Objective Subsurface-flow constructed wetlands have become a very popular cost effective and green technology for treatment of waste water throughout Europe and the rest of the world. Original predictions over the longevity of constructed wetlands were approximately 50 -100 years (Conley et al 1991). However, it has become disappointingly apparent that these systems are clogging and have on average a lifetime of less than 10 years (Griffin et al 2008). Currently when a wetland becomes clogged, the whole site has to be refurbished and the reeds regrown, which takes several years and has significant economic consequences for the operators.Our project ARBI aims to develop and trial an Autonomous Reed Bed Installation containing a magnetic resonance probe, can be deployed in several locations within a wetland to give measurements at different depths. By measuring the relaxation times of MR, sufficient information can be obtained to determine the clog state of the gravel bed of a wetland. This would enable the operators to isolate those areas of the bed where the problem resides and make a partial intervention, without the need to remove and re-plant the whole reed bed. When the system is developed, we will have potential for application in other water treatment systems based on subsurface flows like: slow rate sand filters, and river bank filtration.The project will have major benefits for those organisations who would like to install reedbeds but have resisted doing because of concerns over performance and maintenance costs. These will increase the potential size of the market for reedbed installers and benefit the SMEs in the consortium who currently are operating in a constrained market which has not achieved its true potential. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwater treatment processeswastewater treatment processes Programme(s) FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs Topic(s) SME-2013-1 - Research for SMEs Call for proposal FP7-SME-2013 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme BSG-SME - Research for SMEs Coordinator AGRICULTURAL REQUISITES AND MECHANIZATIONS LIMITED EU contribution € 250 097,00 Address Rydal House, Colton Road WS15 3HF RUGELEY United Kingdom See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Patrick Hawes (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all LAB-TOOLS LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 283 430,00 Address Canterbury Enterprise Hub - University of Kent CT2 7NJ CANTERBURY See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Beau Webber (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data LIGHTMAIN COMPAY LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 182 008,00 Address HIBBARD WORKS STATION ROAD S63 7DG WATH UPON DEARNE SOUTH YORKSHIRE See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Trevor Lafferty (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data OXYGUARD INTERNATIONAL AS Denmark EU contribution € 218 554,00 Address FARUM GYDEVEJ 64 3520 Farum See on map Region Danmark Hovedstaden Nordsjælland Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Marianne Christjansen (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data TECHNOSAM SRL Romania EU contribution € 180 376,00 Address FAGULUI STR 35 440186 SATU MARE See on map Region Macroregiunea Unu Nord-Vest Satu Mare Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Markos Tiberiu (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data THE NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY United Kingdom EU contribution € 35 712,00 Address 50 SHAKESPEARE STREET NG1 4FQ Nottingham See on map Region East Midlands (England) Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Nottingham Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Rob Morris (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA Spain EU contribution € 37 823,00 Address CALLE JORDI GIRONA 31 08034 Barcelona See on map Region Este Cataluña Barcelona Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Mercedes Torrellas (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data