SEWAGE SYSTEMS
October 1st, 2003
BY MATTHEW BRACE, in BrisbaneAUSTRALIAN scientists have devised a remote monitoring system to assess the impact of waste items such as toilet paper and condoms in sewage. The system, developed by the Coastal Cooperative Research Centre, Griffith University and Brisbane City Council, keeps continual watch on emergency release valves in the city's sewage system.Such valves open when there is a lot of rain, or if pumps block or power fails, and pour raw sewage into the local waterway.Messages are sent automatically and immediately to the scientists' mobile phones ...
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