Development of a pH adjustment system for monitoring genotoxic compounds in drinking water

开发用于监测饮用水中遗传毒性化合物的 pH 调节系统

• 批准号: 538624-2019
• 负责人: Williamson, Vanessa
• 金额: $ 1.82万
• 依托单位: Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2019-01-01 至 2020-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=680481
• 关键词: Development; pH; adjustment; system; monitoring

Environmental Bio-Detection Products Inc. (EBPI) is a Mississauga-based biotechnology company specializing in the development and manufacture of biological testing kits for a variety of cellular metabolism byproducts. Their tests can detect specific toxic responses to pure chemicals, or complex compound mixtures, in environmental samples. EBPI currently sells their products to academic institutions, government regulators and private industry in North America, Europe, Africa and Asia. This The objective of this collaboration with Seneca will design, build and test a functional prototype of a "turn-key" system to adjust pH prior to sample loading onto filter paper (SPE filters), which functions in a high water flow, rather than static, environment. Professor Kyle Valdock will lead the project, supported by a student Research Assistant (RA) from Seneca's School of Electronics, Mechanical and Engineering Technologies (SEMET). The RA will apply theoretical knowledge and skills, while developing hands on experience in the development and optimization of process control for water treatment. The benefit of a complete system for high-flow water testing will allow for a better picture of complete water samples as the system will allow collection over a period of time (up to 48 hours) versus current "grab sample" techniques which only provide a snapshot. If successful, the system resulting from this research project will increase export sales from Canada, improve Canada's reputation in the drinking water technology field and provide jobs in southern Ontario to manufacture current products and develop future products that use this technology.

环境生物检测产品公司（EBPI）是一家总部位于密西沙加的生物技术公司，专门开发和制造用于各种细胞代谢副产品的生物测试试剂盒。他们的测试可以检测环境样品中纯化学品或复杂化合物混合物的特定毒性反应。EBPI目前向北美、欧洲、非洲和亚洲的学术机构、政府监管机构和私营企业销售产品。与Seneca合作的目的是设计、建造和测试一个“交钥匙”系统的功能原型，以在样品加载到滤纸（SPE过滤器）上之前调节pH值，该系统可在高水流量而不是静态环境中工作。教授凯尔瓦尔多克将领导该项目，由学生研究助理（RA）从电子，机械和工程技术（SEMET）的塞内卡学院的支持。RA将应用理论知识和技能，同时在水处理过程控制的开发和优化方面积累实践经验。一个完整的高流量水测试系统的好处是可以更好地了解完整的水样，因为该系统将允许在一段时间内（长达48小时）收集，而目前的“抓样”技术只能提供一个快照。如果成功，该研究项目产生的系统将增加加拿大的出口销售，提高加拿大在饮用水技术领域的声誉，并在安大略南部提供就业机会，以制造现有产品并开发使用该技术的未来产品。