ApocaDocs: "Wired" Irish River Detects Pollution in Real Time

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Posted Mon Dec 7 2009: from National Geographic News:


	"Wired" Irish River Detects Pollution in Real Time http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1260199738 Nature has gone wireless in Ireland, where scientists have outfitted a major river with sensors that detect spikes in pollution in real time. Sensors recently placed at various points in the River Lee, near the city of Cork, send information on pollution levels back to a data center. Water managers can keep tabs on pollutants entering the river and, if need be, mount an immediate response. Called the DEPLOY project, the program was developed as a cheaper alternative to sending out scientists to collect water samples several times a day. In addition, the technology can identify a disastrous influx of pollution, such as toxic industrial-chemical spills, before fish go belly up.

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'Doc Jim says:

Sweet! The Apocalypse will be monitored!