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News Release from: Mott | Subject: Groundwater sampling using porous metal
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 25 August 2005
Groundwater contamination research
helped by Mott
Lincoln Environmental Research (LER) in New Zealand have developed an innovative groundwater monitoring and sampling system incorporating Mott porous metal stainless steel plates
Lincoln Environmental Research (LER) in New Zealand have developed an innovative monitoring system incorporating Mott porous metal stainless steel plates The 'Spydia' was designed by the LER Hamilton Team and is focused on water and contaminant transport and transformation processes between the bottom of the root zone and the top of the water table
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 25 Feb 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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This will enable them a better understanding of the fate of nutrients lost in pastoral land.
The Spydia is comprised of a 7.5 foot diameter round steel caisson, 20 feet long with 15 "legs" (sampling plates) around it.
The plates at the end of these "legs" are made of Mott porous metal and help sample the water as it moves down through the profile.
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The design incorporates 23 plates that are 10'' wide and 35 inches long.
This allows sampling over a large area that helps pick up on spatial variations.
Dr Greg Barkle (Aqualinc Research) who leads the LER Spydia work says, "With the help of these plates, we can measure the flow rate and contaminant concentration of the water that moves down through the profile, helping us to understand the timing of nitrate contamination and the impact in the groundwater that you'd expect to see as a result of land-use changes".
For more information on the Spydia and the development of this study, visit the LER website at www.lincolnenvironmental.co.nz.
Mott porous metal media is used in many applications that require a sturdy media that can provide flow control, filtration, distribution of flow, and controlled porosity in even the harshest environments.
The Company's design teams are continually engineering porous metal components, sub-assemblies and finished products for applications in a wide variety of industries, including medical, pharmaceutical, chemical, petrochemical, instrumentation, environmental, food and beverage, semiconductor, energy and fuel cells.
The uniform porosity and pore size of Mott porous metal products guarantees consistent performance.
The incredible strength and durability of Mott porous metal makes it the perfect material for use as protective sheaths (for delicate sensors), or even as structural supports.
And no other media offers the level of integrity necessary for repeated cleaning and re-use that porous metal provides.
Finally, when the time comes to replace porous metal components, harmful wastes embedded in the media can be removed before the spent product is re-cycled.
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