Thousands of Natural Gas Leaks Found In Boston

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday November 21, 2012 @07:45AM from the what-could-possibly-go-wrong dept.

poofmeisterp writes "Due to old cast iron underground pipelines, natural gas leaks run amok in Boston, MA. '"While our study was not intended to assess explosion risks, we came across six locations in Boston where gas concentrations exceeded the threshold above which explosions can occur," Nathan Phillips, associate professor at BU, said in a statement.' With 'a device to measure methane' in a vehicle equipped with GPS, Duke and Boston University researchers created a nice little map showing the methane levels in parts per million at different points in the city. 'Repairing these leaks will improve air quality, increase consumer health and safety, and save money,' study researcher Robert B. Jackson, of Duke, said in a statement. 'We just have to put the right financial incentives into place.' It looks like money is an issue. Imagine that."

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Thousands what? by parkinglot777 · 2012-11-21 08:42 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Highlighting the need for repairs, a new study detected more than 3,300 natural gas leaks throughout the city.
Is gas a countable noun? What is the number indicating? What is the unit? Number of gas pipe location? Number of gas volume? Or maybe number of people who pass gas throughout the city? I am not sure... It has all other units for their numbers but the leaking unit. Are they trying to get media attention or what?