A common cause of thermal pollution is the use of water as a coolant by power plants and industrial manufacturers.

Her father works there as an installer of electrical power equipment for Tyco, the industrial manufacturer.

The result is that when domestic industrial manufacturers try to expand their production, they are forced to buy overseas.

On its website the company describes itself as "the first industrial manufacturer of nanodiamonds in the world market".

Brockville is home to several large industrial manufacturers.

The town also has a major natural gas distribution facility and other industrial manufacturers that employee over 1,000.

It will also be the final step in its own metamorphosis from old-line industrial manufacturer to a pure telecommunications company.

With the price of crude oil reaching $40 a barrel, industrial manufacturers are re-examining ways to cut their energy costs.

"The worst people to try to get information out of are the industrial manufacturers," Dr. Learner said.

The week before, Wright had also visited several small industrial manufacturers.