Development of a pH adjustment system for monitoring genotoxic and contaminates of concern in drinking waters and wastewaters

环境生物检测产品公司(EBPI)是一家总部位于密西索加的生物技术公司，专门开发和制造用于环境样品中各种细胞代谢副产物的生物检测试剂盒。Seneca与EBPI合作开展了NSERC大学项目，该项目于2020年1月完成。作为现有原型的后续，EBPI希望继续与Seneca和Seneca电子与机械工程技术学院(SEMET)的Kyle Valdock教授合作，优化在Engage for College项目期间开发的原型单元的设计。这个额外项目的目标是调整现有的泵和PLC编码，以及解决系统的漏水问题。此外，EBPI希望调查该系统中使用的现有过滤器的替代方案。本系统为47 mm SPE过滤器提供20-50ml/min的流速。对于EBPI来说，开发一种用于较小(5.5、7、10 mm)SPE过滤器的可重复使用或一次性支架将是有利和经济的。为了做到这一点，必须开发一种新的过滤器外壳，并需要扩大该装置的流量范围。

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 in environmental samples. Seneca collaborated with EBPI on a NSERC Engage for Colleges, completed in January 2020. As follow on to the existing prototype, EBPI would like to continue to collaborate with Seneca and Professor Kyle Valdock from Seneca's School of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering Technology (SEMET) to optimize the design of the prototype unit developed during the Engage for Colleges project. The goal of this additional project is to adjust the existing pumps and PLC coding, as well as addressing water leakage through the system. In addition, EBPI would like to investigate alternatives to the existing filter used in the system. The present system provides a flow rate of 20 to 50 ml/min to a 47mm SPE filter. It would be advantageous and cost effective for EBPI to develop a reusable or a disposable holder for smaller (5.5, 7, 10 mm) SPE filters. In order to do this, a new filter housing must be developed and the flow range of the unit will need to be widened.