Now there are so many,experts say up to twenty metric tons a day could be removed with nets ver a period of several years.

VOA: special.2009.12.15

The solar-powered irrigation systems produced an average of nearly two metric tons of vegetables per month.

VOA: special.2010.01.11

Emergency coordinator Javier Escobedo says the organization plans to distribute 500 metric tons of bean seeds to farmers in the area.

VOA: standard.2010.04.02

Iron ore production in the three months hit 32.45 million metric tons, up from 29.4 million tons a year earlier.

VOA: standard.2010.01.21

The United States brought in 45 metric tons of plastic sheeting,hygiene kits, and generators to help victims of the Indonesian earthquake.

VOA: standard.2009.10.06

The convoy,which included carrying 500 metric tons of food rations, was targeted by roadside bombs and mortar fire.

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

The military says 54 metric tons of weapons were on board, including missiles, anti-tank weapons and mortars.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

Although smaller than the MRAP, the M-ATV is still an imposing vehicle, half-again as tall as the average person and weighing in at 18 metric tons.

VOA: standard.2009.11.02

And the fact that all of our visas are fingerprint,bio-metric fingerprints based on ensuring that that person's identity is proven is a very important factor in this,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

France sent two aircraft with about 23 metric tons of relief supplies.

VOA: standard.2009.10.06

The World Gold Council recently forecast gold mine output to climb by four percent in 2009 to about 2,500 metric tons, but that will meet only two-thirds of demand.

VOA: standard.2010.07.21

Atlantis delivered nearly 13 metric tons of cargo to the complex.

VOA: standard.2009.11.30

Cassela says the World Food Program has delivered 117 metric tons of food to the region this month and hopes to deliver a total of 435 metric tons in August.

VOA: standard.2009.08.08

The U.N.World Food Program says it needs $500,000 to bring 250 metric tons of food to Birao next month because supplies that were pre-positioned earlier in the year are not sufficient to meet greater demand.

VOA: standard.2009.08.27