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The plane was believed to be equipped with an emergency locating transmitter that sends notice to the Coast Guard when exposed to seawater.
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2025
If exposed to seawater, the device sends a signal to a satellite, which then relays that message back to the Coast Guard to indicate an aircraft may be in distress.
—Hallie Golden, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
That data allowed scientists to map out ratios of strontium isotopes in seawater over time.
—Bruce J. MacFadden, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2025
Their carbon dioxide removal plant in Port Angeles, Washington, called Project Macoma, will use an electrochemical process to split seawater into acidic and basic portions.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Dec. 2024
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2025
If exposed to seawater, the device sends a signal to a satellite, which then relays that message back to the Coast Guard to indicate an aircraft may be in distress.
—Hallie Golden, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
That data allowed scientists to map out ratios of strontium isotopes in seawater over time.
—Bruce J. MacFadden, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2025
Their carbon dioxide removal plant in Port Angeles, Washington, called Project Macoma, will use an electrochemical process to split seawater into acidic and basic portions.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Seawater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seawater. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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seawater
noun
sea·wa·ter
ˈsē-ˌwȯt-ər 
-ˌwät-
: water in or from the sea
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