Extramural Research
Small Business Innovation Research: FY89 - FY03 Awards: Water
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| Enzyme Technology Research
Group, Inc. 710 West Main Street Durham, NC 27701 (919) 683-3161 |
Electrochemical Enzyme Immunoassay
To Study Alternative Drinking Water Treatment |
$49,978 |
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| Novatek 10 West Ross Avenue Oxford, OH 45056 (515) 523-1545 |
Removal of Chlorine Dioxide
By-products from Drinking Water |
$50,000 |
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| S. R. Taylor & Associates 516 SW Kaw Bartlesville, OK 74003 (918) 337-0264 |
Novel Cleanup of Metal Working
Wastewaters |
$49,550 |
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| TDA Research, Inc. 12345 West 52nd Avenue Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 (303) 422-7819/940-2300 |
Emulsion Liquid Membrane Extraction
of Phenolics from Industrial Wastewaters |
$50,000 |
$150,000 |
$200,000 |
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| Clear Corporation Enterprises,
Inc. 1750 30th Street, #605 Boulder, CO 80301 (303) 530-5686 |
A New Control/Optimization
Instrument for Coagulation Management |
$50,000 |
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| Eckenfelder, Inc. 227 French Landing Drive Nashville, TN 37228 (615) 255-2288 |
Offgas Recycle for Enhanced
VOC Biodegradation - An Innovative VOC Control Strategy |
$49,800 |
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| Gray & Osborne, Inc. P.O. Box 2069 Yakima, WA 98907 (509) 453-4833 |
Automated ORP Process Control
for an Oxidation Ditch Internal Anoxic Mixing System |
$50,000 |
1992 |
$150,000 |
$200,000 |
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| ICET, Inc. 916 Pleasant Street, Unit 12 Norwood, MA 02062 (617) 769-6064 |
New Sorbents for Trace Heavy
Metal Removal from Drinking Water |
$50,000 |
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| Western Environmental Engineers 1235 East Fourth Avenue Olympia, WA 98506 (206) 357-9000 |
Improved Anaerobic Digestion
Through Biological Enhancement |
$48,837 |
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| Energy & Environmental
Engineering, Inc. P.O. Box 215 East Cambridge, MA 02141 (617) 666-5500 |
A Low Life-Cycle Cost UV Source
and Reactor To Oxidize Aqueous Phase Organics |
1992 |
$50,000 |
$150,000 |
$200,000 |
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| Mega-Carbon 801 Business Center Drive Mt. Prospect, IL 60056 (708) 299-9200 |
High-Efficiency Activated Carbon
for Drinking Water Treatment |
1992 |
$49,582 |
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| LSR Technologies, Inc. 898 Main Street Acton, MA 01720 (508) 635-0123 |
A
Novel Process for Heavy Metal Removal from Industrial Wastewater |
$50,000 |
1994 |
$165,000 |
$215,000 |
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| Membran Corporation Hennepin Business Center 1037 10th Avenue, SE Minneapolis, MN 55414 (612) 378-2160 |
Membrane
Dissolution of Hydrogen Gas for Nitrate Removal from Drinking Water
and Brines |
$50,000 |
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| Polar Spring Corporation 3501 Edison Way Menlo Park, CA 94025 (415) 368-2852 |
Drinking
Water Treatment by Directional Freeze Crystallization |
$50,000 |
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| TDA Research, Inc. 12345 West 52nd Avenue Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 (303) 422-7819/940-2300 |
Emulsion
Liquid Membrane Extraction of Selenium from Refinery Wastewaters |
$50,000 |
$165,000 |
$215,000 |
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| Boulder Innovative Technologies 686 South Taylor Avenue, Suite 102 Louisville, CO 80027 (303) 673-0098 |
A
Unique Driving Force Regenerable Zeolite Ion Exchange System for
Waste Water Treatment and Strategic Resources Recovery |
$54,937 |
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| CeraMem Corporation 12 Clematis Avenue Waltham, MA 02154 (617) 899-0467 |
Fouling-Resistant
Ceramic Membranes for Treatment of Metastable Oil/Water Emulsions |
$55,000 |
$220,000 |
$275,000 |
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| Clear Corporation Enterprises,
Inc. 1750 30th Street, #605 Boulder, CO 80301 (303) 530-5686 |
Fiber
Optic Probe for Disinfection By-Product Coagulation Optimization |
$55,000 |
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| Clear Corporation Enterprises,
Inc. 1750 30th Street, #605 Boulder, CO 80301 (303) 530-5686 |
A
New Charge Based Coagulant Dose Control Instrument |
$55,000 |
$220,000 |
$275,000 |
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| Membran Corporation Hennepin Business Center 1037 10th Avenue, SE Minneapolis, MN 55414 (612) 378-2160 |
Bubbleless
Oxygen Dissolution for Reducing VOC Emissions from Wastewater Treatment
Plants |
$54,700 |
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| TDA Research, Inc. 12345 West 52nd Avenue Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 (303) 940-2301 |
A
Novel Extractant for the Selective Removal of Arsenic from Industrial
Wastewaters |
$55,000 |
$220,000 |
$275,000 |
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| The Nitrate Elimination Company,
Inc. 334 Hecla Street Lake Linden, MI 49945 (906) 296-1000 |
Enzymatic
Nitrate Elimination Technology for Small Systems |
$54,735 |
$219,898 |
$274,633 |
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| Universal Fuel Development
Associates, Inc. 223 Circle Hills Drive Grand Forks, ND 58201 (701) 777-5155 |
Novel
Method for DBP Precursor Removal |
$55,000 |
$220,000 |
$275,000 |
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| ICET, Inc. 916 Pleasant Street, Unit 12 Norwood, NJ 02062 (617) 769-6064 |
Novel
Sorbents for Sorption and Recovery of Heavy Metals from Wastewater |
$65,000 |
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| ICET, Inc. 916 Pleasant Street, Unit 12 Norwood, MA 02062 (617) 769-6064 |
Trace
Heavy Metal Removal from Drinking Water |
$65,000 |
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| MCP Urethanes A Division of MCP Industries, Inc. P.O. Box 1839 Corona, CA 91720 (909) 736-1881 |
Hazardous
Metal Filter |
$47,281 |
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| Media and Process Technology,
Inc. 1155 William Pitt Way Pittsburgh, PA 15238 (412) 826-3711 |
On-Site
Recovery of Glycols from Airport Deicing Fluid Using Polymeric/Ceramic
Composite Membranes |
$64,690 |
$225,000 |
$289,690 |
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| Membrane Technology and Research,
Inc. 1360 Willow Road, Suite 103 Menlo Park, CA 94025-1516 (415) 328-2228 |
Novel
Nonporous Nanofiltration Membrane for Wastewater Treatment |
$65,000 |
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| TDA Research, Inc. 12345 West 52nd Avenue Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 (303) 940-2334/940-2301 |
Zeolite
Membranes for Removal of Contaminants in Drinking Water |
$65,000 |
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| UV Technologies, Inc. P.O. Box 410186 East Cambridge, MA 02141-0002 (617) 666-5500 |
On-Line
Production of Oxidant for Oxidation Processes |
$65,000 |
$225,000 |
$290,000 |
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| BPF, Inc. 1555 Valwood Parkway, Suite 100 Carrollton, TX 75006 (214) 247-5928 |
Treatment
of Produced Water from Coal-Bed Methane Production Using Carbon Aerogel
Technology |
$69,854 |
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| Poly-Med, Inc. 6309 Highway 187 Anderson, SC 29625 (864) 646-8544 |
Thermoplastic
Cation Exchangers for Water Detoxification and Heavy Metals Recovery |
$69,736 |
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| Technochem Company 203-A Creek Ridge Road Greensboro, NC 27406 (910) 370-9440 |
Innovating
Complexing Agents for Recovery of Heavy Metals in Municipal and Industrial
Wastewater |
1996 |
$70,000 |
$225,000 |
$295,000 |
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| UV Technologies, Inc. P.O. Box 410186 East Cambridge, MA 02141-0002 (617) 666-5500 |
Investigation
of Catalysts To Enhance the Photo-Oxidation of Organics in Wastewaters |
$70,000 |
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| Clear Corporation Enterprises,
Inc. 1750 30th Street, #605 Boulder, CO 80301 (303) 530-5686 |
An
Automated Electrophoretic Mobility Instrument for Coagulant Dose
Control |
$70,000 |
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| Compact Membrane Systems, Inc. 814 First State Boulevard Wilmington, DE 19804 (302) 984-1762/(215) 499-8860 |
Enhanced
Ozone Treatment of Wastewater With Perfluoromembranes |
$70,000 |
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| Lynntech, Inc. 7610 Eastmark Drive, Suite 105 College Station, TX 77840 (979) 693-0017 |
Low-Cost
Heavy Metals Removal from Hazardous Wastewaters |
$70,000 |
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| Media and Process Technology,
Inc. 1155 William Pitt Way Pittsburgh, PA 15238 (412) 826-3721 |
One-Step
Ceramic Membrane Process for Small Drinking Water Treatment Facilities |
$69,558 |
$224,830 |
$294,388 |
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| Membrane Technology and Research,
Inc. 1360 Willow Road, Suite 103 Menlo Park, CA 94025-1516 (415) 328-2228 |
Novel
Nonporous Capillary Nanofiltration Membrane for Wastewater Treatment |
$70,000 |
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| Pharmacognetics, Inc. 10513 Weymouth Street, #103 Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 564-9655 |
Development
of a Low Toxicity Treatment for Zebra Mussels |
$70,000 |
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| TPL, Inc. 3921 Academy Parkway North, NE Albuquerque, NM 87109-4416 (505) 342-4444 |
Silica
Materials for Mercury Recovery from Wastewater |
$70,000 |
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| Wangtec Inc. 6804 Hobson Valley Drive, Unit 115 Woodridge, IL 60517 (630) 852-0104 |
An
Innovative Photocatalytic Process for Silver Recovery |
$69,465 |
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| GMS Technologies P.O. Box 2353 Cranberry Township, PA 16066 (412) 776-3977 |
Development
of an Improved BIO-SOK7 for Use in Bilge
to Reduce Nonpoint Source Pollution |
$69,932 |
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| HYDRO-Solutions and Purification,
LLC. P.O. Box 71330 Fairbanks, AK 99707 (907) 451-1116 |
Development
and Demonstration of a Bench-Scale Prototype for the Effective Removal
of Selenium in Wastewater |
$70,000 |
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| Lynntech, Inc. 7610 Eastmark Drive, Suite 105 College Station, Texas 77840 (979) 693-0017 |
Electrochemical
Treatment of Textile Effluents with Simultaneous Recovery of Toxic
Metals |
$70,000 |
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| SolmeteX, Inc. 29 Cook Street Billerica, MA 01821 (978) 262-9890 |
The
Development and Scale Up of an Enhanced Mass Transport Resin for
Efficient and Cost Effective Heavy Metals Removal and Recovery |
$67,916 |
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| UHV Technologies, Inc. 113B West Park Drive Mount Laurel, NJ 08054 (609) 608-0311 |
Development
of a Novel Ferroelectric, Cathode-Based Ozonator for Drinking Water
Treatment |
$67,832 |
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| Applied Research Associates,
Inc. 4300 San Mateo Boulevard, NE, Suite A220 Albuquerque, NM 87110 (850) 914-3188 Fax: (850) 914-3189 |
Hydrothermal/Thermal
Decomposition of Perchlorate |
$69,978 |
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| BioQuest 4750 Longley Lane, #202 Reno, NV 89502 (702) 829-1512 Fax: (702) 892-0617 |
Microwave-Assisted
Oxidative Recovery of Cyanide From the Thiocyanate-Containing Solutions |
$69,480 |
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| Burnett Engineering, Inc. 816 North Traver Trail Glenwood Springs, CO 81601-2852 (970) 928-8504 |
In
Situ
Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage |
$69,968 |
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| Ciencia, Inc. 111 Roberts Street, Suite K East Hartford, CT 06108 (860) 528-9737 |
Portable
Pathogenic Predictor for Stormwater |
$69,984 |
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| E Paint Company 25 Research Road East Falmouth, MA 02536 (508) 540-4412 |
Aluminate-Silicate-Based
Antifouling Coatings |
$70,000 |
2000 |
$225,000 |
$295,000 |
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| Fayette Environmental Services,
Inc. P.O. Box 21 Fayette, MO 65248 (660) 248-1911 |
Singlet
Oxygen Disinfection of Drinking Water |
$70,000 |
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| Little Bear Laboratories, Inc. 5902 McIntyre Street, Suite B Golden, CO 80403 (303) 273-5697 |
A
Novel Approach to Prevention of Acid Rock Drainage (ARD) |
$69,968 |
$224,941 |
$294,909 |
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| Montec Associates, Inc. P.O. Box 4182 Butte, MT 59702-4182 |
Acoustic-Enhanced
Ozone Drinking Water Disinfection |
$70,000 |
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| dTEC Systems, L.L.C. 3012 16th Avenue West Seattle, WA 98119 (509) 454-5094 |
An
Innovative Online Monitoring and Control System for Improved Biological
Nutrient Removal |
$70,000 |
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| Frontier Geosciences, Inc. 414 Pontius Avenue North, Suite B Seattle, WA 98109 (206) 622-6960 |
Removal
of Mercury and Other Heavy Metals of Industrial and Contaminated
Site Waste Waters by Organic Chelation, Coprecipitation, and High
Efficiency
Particulate Removal |
$70,000 |
$225,000 |
$295,000 |
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| Microbial Systems, Inc. 12825 Elmwood Road Elm Grove, WI 53122 (414) 782-2048 |
An
Electroporation Drinking Water Disinfection System |
$70,000 |
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| Phoenix Science & Technology,
Inc. 11 School Street North Chelmsford, MA 01863 (978) 251-9537 |
Innovative
Ultraviolet Light Source for Disinfection of Drinking Water |
$70,000 |
$225,000 |
$295,000 |
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| Purity Systems, Inc. 3116 Old Pond Road Missoula, MT 59802 (406) 543-4228 |
Thioether
Amended Silica-Polyamine Composite Materials for Mercury (II) Extraction |
$69,368 |
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| Compact Membrane Systems, Inc. 325 Water Street Wilmington, DE 19804 (302) 999-7996 Fax: (302) 999-7955 |
MTBE
Removal From Drinking Water |
$70,000 |
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| Eltron Research, Inc. 4600 Nautilus Court, South Boulder, CO 80301-3241 (303) 530-0263 Fax: (303) 530-0264 |
Nontoxic
Exotic Species/Organic Compound Waterway Contamination Control |
$69,994 |
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| Ion Physics Corporation 11 Industrial Way Atkinson, NH 03811 (603) 893-6687 Fax: (603) 893-6729 |
A
Novel Treatment Method of Drinking Water |
$70,000 |
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| Membrane Technology and Research,
Inc. 1360 Willow Road, Suite 103 Menlo Park, CA 94025-1516 (650) 328-2228 Fax: (650) 328-6580 |
Combined
Centrifugal Separator/Membrane Ultrafiltration System for Shipboard
Treatment of Bilge and Ballast Water |
$70,000 |
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| Phoenix Science & Technology,
Inc. 11 Inverness Road Arlington, MA 02476 (781) 646-1810 Fax: (781) 646-2191 |
Nontoxic
Sparker Control of Zebra Mussels |
$70,000 |
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| Ceramatec, Inc. 2425 S. 900 West Salt Lake City, UT 84119 (801) 972-2455 Fax: (801) 972-2743 |
Innovative Oxidation Treatment for Removal of MTBE From Drinking Water Using a Combined Photocatalytic Reactor and Ozone Generator | 2002 | $69,926 | |||
| Compact Membrane Systems, Inc. 325 Water Street Wilmington, DE 19804 (302) 999-7996 Fax: (302) 99-7955 |
Fouling-Resistant Ultrafiltration Membranes for Treatment of Oily Bilge Water | 2002 | $70,000 | |||
| Dynaflow, Inc. 10621-J Iron Bridge Road Jessup, MD 20794 (301) 604-3688 Fax: (301) 604-3689 |
Development of a Cavitating Jet System for Removal of Pesticides and Other Pollutants From Wastewater Discharge | 2002 | $70,000 | |||
| Eltron Research, Inc. 4600 Nautilus Court, South Boulder CO, 80301-3241 (303) 530-0263 Fax: (303) 530-0264 |
Heterogenous Catalysts for Catalytic Wet Air Oxidation | 2002 | $69,997 | |||
| Media & Process Technology, Inc. 1155 William Pitt Way Pittsburgh, PA 15238 (412) 826-3721 Fax: (412) 826-3720 |
A Microengineered Adsorbent for Arsenic Removal for Small Drinking Water Treatment Facilities | 2002 | $70,000 | |||
| Membrane Technology and Research, Inc. 1360 Willow Road, Suite 103 Menlo Park, CA 94025-1516 (650) 328-2228, ext. 113 Fax: (650) 328-6580 |
Development of Reliable, Cost-Effective Membrane Technology for Industrial Wastewater Treatment | 2002 | $70,000 | |||
| OmniSite BioDiagnostics, Inc. 101 W. Sixth Street, Suite 200 Austin, TX 78701 (512) 479-7732 Fax: (512) 494-0756 |
SELEX DNA Aptamer Filter for Removal of Pesticides and Chloroaromatics | 2002 | $69,992 | |||
| WaterVisions International, Inc. 110 Industrial Drive, A2 Cumming, GA 30040 (678) 427-7204 Fax: (404) 559-1088 |
Inexpensive Composite Materials for Arsenic (III/V) Removal From Drinking Water | 2002 | $70,000 | |||
| ADA Technologies, Inc. 8100 Shaffer Parkway, Suite #180 Littleton, CO 80127 (303) 792-5615 Fax: (303) 792-5633 |
Arsenic Removal System for Residential and Point-of-Use Applications |
$99,993
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| Argonide Corporation 291 Power Court Sanford, FL 32771 (407) 322-2500 Fax: (407) 322-1144 |
Nano Alumina Arsenic Filter |
$99,923
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| CeraTech, Inc. P.O. Box 1382 1600 Wicomico Street Baltimore, MD 21203 (410) 828-5914 Fax: (410) 828-1993 |
Advanced Concrete Materials for Water and Wastewater Pipeline Repair and Construction |
$96,477
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| Daniel B. Stephens & Associates, Inc. 6020 Academy NE, Suite 100 Albuquerque, NM 87109 (505) 822-9400 Fax: (505) 822-8877 |
Subsurface Treatment for Arsenic Removal |
$100,000
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| Diversified Technologies, Inc. 35 Wiggins Avenue Bedford, MA 01730 (781) 275-9444 Fax: (781) 275-6081 |
Wastewater Treatment by Pulsed Electric Field Processing |
$99,092
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| Dynaflow, Inc. 10621-J Iron Bridge Road Jessup, MD 20794 (301) 604-3688 Fax: (301) 604-3689 |
Development of a DYNAJET Cavitation System for High-Rate Disinfection of Combined Sewer Overflow |
$100,000
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| HydroPure Technologies, LLC 537 Wynridge Court Powell, OH 43065-9125 (614) 848-3006 Fax: (614) 848-6411 |
Treatment of Arsenic in Small Drinking Water Systems Using Self-Assembled Monolayers on Mesoporous Supports, A High-Capacity Selective Sorbent |
$99,970
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| HydroTech Engineering 3115 Stockade Drive Rapid City, SD 57702 (605) 348-7027 Fax: (605) 394-1232 |
Limestone-Based Material for Arsenic Removal From Drinking Water |
$100,000
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| Materials Modification, Inc. 2721-D Merrilee Drive Fairfax, VA 22031 (703) 560-1371 Fax: (703) 560-1372 |
Nanocomposite-Based Filter for Arsenic Removal in Drinking Water |
$100,000
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| Microporous Oxides Science and Technology, LLC 393 Lake Kegonsa Road Oregon, WI 53575 (608) 345-6678 Fax: (608) 270-2273 |
Simultaneous Removal of Arsenite As (III) and Arsenate As (V) From Drinking Water Using a Novel Photoactive Adsorbent |
$99,996
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| Technova Corporation 1232 Mizzen Drive Okemos, MI 48864-3480 (517) 485-9583 Fax: (517) 485-9583 |
Development of New Concrete-Based Wastewater Infrastructure Systems With Enhanced Durability, Structural Efficiency, and Hydrological Performance |
$99,974
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| USInfrastructure, Inc. 35 Campus Drive Edison, NJ 08837 (732) 225-5009 Fax: (732) 225-5060 |
Upflow Filters for the Rapid and Effective Treatment of Stormwater at Critical Source Areas |
$99,926
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| VEETech, PC 942 Millbrook Avenue, Suite 6 Aiken, SC 29803 (803) 641-0085 Fax: (803) 641-9006 |
Removal of Arsenic From Drinking Water Using a Novel Hybrid Sorbent |
$99,852
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