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Edenspace Systems Corporation
Phytostabilization and Retirement of Mercury from Wet Ecosystems
Project Leader: Mark P. Elless
Funding Period: Phase I: August 2010 - January 2012
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Edenspace Systems Corporation
Enhanced Endophyte: Poplar System for Remediation of Organic Contaminants
Project Leader: Mark P. Elless
Funding Period: Phase I: April 2011 - September 2011
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Edenspace Systems Corporation
Endophyte Assisted Phytoremediation of Arsenic
Project Leader: Michael J. Blaylock
Funding Period: Phase I: April 2015 - November 2016
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Edenspace Systems Corporation
Enhanced Endophyte: Poplar System for Remediation of Organic Contaminants
Project Leader: Michael J. Blaylock
Funding Period: Phase II: April 2011 - August 2015
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Eltron Research & Development, Inc.
Heterogeneous Photocatalytic System for Water Remediation
Project Leader: Joel S. Thompson
Funding Period: Phase I: September 2009 – August 2010
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EnChem Engineering, Inc.
Bench Scale Studies of Novel In-situ Aquifer Remediation of Recalcitrant Fluorinated Organic Compounds at Superfund Sites
Project Leader: Raymond Ball
Funding Period: Phase I: September 2017 - February 2019
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EnChem Engineering, Inc.
Combined In-Situ/Ex-Situ Remediation of PFAS at Hazardous Waste Sites
Project Leader: Raymond Ball
Funding Period: Phase II: September 2019 - August 2021
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Entanglement Technologies, Inc.
Rapid Real-Time High-Sensitivity Trichloroethylene Vapor Analyzer
Project Leader: Bruce A. Richman
Funding Period: Phase I: February 2013 - July 2014
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Entanglement Technologies, Inc.
Rapid Real-Time High-Sensitivity Trichloroethylene Vapor Analyzer
Project Leader: Bruce A. Richman
Funding Period: Phase II: August 2015 - January 2018
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Enteratech, Inc.
Microelectrodes for Environmental Monitoring
Project Leader: William D. Timmons
Funding Period: Phase I: 2002-2005
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Foundation Instruments, Inc.
Evaluating the Feasibility of the TotalTHM-NOW for Drinking Water Treatment Plants to Improve Water Quality, Reduce Costs, and Lower Cancer Risks
Project Leader: Michael Brown
Funding Period: Phase I: September 2019 - February 2021
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GlycoSurf, LLC
Novel Rhamnolipid Surfactants for Recovery of Critical Elements and Remediation of Metal Contaminated Waste Streams
Project Leader: Chett Boxley
Funding Period: Phase I: March 2018 - August 2019
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GlycoSurf, LLC
Rhamnolipid-Based Remediation Technologies for Uranium and Rare Earth Element Contamination
Project Leader: Chett Boxley
Funding Period: Phase II: May 2020 - April 2023
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Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc.
Low-cost, Easy-to-use Test for Determining Lead Concentration in Drinking Water
Project Leader: Lihua Zhang
Funding Period: Phase I: August 2017 - May 2018
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KSE, Inc.
Novel Catalysts for Photocatalytic AIR Emissions Control
Project Leader: James R. Kittrell
Funding Period: Phase I: 2002-2004
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Los Gatos Research, Inc.
Laser-Based Spectrometer for Real-Time Monitoring of VOCs at Superfund Sites
Project Leader: John Brian Leen
Funding Period: Phase I: September 2012 – February 2013
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Lynntech, Inc.
New Electroosmotic Pulse Process for Phytoremediation
Project Leader: Thomas D. Rogers
Funding Period: Phase I: 2002-2005
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Lynntech, Inc.
Real-time Monitoring of Bioremediation
Project Leader: G. Duncan Hitchens
Funding Period: Phase I: September 2009 August 2010
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Lynntech, Inc.
Field Deployable Vapor Intrusion Monitor
Project Leader: Bikas Vaidya
Funding Period: Phase I: September 2011 February 2012
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Lynntech, Inc.
Enhanced Non fouling Membranes for Water Purification and Recycling
Project Leader: David M. Battaglia
Funding Period: Phase I: July 2014 – October 2015
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Lynntech, Inc.
Rapid Detection of Arsenic in Water
Project Leader: Bikas Vaidya
Funding Period: Phase I: May 2015 – April 2016
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Lynntech, Inc.
Continuous Removal/Disposal System for the Concurrent Sorption and Breakdown of Contaminants Into Harmless Precipitates
Project Leader: Joseph Miller
Funding Period: Phase I: September 2018 - August 2020
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Lynntech, Inc.
Rapid Electrochemical Detection of Arsenic in Water
Project Leader: Bikas Vaidya
Funding Period: Phase I: September 2019 - May 2021
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Lynntech, Inc.
Field Deployable Vapor Intrusion Monitor
Project Leader: Bikas Vaidya
Funding Period: Phase II: September 2013 - August 2017
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Lynntech, Inc.
Enhancing Non Fouling Membranes for Water Purification and Recycling
Project Leader: David M. Battaglia
Funding Period: Phase II: June 2016 - February 2019
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Microbial Insights, Inc.
Expanding the Tool Box: Environmental Metabolomics Improves Decision Making and Management of Contaminated (Superfund) Sites
Project Leader: Dora M. Taggart
Funding Period: Phase I: April 2019 - March 2021
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Microvi Biotechnologies, Inc.
An Agent-Based Modeling Platform for Environmental Biotechnology
Project Leader: Fatemeh Shirazi
Funding Period: Phase I: September 2016 - August 2018
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Microvi Biotechnologies, Inc.
Development of a High Performance Bioprocess for Eliminating 1,4-Dioxane in Water
Project Leader: Joseph Salanitro
Funding Period: Phase I: September 2012 – February 2013
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Microvi Biotechnologies, Inc.
Biocatalyst Platform Technology for Enhancing Cometabolic Biodegradation
Project Leader: Fatemeh Shirazi
Funding Period: Phase I: August 2014 – February 2016
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Microvi Biotechnologies, Inc.
Intensified, High-Rate Reductive Immobilization of Hexavalent Chromium
Project Leader: Fatemeh Shirazi
Funding Period: Phase I: July 2020 - January 2021
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Microvi Biotechnologies, Inc.
A Novel Permeable Barrier for Groundwater Bioremediation
Project Leader: Fatemeh Shirazi
Funding Period: Phase II: September 2007 - September 2009
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Microvi Biotechnologies, Inc.
Development of a High Performance Bioprocess for Eliminating 1,4-Dioxane in Water
Project Leader: Joseph Salanitro
Funding Period: Phase II: December 2013 – November 2016
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Microvi Biotechnologies, Inc.
High-throughput Biocatalyst Manufacturing for Environmental Biotechnology
Project Leader: Fatemeh Shirazi
Funding Period: Phase II: August 2020 - August 2021
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Morphix Technologies, Inc.
Lead Detection in Soil and Sediment
Project Leader: Edward Locke
Funding Period: Phase I: September 2014 – February 2016
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NanoAffix Science, LLC
Graphene-based Nanosensor Device for Rapid, Onsite Detection of Dissolved Lead in Tap Water
Project Leader: Ganhua Lu
Funding Period: Phase I: August 2017 - July 2019
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NanoAffix Science, LLC
Graphene-Based Nanosensor Device for Rapid, Onsite Detection of Total Lead in Tap Water
Project Leader: James C. Hill
Funding Period: Phase II: September 2019 - August 2021
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OPOTEK, Inc.
A Real-Time System for Volatile Toxin Measurements
Project Leader: Eli Margalith
Funding Period: Phase I: 2002-2004
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Ocean Nanotech, LLC
On-Site Detection of Benzo(a)pyrene in Water and Soil
Project Leader: Y. Andrew Wang
Funding Period: Phase I: April 2019 - March 2020
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OnMaterials
Sub-Micrometer Zero Valent Metal for in situ Remediation of Contaminated Aquifers
Project Leader: John Freim
Funding Period: Phase I: 2006-2007
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OndaVia, Inc.
Field-ready and rapid trace-level detection and speciation of arsenic in water
Project Leader: Merwan Bernhabib
Funding Period: Phase I: September 2014 - February 2015
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OndaVia, Inc.
Fast, Quantitative Analysis of Trichloroethylene in Water
Project Leader: Mark Peterman
Funding Period: Phase I: September 2015 – September 2016
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OndaVia, Inc.
Fast, Quantitative Analysis of Trichloroethylene in Water
Project Leader: Mark Peterman
Funding Period: Phase II: September 2018 - August 2020
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OndaVia, Inc.
Semi-Continuous, On-Line Monitoring of Selenium in Coal-Fired Power Plant Waste Water
Project Leader: Mark Peterman
Funding Period: Phase II: April 2020 - March 2022
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Orbital Technologies Corporation
Dense Medium Plasma Remediation of VOCs in Groundwater
Project Leader: Yonghui Ma
Funding Period: Phase I: 2007-2008
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Phyllotech, LLC
Phytoextraction of Cadmium from Plant Trichomes Expressing a Stabilized Antibody
Project Leader: Ryan W. Shepherd
Funding Period: Phase I: September 2012 – August 2013
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Picoyune
Gold Nanoparticle-Based Mercury Analyzer for On-Site Measurement of Soil and Sediment
Project Leaders: Jay James, Jeff Crosby, Don Lucas
Funding Period: Phase I: May 2014 February 2015
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Picoyune
Plasmonic Mercury Sensor and Wearable Gas Detector
Project Leader: Jay James
Funding Period: Phase I: September 2020 - February 2021
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Picoyune
Gold Nanoparticle-Based Mercury Analyzer for On-Site Measurement of Soil and Sediment
Project Leader: Jay James
Funding Period: Phase II: August 2015 - September 2018
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Pollution Control Technologies, LLC
On Site Mercury Remediation via Activated Fly Ash
Project Leader: Kaspars Krutkramelis
Funding Period: Phase I: July 2014 – February 2016
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Pollution Control Technologies, LLC
On Site Mercury Remediation via Activated Fly Ash
Project Leader: Kaspars Krutkramelis
Funding Period: Phase II: January 2016 - December 2018
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PowerTech Water, LLC
Anode Modification to Target Pb Removal for Drinking Water Purification using Inverted Capacitive Deionization
Project Leader: Lindsay Boehme
Funding Period: Phase I: July 2017 - February 2019
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PowerTech Water, LLC
Targeted Lead (Pb) Removal for Drinking Water Purification Using INCION
Project Leader: Lindsay Boehme
Funding Period: Phase II: September 2019 - August 2021
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Quantitative Biosciences, Inc.
A Customizable Real-Time Biosensor for Continuous Monitoring of Water Contaminants
Project Leader: Scott W. Cookson
Funding Period: Phase I: September 2018 - August 2019
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Quantitative Biosciences, Inc.
An Online, Real-Time Microfluidic Biosensor for PFOA and PFOS
Project Leader: Nicholas Csicsery
Funding Period: Phase I: December 2021 - September 2022
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RemBac Environmental, LLC.
Development of an Innovative Approach for In Situ Treatment of PCB Impacted Sediments by Microbial Bioremediation
Project Leader: Craig Bennett Amos
Funding Period: Phase I: July 2020 - June 2021
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Seacoast Science, Inc.
Detection of Perfuorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) in Liquid Samples
Project Leader: Sanjay V. Patel
Funding Period: Phase I: July 2020 - June 2021
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Seacoast Science, Inc.
Unattended Vapor Intrusion Monitor
Project Leader: Sanjay V. Patel
Funding Period: Phase I: April 2012 - September 2012
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Seacoast Science, Inc.
Low-Cost Robust Detection of Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons in Aqueous Environments
Project Leader: John Cowart
Funding Period: Phase I: September 2018 - September 2019
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Seacoast Science, Inc.
Low-Cost Electronic Nose for Groundwater Contaminants
Project Leader: Sanjay V. Patel
Funding Period: Phase II: May 2011 – May 2013
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Southern Sun Biosystems, Inc.
Novel Accelerated in vitro Breeding for Phytoremediation
Project Leader: Mihaly Czako
Funding Period: Phase II: 2006-2008
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Statera Environmental, Inc.
Composite Integrative Passive Sampler (CIPS)
Project Leader: Damian Shea
Funding Period: Phase I: April 2019 - April 2020
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Stemloop, Inc.
A Paper-Based Synthetic Biology Platform for the On-Demand Testing of Water Quality
Project Leader: Khalid Kamal Alam
Funding Period: Phase I: September 2020 - August 2021
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Steve Bitterly
Develop a novel phase-change water/fluid purification technology that uses a NASA-validated vapor compression distillation (VCD)
Project Leader: Steve Bitterly
Funding Period: Phase I: January 2022 - June 2023
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Stratum Engineering, Inc.
A Novel Permeable Barrier for Groundwater Bioremediation
Project Leader: Fatemeh Shirazi (Microvi Biotechnologies, Inc.)
Funding Period: Phase I: 2002-2005
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Syntherica Corporation
A Novel Assay for Measurement of PCB Aroclors
Project Leader: Stephen B. Friedman
Funding Period: Phase II: 2004-2006
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TDA Research, Inc.
Quantum Dot Sensors for Superfund Priority Substances
Project Leader: Robert D. Bolskar
Funding Period: Phase I: December 2012 - November 2014
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TDA Research, Inc.
Perchlorate Sensing Platform for In-Field Groundwater Monitoring
Project Leader: Robert D. Bolskar
Funding Period: Phase I: July 2014 – September 2016
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TDA Research, Inc.
Filtration Media for In-Home PFAS Removal from Drinking Water
Project Leader: Steven D. Dietz
Funding Period: Phase I: February 2021 - January 2023
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Tesla Laboratories, Inc.
Advanced Toxic Metal Contaminant Remediation System
Project Leader: Patrick I. James (Blue Planet Strategies, LLC)
Funding Period: Phase I: March 2006 – August 2006
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Tesla Laboratories, Inc.
Advanced Toxic Metal Contaminant Remediation System
Project Leader: Patrick I. James (Blue Planet Strategies, LLC)
Funding Period: Phase II: June 2008 - May 2011
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Weaver Labs, LLC
Development of a Commercial Assay for the Rapid and General Detection of PFAS in Environmental Matrices (Phase I)
Project Leader: Anuradha Singh
Funding Period: Phase I: April 2021 - September 2021
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Weaver Labs, LLC
Development of High Affinity Novel Fluor Mop Adsorbent for the Rapid Removal of Perfluorinated Chemicals From Groundwater
Project Leader: Alexa R. May
Funding Period: Phase I: April 2021 - September 2021
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Zansors LLC
Disposable Paper-Based Electrochemical Metal Ion Sensors for Water Safety Testing
Project Leader: Rebecca Y. Lai
Funding Period: Phase I: July 2014 – August 2015
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Zansors LLC
Lipid Enhanced Nano-Sensors (LENS) for lead and mercury detection in water
Project Leader: Steven Lenhert
Funding Period: Phase I: September 2017 - May 2019