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| Project Metadata Element | Details |
| Project Title | Energy-efficient, community-based water- and wastewater-treatment systems for deployment in India |
| Research Area | Water |
| Project Acronym | ECO-India |
| Principal Investigator or Lead Irish Partner | Mary Manning (IE), Kevin Keane (IE) |
| Lead Institution or Organisation | Tyndall National Institute; Trustwater |
| Lead Country | Ireland |
| Latitude, Longitude (of Lead Institution) | 51.89798, -8.48371; 52.36094, -7.67152 |
| Lead Funding Entity | European Commission |
| Approximate Project Start Date | 01/09/2012 |
| Approximate Project Finishing Date | 31/08/2015 |
| Project Website (if any) | www.eco-india.eu |
| Links to other Web-based resources | |
| Project Keywords | India; Heavy pollution and contamination; Communities; Cost-effective water treatment |
| Project Abstract | As the population of India continues to expand, the country' water resources become increasingly strained. Heavy pollution from open sewers is common place in urban areas and arsenic contamination of groundwater continues to threaten the health and well-being of local communities. India is defined as a 'water stressed' country and innovative methods to provide cost-effective water treatment to communities are a crucial requirement if growing populations are to be sustainable. The overall aim of ECO-India is to design and develop innovative cost-effective solutions for community-based water and wastewater treatment systems. These systems will be deployed at pilot sites in arsenic-affected water-stressed regions in India. The two consortia, Indian (DST) and European (FP7) will establish pilot schemes for: Catchment area and reservoir management, Surface water supply schemes Arsenic removal (including monitoring using UFZ's field-tested Arsolux arsenic sensor), Disinfection treatment for potable water based on Trustwater's CE-certified mixed-oxidant generation systems, Online monitoring of water quality, Water distribution network, together with online/offline water quality monitoring programmes, Sewerage and wastewater treatment. In addition, prototype energy-efficient modules for water deionisation and heavy metal removal will be developed. A feasibility study will be performed to assess the potential for energy harvesting from sludge. |