Non-Contact Pipe Corrosion Detection
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By Anonymous  MB Inspection has launched an EMAT (electromagnetic acoustic transducer) system for assessing pipeline corrosion. The system, which employs ultrasonic non-destructive evaluation, is non-contact and allows assessment in inaccessible positions such as under pipe supports.
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By Alexandra Mayer-Hohdahl, The Sun, Lowell, Mass.  Jun. 19--LOWELL -- Members of the Lowell Fire Department and its Hazardous Materials Team worked early Monday afternoon to contain a substance that had been spotted on the water of the city's Northern Canal.
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By Soliman, Mary A; Pedersen, Joel A; Park, Heesu; Castaneda-Jimenez, Angelica; Et al  ABSTRACT:  The primary objective of this study was to determine the presence of unregulated organic chemicals in reclaimed water using complementary targeted and broad spectrum approaches.
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By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Mar. 10--DURHAM -- State water regulators have cited the city of Durham for failing to test its water last year for volatile organic compounds.   The compounds are a class of carbon chemicals that evaporate readily.
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Chemists unveil a type of material that could eventually help power plants generate electricity without emissions.
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By Matt Weiser, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Dec. 19--A new network of high-tech weather sensors is making the streams, tributaries and dams of the American River the country's most closely monitored water system.
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By Weiss, Peter  NANOTECHNOLOGY  A new, easy-to-fabricate sensor made from carbon nanotubes detects when automobile-engine oil needs replacement.  As a car is driven, its lubricating oil undergoes chemical reactions with air and with combustion by-products.
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Scientists develop an electronic device to test for serious head injuries.
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One of the handiest tools you can have in your gardener's apron is a moisture meter. This inexpensive device_less than $10 at any nursery or garden center_has a long prong that you shove into the soil to get an instant reading on how wet or dry the soil is. Use it often before you water.
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By John Shultz, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Feb. 21--A worker was hurt in a small hydrochloric acid spill at a Kansas City manufacturing business Wednesday morning.   According to the fire department, the spill happened about 11 a.m.
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By Coles-Ritchie, Marc C Roberts, David W; Kershner, Jeffrey L; Henderson, Richard C  ABSTRACT: A method was developed to characterize ecological integrity of riparian sites based on the abundance of hydric species.
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By Abdel-Wahab, Ahmed Batchelor, Bill  ABSTRACT: Interactions among chloride, sulfate, and silica removals from recycled industrial wastewater using an ultra-high lime with aluminum process (UHLA) were studied.
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Broken steel wires and varying levels of corrosion are found in the Forth Road Bridge's support cables.
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Sensori, telecamere e allarmi vocali contro gli incidenti causati dalla disattenzione
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The computing technologies to go beyond Moore's Law
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Nasa detects a problem with a sensor on the external tank of the space shuttle Atlantis hours before take-off.