Teagasc to take part in €9m project to improve safety of drinking water
The research will be led by Prof Paul Hunter from the university’s medical school. Consortium partners include small businesses, industries, universities, and research institutes. The project is funded by the EU’s Framework Programme 7.
Prof Hunter said: “Although most European countries are fortunate to have some of the safest drinking water in the world, outbreaks of disease do still occur each year. With current technologies, it can take two or more days to identify infectious risks in drinking water and by then the affected water is likely to have been consumed.
