EcoSens Aquamonitrix

Short description of the project: EcoSens Aquamonitrix was a three-year project funded by the LIFE programme, aimed at demonstrating an innovative water quality monitoring device in different environments and climates.

Tangible results: The project team manufactured, deployed and validated 42 water quality sensor prototypes across 13 operational environments. The device can carry out a near-continuous analysis of water sources, monitoring the indicators of water quality including nutrients: e.g. Nitrate, Nitrite, as well as using reagentless detection to monitor other parameters, thus reducing reagents & standards required. The solution can monitor multiple samples continuously allowing end-users to detect pollution events and adverse trends in real time.  Results were used to draft a business plan to ensure market penetration.

Application/relevance: the project demonstrates a cost effective portable water monitoring solution for the Water sector. It focused on four key applications: waste water treatment plants (WWTPs), catchment monitoring, industrial monitoring, and aquaculture.