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
31st Quarterly Literature Search
The 31st 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.
30th Quarterly Literature Search
The 30th 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.
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.
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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