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Protecting Wildlife from Construction

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Underwater construction creates a lot of noise, some of which can be dangerous to surrounding wildlife.

A tabletop demo uses a hydrophone to measure the transmission of sound from an underwater speaker.

Because of the impedance mismatch between air and water, creating a curtain of bubbles can help damp sound for underwater species.

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