Water quality surveillance techniques for early warning by interface sensors (AQUA-STEW)

Objective

To design, construct and test new real-time measurement techniques and methods for water quality. The approach is: to fingerprint natural water characteristics, to detect the presence of complex species, to measure accurately trace levels of priority pollutants. Pendant drop optical methods integrated with CCD colorimetric techniques will form the core technologies, having been demonstrated industrially for other applications. Alternative pendant drop techniques and other interface sensor technologies will be exploited depending on the priority water and environmental needs. The practicality of the engineered solutions will be proved using laboratory simulations and with the testing of in-field portable and on-line configurations.

Programme(s)

• FP5-EESD - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.4.-1. - Key action Sustainable Management and Quality of Water

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES HYDROLOGIQUES

Address

Rue Gabriel Péri 11 Bis
54515 Vandoeuvre-les-nancy
France

Participants (7)

ADASA SISTEMAS SA

Spain

Address

C/mallorca, 270 Pral 2
08037 Barcelona

CARL STUART LTD

Ireland

Address

Tallaght Buisness Park Whitestown
24 Dublin

INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CARLOW

Ireland

Address

Kilkenny Road
41 Carlow

KINGSTON UNIVERSITY

United Kingdom

Address

Penrhyn Road
KT1 2EE Kingston Upon Thames

LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY

United Kingdom

Address

Byrom Street
L3 3AF Liverpool

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, DUBLIN

Ireland

Address

Belfield, Stillorgan Road
4 Dublin

THE QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY OF BELFAST

United Kingdom

Address

18 Malone Road
BT7 1NN Belfast