News Release

CICEET's Spring 2007 Progress Reports Online



A partnership of the University of New Hampshire and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, CICEET develops tools for clean water and healthy coasts nationwide.


Interested in coastal technology projects that CICEET is sponsoring near you? Spring 2007 progress reports for active projects, and final reports for completed projects, have been posted online. These reports, submitted by the projects' investigators, detail their progress in gathering data, meeting research objectives, reaching out to coastal management, and soliciting feedback from potential end users. Final reports are available by PDF only.


You can browse these reports online by region:

Northeast
Mid-Atlantic
Southeast (including Puerto Rico)
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Coast






NORTHEAST

Great Bay, N.H.
Final: Presentation of Nutrient Pollutant Load and Source Estimation Model Results for Enhanced Nutrient Loading Analyses of New England Coastal Watersheds

Narragansett Bay, R.I.
A Composite Biological/abiotic Reactive Membrane System for Treatment and Containment of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Sediments

Development of Microfluidic Technologies for the Detection and Quantification of Toxins from Harmful Algal Blooms

Evaluation of Leachfield Aeration Technology for Improvement of Water Quality and Hydraulic Functions in Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems

Field Demonstration of Wood Filter Technology for Stormwater Treatment

in situ Sediment Ozonator for Remediation of PCB, PAH, DDT, and Other Recalcitrant Chemicals

Final: Microbial Source Tracking Using F-specific Coliphages and Quantitative PCR

Final: Polychlorinated Biphenyl Remediation in Sediments: Pilot Scale Demonstration

Final: Presentation of Nutrient Pollutant Load and Source Estimation Model Results for Enhanced Nutrient Loading Analyses of New England Coastal Watersheds

Tissue Culture Technology for Seagrass Restoration: Micropropagation, Genotype Rescue, and “Varietal” Development

Waquoit Bay, Mass.
Assessment of Anthropogenic Copper Pollution in Waquoit Bay NERR. Dr. Thompson’s progress report has been withheld to protect intellectual property. Please contact Mr. Kalle Matso for updated information on this project: 603.862.3508; kalle.matso@unh.edu.

Development And Validation of a Passive Solid Phase Free Metal Ion Sensor for Aquatic System. Dr. Wallace’s progress report has been withheld to protect intellectual property. Please contact Mr. Kalle Matso for updated information on this project: 603.862.3508; kalle.matso@unh.edu.

Effectiveness of Reactive Barriers for Reducing N-Loading to the Coastal Zone

Final: Presentation of Nutrient Pollutant Load and Source Estimation Model Results for Enhanced Nutrient Loading Analyses of New England Coastal Watersheds

Use of Sulfur Oxidizing Denitrifying Bioretention Systems for Control of Non-point Sources of Nitrogen

Wells, Maine
A Composite Biological/abiotic Reactive Membrane System for Treatment and Containment of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Sediments

Controlled Closure Retrofit and Bi-directional Controlled Tide Gates: Low Cost Retrofits for Standard Tide Gates and Restricted Tidal Marsh Culverts. Dr. Rogers’ progress report has been withheld to protect intellectual property. Please contact Mr. Kalle Matso for updated information on this project: 603.862.3508; kalle.matso@unh.edu.

Development of Microfluidic Technologies for the Detection and Quantification of Toxins from Harmful Algal Blooms

Fiber Optic Microarray Technology to Detection and Enumeration Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Species

in situ Sediment Ozonator for Remediation of PCB, PAH, DDT, and Other Recalcitrant Chemicals

Final: Presentation of Nutrient Pollutant Load and Source Estimation Model Results for Enhanced Nutrient Loading Analyses of New England Coastal Watersheds

Salt Marsh Assessment and Restoration Tool (SMART): An Evaluation of Hyperspectral, LIDAR and SWMM for Producing Accurate Habitat Restoration Predictions

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MID-ATLANTIC

Chesapeake Bay, Md. and Va.
Final: DATAVIEW: A Real-Time Spatially-Explicit Visualization Interface and Monitoring System for Estuarine and Coastal Water Quality Data

Development of Highly Affordable, Environmentally Friendly, Sensor-like Nutrient Systems for High Resolution Remote Monitoring. Dr. Rawlinson’s progress report has been withheld to protect intellectual property. Please contact Mr. Kalle Matso for updated information on this project: 603.862.3508; kalle.matso@unh.edu.

Direct Incorporation of Poultry Litter into No-till Soils to Minimize Nutrient Runoff to Chesapeake Bay

Final: Enhancement and Demonstration of Satellite Telemetry System for Real Time Water Monitoring throughout the NERRS Network

Improved Performance Capabilities for the Acrobat Towed Instrument Platform: Data Collection, Calibration and Interpolation/graphic Visualization

A Strategic Planning Tool for Targeted Buffer Restoration and Enhanced Coastal Stewardship

Transport and Capture of Pathogens from Urban Stormwater Runoff Using Bioretention

Wastewater Treatment to Minimize Nutrient Delivery from Dairy Farms to Receiving Waters.

Delaware Bay, Del.
Final: Enhancement and Demonstration of Satellite Telemetry System for Real Time Water Monitoring throughout the NERRS Network

Hudson River, N.Y.
Application of Inexpensive Microarray for Assessment of Microbiological Contaminants in Water Quality Control. Dr. Chistoserdov’s progress report has been withheld to protect intellectual property. Please contact Mr. Kalle Matso for updated information on this project: 603.862.3508; kalle.matso@unh.edu.

A Composite Biological/abiotic Reactive Membrane System for Treatment and Containment of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Sediments

In-Situ Delivery and Mixing System for Contaminated Sediment Remediation. Dr. Chesner’s progress report has been withheld to protect intellectual property. Please contact Mr. Kalle Matso for updated information on this project: 603.862.3508; kalle.matso@unh.edu.

Integrated Biofilm Reactor for Nitrogen Removal from Wastewater

Final: Polychlorinated Biphenyl Remediation in Sediments: Pilot Scale Demonstration

Predicting and Validating Field Performance of Novel Sorbent Sediment Caps

Jacques Cousteau, N.J.
Development of Microfluidic Technologies for the Detection and Quantification of Toxins from Harmful Algal Blooms

Final: F + RNA Coliphages as Source Tracking Viral Indicators of Fecal Contamination

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SOUTHEAST

Ace Basin, S.C.
Final: Enhancement and Demonstration of Satellite Telemetry System for Real Time Water Monitoring throughout the NERRS Network

Guana Tolomato Matanzas, Fla.
Multichannel Handheld Sensor for Microbial Contaminants

Tissue Culture Technology for Seagrass Restoration: Micropropagation, Genotype Rescue, and “Varietal” Development

North Carolina, N.C.
Final: F + RNA Coliphages as Source Tracking Viral Indicators of Fecal Contamination

Tissue Culture Technology for Seagrass Restoration: Micropropagation, Genotype Rescue, and “Varietal” Development

North Inlet-Winyah Bay, S.C.
Improved Characterization of Microalgal Abundance and Taxonomic Status through Laser-Induced Fluorescence (LIF)

Wastewater Treatment to Minimize Nutrient Delivery from Dairy Farms to Receiving Waters

Sapelo Island, Ga.
Final: Enhancement and Demonstration of Satellite Telemetry System for Real Time Water Monitoring throughout the NERRS Network

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GULF OF MEXICO

Apalachicola Bay, Fla.
Final: Enhancement and Demonstration of Satellite Telemetry System for Real Time Water Monitoring throughout the NERRS Network

Final: F + RNA Coliphages as Source Tracking Viral Indicators of Fecal Contamination

Multichannel Handheld Sensor for Microbial Contaminants

Rookery Bay, Fla.
Automated Imaging and Classification System for Harmful Algal Bloom Detection

Final: F + RNA Coliphages as Source Tracking Viral Indicators of Fecal Contamination

High-throughput Quantitative Detection of Microbial Contaminants

Portable Electrochemical Biosensor to Monitor Microbial Contaminants. Dr. Goodwin’s progress report has been withheld to protect intellectual property. Please contact Mr. Kalle Matso for updated information on this project: 603.862.3508; kalle.matso@unh.edu.

Weeks Bay, AL
Improved Characterization of Microalgal Abundance and Taxonomic Status through Laser-Induced Fluorescence (LIF)

Grand Bay, MS
Improved Characterization of Microalgal Abundance and Taxonomic Status through Laser-Induced Fluorescence (LIF)

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PACIFIC COAST

South Slough, OR
Development of Highly Affordable, Environmentally Friendly, Sensor-like Nutrient Systems for High Resolution Remote Monitoring. Dr. Rawlinson’s progress report has been withheld to protect intellectual property. Please contact Mr. Kalle Matso for updated information on this project: 603.862.3508; kalle.matso@unh.edu.

In-Situ Multichannel Wireless Sensor Networks and iButton Temperature Logger Arrays for Characterizing Habitat Drivers in Tidal Wetland Reference Sites

Tissue Culture Technology for Seagrass Restoration: Micropropagation, Genotype Rescue, and “Varietal” Development

Elkhorn Slough, Calif.
Final: F + RNA Coliphages as Source Tracking Viral Indicators of Fecal Contamination

in situ Sediment Ozonator for Remediation of PCB, PAH, DDT, and Other Recalcitrant Chemicals

in situ Sediment Porewater Sensor to Detect Organic Micropollutants Using Solid Phase Microextraction (SPME) Technology

San Francisco, Calif.
Development of a Sediment Profile Imaging and Micro-sampling System (SPIMS) to Evaluate Bedded Sediment Quality

Evaluating Buoy-deployed Seeding for Restoration of Eelgrass (Zostera marina) in San Francisco Bay

Quantitative Pathogen Detection & Microbial Source Tracking Combined with Modeling the Fate and Transport of Bacteroidales in San Pablo Bay

Tissue Culture Technology for Seagrass Restoration: Micropropagation, Genotype Rescue, and “Varietal” Development

Tijuana River, Calif.
Final: F + RNA Coliphages as Source Tracking Viral Indicators of Fecal Contamination

in situ Sediment Porewater Sensor to Detect Organic Micropollutants Using Solid Phase Microextraction (SPME) Technology

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