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The AQUAVALENS consortium has brought together SMEs, Industries, Universities and Research Institutes with the mission of protecting the health of European Citizens from contaminated drinking water and water used in food processing. We will achieve this by developing sustainable technologies to enable water system managers whether in large or small water systems or within food growers or manufacturers to better control the safety of their water supplies. The work of the project is divided into four main clusters of work packages that sequentially lead to the development of appropriate technologies. These four clusters are: 1. Platform targets, 2. Platform development, 3. Field studies in European drinking water systems, and 4. Improving Public Health through safer water. In cluster 1 we shall generate new knowledge on the molecular genetics of viral, bacterial and parasitic waterborne pathogens. This will enable us to identify gene targets for the identification, and characterisation of these pathogens, that will also enable the determination of their virulence for humans. In cluster 2 we shall use the knowledge gained to develop new technologies that integrate sample preparation and detection into a single platform. These platforms will then be subject to a rigorous process of validation and standardisation. In cluster 3 we will use the validated platforms to undertake a series of field studies in large and small drinking water systems, and in food production. These field studies will generate new knowledge about the risk to public health from waterborne pathogens in Europe and also test the value of the technologies in the field. Finally in cluster 4 we test how these technologies can be used to protect human health, though improving the effectiveness of Water Safety Plans, adaptation to climate change, and control of outbreaks of infectious disease. We will also determine the sustainability and potential economic impacts of these technologies.
Dziedzina nauki
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesgenetics
- medical and health scienceshealth sciencespublic health
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesmolecular biologymolecular genetics
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwater treatment processesdrinking water treatment processes
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes
Zaproszenie do składania wniosków
FP7-KBBE-2012-6-singlestage
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System finansowania
CP-TP - Collaborative Project targeted to a special group (such as SMEs)Koordynator
NR4 7TJ Norwich
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08007 Barcelona
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38124 Braunschweig
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CF11 9LJ Cardiff
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2800 Kongens Lyngby
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750 07 Uppsala
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EH14 4AS Edinburgh
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44240 LA CHAPELLE SUR ERDRE
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53123 Bonn
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08940 CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT BARCELONA
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1049 001 Lisboa
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R93 Carlow
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101 Reykjavik
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43003 Tarragona
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EH26 0PZ Penicuik
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GU2 7XH Guildford
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1040 Wien
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1090 Wien
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28359 Bremen
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03300 Orihuela Alicante
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16126 Genova
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752 37 Uppsala
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11070 BEOGRAD
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TS10 5SQ REDCAR
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11080 Belgrade
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35210 SVILAJNAC
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2710 089 LISBOA
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80992 MUENCHEN
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EH8 9YL Edinburgh
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4 DUBLIN
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3012 Bern
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5145 PZ Waalwijk
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