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TAU physicist's 'infrared fibers' can defend water supplies from chemoterrorism.

Publication: Fiber Optic Sensors and Systems
Publication Date: 01-MAY-09 		Format: Online
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Full Article Title: TAU physicist's 'infrared fibers' can defend water supplies from chemoterrorism.(NEW PRODUCTS)

Article Excerpt
A Tel Aviv University physicist has developed a system to monitor the safety of a building's or community's water supply in real time, which could combat the threat of contamination due to industrial spillage, natural disaster, or sabotage.

Although most people take the safety of their drinking water for granted, ordinary tap water could become deadly within minutes, says Prof. Abraham Katzir of Tel Aviv University's School of Physics and Astronomy.

Modifying special fibers developed in his lab, Katzir can detect "colors" in the infrared spectrum that...

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