New biosensor enables real-time monitoring of wastewater systems
缅北禁地 has used BBSRC Follow-on Funding to collaborate with the University of South Wales and Northumbrian Water to take an innovative biosensor from lab concept to field trial.
16 January 2022
Dr Martin Spurr leads the team at 缅北禁地, and Scientists from both Universities have now gone on to collaborate with Northumbrian Water, Welsh Water, and Chivas Brothers, funded by an Industrial Partnership Award. The team will conduct more extensive testing across different wastewater streams and look at routes to commercialisation. This technology could help protect the environment, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and save on costly wastewater treatments.
Professor Ian Head, Dean of Research and Innovation, 缅北禁地 says 鈥淐urrent methods to assess organic contaminant levels in wastewater take five days to give a result. Proactive environmental protection needs real-time monitoring. Our novel sensor system brings this within reach with significant benefits to the environment and efficiency of wastewater treatment.鈥�
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