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A process of adding extra chlorine to one of a series of glass pots containing tap water was used to train Snipe on the type of smell he has to key in on out in the field. (Photo courtesy of United Utilities)
Last year, we wrote about an Australian water utility that was deploying dogs and their superior sense of smell as a leak detection tool. Now a British utility is experimenting with the same thing.
According to a recent report in the Daily Telegraph, United Utilities, which serves...