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Every
Environmental Manager dreads oil pollution. Spills
cause an enormous drain on resources: clean up
is time consuming and expensive. By some estimates,
the cost of responding to 1000 gallon oil pollution
spills is as much as $US 581,000(1). But clean-up
costs are minor compared to the negative impact
on an organization's brand and image. And
repetitive oil spills - even minor ones -
lead to increased scrutiny from environmental
regulators.
 Applied
Microsystems provides an early warning system
to detect oil
pollution spills and leaks of oil-on-water.
Our system - Spill-Sentry™ - provides 24
hour real-time detection of even minute quantities
of hydrocarbons. Spill Sentry is 100% reliable
in rough weather or night conditions, when traditional
inspection techniques are ineffective.
Earlier -
and more reliable - detection of oil pollution
spills means faster containment and reduced clean-up
costs. Once oil pollution spills is detected,
Spill Sentry automatically places telephone calls
to the key contacts of your choice, enabling immediate
evaluation of the situation.
Spill-Sentry™
is an integrated early warning system detecting
oil pollution spills immediatley. The Spill-Sentry™
System contains two elements: 1) Spill detection
buoys deployed in the field; and 2) A PC base
station, running the Spill View application software.
The buoys communicate
with the base station via cable, radio, or satellite
communication protocols. Each buoy sends sample
data to the base station, where the data is analyzed
to determine if a spill has occurred. The sample
frequency is programmable by the user.
When a
spill is detected, the Spill View software telephones
response team members. A visual and audible alarm
also goes off at the base station.
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