Emergency Management - Fall 2008 - (Page 29) SAN FRANCISCO, NEW YORK CITY and Washington, D.C., use technology that’s intertwined with nature to protect their drinking water. By coughing, swimming at different depths and changing their movements and breathing, bluegills — a small fish from the sunfish family — set off an elaborate monitoring system that shows city officials when contaminants are present. The bluegills are part of an aquatic monitoring system that alerts officials if there’s anything foul in the drinking water. The fish react to toxins in the water, and their reactions — such as bubbles from their coughing — set off sensors to test the water for contaminants. The fish can detect toxic materials such as metals, cyanide, organic solvents and pesticides. “We have a probe on there that looks at pH, temperature, dissolved oxygen — those sorts of things,” said Bill Lawler, vice president of sales and marketing for Intelligent Automation Corp. (IAC) — recently acquired by Honeywell — the company involved in the system’s creation. “We want to make sure there are no other things in the water causing the fish to react.” Bluegills Emergency Management 29
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