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broad performance capabilities (e.g., functional in both fresh and saltwater along with
ease of deployment customization) were identified as critical design targets.
3. Promote development of
in situ
or field deployable analytical packages for rapid screening
and/or pollutant source tracking as well as follow up analytical sensor development.
Water quality management efforts would be enhanced by robust affordable user-friendly
sensor packages and analytical software that could improve budget allocation for
analytical services to support QA/QC requirements.
4. Encourage research and development of new ionophores, metal-specific fluorochromes
and ligands which would enable development of metal specific sensors leveraging
existing metal detection platforms (e.g., ion selective electrodes, flow injection analysis,
biosensors, diffusive gradients thin films).
5. Develop sensors or
in situ
analytical packages for detection of labile metal species.
Consensus on a
standardized definition of this class is critical
(e.g., free ion activity, vs.
inorganic species vs. weak ligand bound). Further refinement and legal standing of water
quality criteria requires a clear definition in regards to the connection between labile metal
species and biological activity measures.
There is widespread agreement that an Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) is required to
meet a wide range of the Nation's marine product and information service needs. There also is
consensus that the successful implementation of the IOOS will require parallel efforts in
instrument development and validation and improvements to technology so that promising new
technology will be available to make the transition from research/development to operational
status when needed. Thus, the Alliance for Coastal Technologies (ACT) was established as a
NOAA-funded partnership of research institutions, state and regional resource managers, and
private sector companies interested in developing and applying sensor and sensor platform
technologies for monitoring and studying coastal systems. ACT has been designed to serve as:
• An unbiased, third-party testbed for evaluating new and developing coastal sensor and
sensor platform technologies,
• A comprehensive data and information clearinghouse on coastal technologies, and
• A forum for capacity building through a series of annual workshops and seminars on
specific technologies or topics.
The ACT workshops are designed to aid resource managers, coastal scientists, and private sector
companies by identifying and discussing the current status, standardization, potential
advancements, and obstacles in the development and use of new sensors and sensor platforms for
monitoring, studying, and predicting the state of coastal waters. The workshop goals are to both
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