Hancock methane level study

Posted 8/21/12

HANCOCK, NY — A study of ambient methane levels in ground-level air in the Town of Hancock has been completed by Gas Safety Inc., and will be presented to the public on Wednesday, December 3 at 7 …

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Hancock methane level study

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HANCOCK, NY — A study of ambient methane levels in ground-level air in the Town of Hancock has been completed by Gas Safety Inc., and will be presented to the public on Wednesday, December 3 at 7 p.m. in the Hancock Town Hall, 661 West Main St. Presenters will be Gas Safety president Bob Ackley and Bryce Payne, PhD, Gas Safety’s director of science and technology. The study is sponsored by Damascus Citizens for Sustainability.

The study documents local “normal” or baseline methane conditions. Since natural gas is mostly methane, measurement of methane levels can provide an indication of how much natural gas leakage and related contamination is occurring in a given area. Such documentation simplifies detection and identification of methane contamination from any new source.

Data was collected over public roads throughout the Town of Hancock. The instrumentation collects time and GPS location data, which allows plotting of methane levels on easy-to-read maps, which will be shown at the presentation.

For more information call 845/252-6677, and see GasSafetyUSA.com.

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