Objective The water supply industry relies largely on the use of indicator organisms for determining the safety and hygienic quality of their products. All methods for the examination of water are retrospective: the water tested has already been supplied to the customer or is already in battles. Outbreaks in food and drink ink products contaminated by pathogenic bacteria and recent trends in food safety show that there is a clear need for a fast, simple, robust and flexible system for the detection of microbial contamination of water. The main objective of the project is to demonstrate that a sensitive and fast micro-organisms enumeration on-line or in laboratory system is more reliable and efficient than current reference methods, providing an alternative method for enhanced process control and strategic decision making in the water industry. Fields of science natural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiologybacteriologyengineering and technologyother engineering and technologiesfood technologyfood safety Programme(s) FP5-LIFE QUALITY - Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002 Topic(s) 1.1.1.-1. - Key action Food, Nutrition and Health Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme DEM - Demonstration contracts Coordinator NYE COLIFAST A/S Address Stradvn, 35 1324 Lysaker Norway See on map EU contribution No data Participants (3) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ECOLE NATIONALE DE LA SANTE PUBLIQUE France EU contribution € 0,00 Address Avenue du professeur leon bernard 35000 Rennes See on map Other funding No data ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITA Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address Viale regina elena 299 00161 Roma See on map Other funding No data THAMES WATER UTILITIES LTD. United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Spencer house, manor farm road RG2 0JN Reading See on map Other funding No data
