ECOBOX
a knowledge exchange case study
Monitoring the health of freshwater habitats
Considerable amounts of our waste, such as sewage, litter, and industrial wastewaters end up in freshwater habitats so it is important that we assess the health and water quality of these habitats.
Carol Turley and colleagues at Plymouth Marine Laboratory have used the Follow-on Fund to develop ECOBOX (Ecological Bacterial Biomarker of Toxicity), a cost-effective, portable and fast analysis tool. It uses bacteria that occur naturally in water as a toxicity indicator.
Originally developed for the marine environment, this freshwater version, developed with support from the Environment Agency, can be used by water authorities, water treatment plants, pharmaceutical and chemical companies and all industries producing wastewater.
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