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<h1>A Unique Application of CU Boulder’s Fracking Biosensors</h1> | <h1>A Unique Application of CU Boulder’s Fracking Biosensors</h1> | ||
− | + | <p>With lawsuits eminent, the CU Boulder iGEM team has a special opportunity to provide definitive | |
+ | answers to whether unhealthy contamination is present in Ken Caryl Ranch. Despite the product being | ||
+ | designed for fracking sites, our product can be used to address any issue of naphthalene pollution. We | ||
+ | created a plan that utilizes biotechnology to resolve the conflict between Ken Caryl residents and CPI | ||
+ | Card Group.</p> | ||
+ | <p>The map below shows the layout of the plan: | ||
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+ | <li>Dark Red: CPI, the alleged source of naphthalene contamination</li> | ||
+ | <li>Light Red: The neighborhoods from which resident complaints have stemmed</li> | ||
+ | <li>Green: The proposed sites for placement of 11 biosensors</li> | ||
+ | </ul> | ||
+ | </p> | ||
+ | <p>The biosensors may be placed strategically to best obtain a profile of naphthalene contamination | ||
+ | levels. A cluster is placed near the CPI headquarters, among neighborhoods that may be at risk. 5 biosensors | ||
+ | line Willow Creek, and 4 sensors along an unnamed tributary to Deer Creek. The final two biosensors | ||
+ | in the lower corner of the map are placed in Deer Creek upstream and downstream of tributary | ||
+ | feeds that start near CPI. These are especially crucial because Deer Creek feeds into Chatfield Reservoir, | ||
+ | seen in the southeastern corner. This reservoir supplies fresh water to a significant portion of Jef | ||
+ | ferson County in addition to surrounding Arapahoe and Douglas counties. Contamination to this water | ||
+ | supply may pose a significant risk to public health.</p> | ||
+ | <p>Since all the biosensors can “remember” the excessive presence of naphthalene at any time, they do | ||
+ | not need to be continuously monitored. Rather, their placement in public areas may allow concerned | ||
+ | community members to monitor them occasionally to check if a contamination incident has occurred. | ||
+ | This creates a low-maintenance, easy way to objectively determine the levels of water pollution for | ||
+ | both CPI and local residents.</p> | ||
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