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Thursday, October 28, 2010

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


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Nature has gone wireless in Ireland, where scientists have outfitted the River Lee with five sensors that detect spikes in pollution in real time.

The sensors send information on pollution levels back to a data center, allowing water managers to keep tabs on pollutants entering the river and, if need be, mount an immediate response.

Photograph courtesy Antóin Lawlor, DEPLOY Project