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Title:

Intelligent Drains: use of biostatic drain plumbing fittings to interrupt travel of biofilm forming bacteria

Agreement Number:

EGP

Agreement Value:

$21,500.00

Agreement Date:

Jan 10, 2018 -

Organization:

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Location:

Ontario, CA

Reference Number:

GC-2017-Q4-01924

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:

Woolley, Andrew (University of Toronto)

Program:

Engage Grants for universities

Program Purpose:

Intelligent drains refer to the provision of drain fittings attached to, and downstream of, hospital handwash sinks, said fittings which both stop the spread of pathogenic biofilm travel upward into the patient room and downstream to other fixtures, and suppress bacterial populations in the standing water contained in the necessary sink trap. This project uses GFP and other methods to quantify this performance.