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[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Ground gas gizmo boosts brownfield building

PhysOrg.com
June 25, 2007

An invention from the University of Manchester spin-out company that 
monitors dangerous methane gas lingering underground could lead to 
greater development of brownfield sites.

The Gasclam is being developed by Salamander Ltd, which was founded by 
lecturer Dr Stephen Boult and spun-out of the University of Manchester 
in 1996.

Now the product has scooped the Innovation Technology prize in the 
Northwest Business Environment Awards 2007.

Measuring only 600mm long and 45mm wide, the Gasclam is designed to sit 
inside small boreholes on potential development sites and provide 
constant monitoring of harmful gases, such as methane, which can cause 
explosions.

The Gasclam improves upon existing assessment technology by allowing 
continuous collection of information about the movement and build-up of 
underground methane.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.physorg.com/news102001690.html

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