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  1. NTSC - Wikipedia

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    NTSC. NTSC (from National Television System Committee) is the first American standard for analog television, published and adopted in 1941. [1] In 1961, it was assigned the designation System M. It is also known as EIA standard 170. [2] In 1953, a second NTSC standard was adopted, [3] which allowed for color television broadcast compatible with ...

  2. Media filter - Wikipedia

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    A media filter is a type of filter that uses a bed of sand, peat, shredded tires, foam, crushed glass, geo-textile fabric, anthracite, crushed granite or other material to filter water for drinking, swimming pools, aquaculture, irrigation, stormwater management, oil and gas operations, and other applications. Each layer of media is designed to ...

  3. HEPA - Wikipedia

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    HEPA filters, as defined by the United States Department of Energy (DOE) standard adopted by most American industries, remove at least 99.97% of aerosols 0.3 micrometers (μm) in diameter. [24] The filter's minimal resistance to airflow, or pressure drop, is usually specified around 300 pascals (0.044 psi) at its nominal volumetric flow rate. [7]

  4. Internet censorship in the United States - Wikipedia

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    hide. Internet censorship in the United States is the suppression of information published or viewed on the Internet in the United States. The First Amendment of the United States Constitution protects freedom of speech and expression against federal, state, and local government censorship. Free speech protections allow little government ...

  5. American Standard Companies - Wikipedia

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    American Standard Companies Inc. was a manufacturer of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, plumbing fixtures, and automotive parts. The company was formed in 1929 through the merger of the American Radiator Company and Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Company forming the American Radiator and Standard Sanitary Corporation.

  6. Filtration - Wikipedia

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    Filtration is a physical separation process that separates solid matter and fluid from a mixture using a filter medium that has a complex structure through which only the fluid can pass. Solid particles that cannot pass through the filter medium are described as oversize and the fluid that passes through is called the filtrate. [1]