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| Project Metadata Element | Details |
| Project Title | Pathogen detection, survival and sheltering in a model water distribution system |
| Research Area | Water |
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| Principal Investigator or Lead Irish Partner | Cindy J Smith |
| Lead Institution or Organisation | National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG) |
| Lead Country | Ireland |
| Latitude, Longitude (of Lead Institution) | 53.27905, -9.05794 |
| Lead Funding Entity | Science Foundation Ireland |
| Approximate Project Start Date | 01/09/2011 |
| Approximate Project Finishing Date | 01/02/2014 |
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| Project Keywords | Drinking water; Microorganisms; E. coli; Transport |
| Project Abstract | Clean, safe potable drinking water is delivered to our taps everyday via a large complicated underground network of pipes. Breaks in the pipe network do occur, and microorganisms from the surrounding environment can enter the system. While not all microorganisms pose a risk to health, the intrusion of harmful bacteria is monitored by detecting the presence of E. coli, a microorganism that indicates fecal contamination has occurred. This research program will investigate what happens to contaminating E. coli when it enters a model facility representing the network of pipes that transport water from its source to tap. |