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help build consensus on the steps needed to develop and adopt useful tools while also facilitating
the critical communications between the
various groups of technology developers,
manufacturers, and users.
ACT Workshop Reports are summaries of the
discussions that take place between participants
during the workshops. The reports also
emphasize advantages and limitations of
current
technologies
while
making
recommendations for both ACT and the
broader community on the steps needed for
technology advancement in the particular topic
area. Workshop organizers draft the individual
reports with input from workshop participants.
ACT is committed to exploring the application
of new technologies for monitoring coastal
ecosystem and studying environmental
stressors that are increasingly prevalent
worldwide. For more information, please visit
http://www.act-us.info/.
The workshop was designed to:
1) Summarize current regional and national requirements and future targets for metal
monitoring in freshwater, estuarine and coastal environments;
2) Evaluate the current status of metal sensors and possibilities for leveraging emerging
technologies for expanding detection limits and target elements; and
3) Help identify critical steps needed for establishing limits for the operational deployment of
metal sensors as part of routine water quality monitoring efforts.
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OALS FOR THE
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ACT Workshop on Trace Metal Sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
ACT, Headquartered at the UMCES
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, has
eight Partner Institutions around the
country that provide a variety of habitats
and a range of technical expertise for
testing sensor sensor/platforms for use in
coastal observing systems.
The Stakeholder Council provides input into
ACT priorities from private sector com-
panies and resource managers involved in
sensor technology development and use.
The regional Alliance Member Chapters
organized by each ACT partner assures
input from the broader coastal observing
community stakeholders.