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Applied
Microsystems Ltd. (AML) is pleased to announce
the sale of a Spill-SentryTM oil-on-water
sensor to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The Corps
of Engineers ordered the instrument in March 2005
for deployment in the Bonneville Dam on the Columbia
River . The Spill-Sentry TM will focus
on detecting any turbine lubricants that might
escape into the natural environment.
Deployed
in a subterannean sump capable of holding more
than 36000 cubic feet of water, the instrument
will send a shut-off signal to the sump's
two pumps should hydrocarbons be detected.
The Spill-Sentry
TM is the most sensitive oil-on-water sensor
currently available on the market. Using fluorometry
as its core detection technology, the Spill-Sentry
TM can sense rainbow sheens with a thickness
of as little as five microns (five one millionths
of a meter). All polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
can be detected.
The predecessor
to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
was originally founded in 1802. In 1866, the Corps
adopted its current focus on military and
civil works. In addition to providing wartime
engineering support to the military, the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers plays a critical role
in administering national
water resources and r estoring
and enhancing ecosystems .
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers also manages
critical military and public infrastructure ,
including 383 dams and reservoirs. The
75 hydroelectric power plants under Corps of Engineers
management produce 25% of US hydro-electric
power and 3% of national electric energy.
Applied
Microsystems manufactures sensors and systems
for in-situ, real-time detection and measurement
in water. Located in Sidney , Canada the company
holds an exclusive license to commercialize the
Spill-Sentry TM, a technology originally designed
by the SpaWar Systems Centre, a division of the
United States Navy.
For more
information on these and other Applied Microsystems
contracts, please contact marketing@AppliedMicrosystems.com
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