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Title:

Alternative surrogates and testing protocol for point-of-use water treatment device field efficacy_x000D_ testing

Agreement Number:

EGP

Agreement Value:

$25,000.00

Agreement Date:

Mar 7, 2018 -

Organization:

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Location:

British Columbia, CA

Reference Number:

GC-2017-Q4-00493

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Additional Information:

Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019).

Recipient's Legal Name:

Dorea, Caetano (University of Victoria)

Program:

Engage Grants for universities

Program Purpose:

Lab-based efficacy testing of point-of-use (POU) water treatment devices are typically used to validate theirx000D
performances with regard to the protective capacity (i.e. how many log reductions of target organisms). To thisx000D
end, challenge testing with target organisms of surrogates is conducted in well-controlled environmentsx000D
following industry-accepted protocols. Due to their decentralised nature, POU water treatment devices arex000D
operated by end-users. It is thought that this may be one of the reasons that the field performance of suchx000D
devices may not be as good as the lab tests. This is based on field studies reporting compliance results (i.e. finalx000D
water quality). Yet, there is no knowledge of whether there is any loss of their protective capacity, as there isx000D
currently no field-based protocol for efficacy testing at the POU. This project seeks to address this by testingx000D
the adequacy alternative non-pathogenic surrogates to be used in a field-based testing protocol also to bex000D
developed by this project. If successful, this will allow the industrial partner to receive valuable informationx000D
from the field with regard to the performance of their product, leading to an improved delivery of service (e.g.x000D
training on how to properly operate and maintain the devices).