Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-00493, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Dorea, Caetano (University of Victoria), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : British Columbia|Colombie-Britannique, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Lab-based efficacy testing of point-of-use (POU) water treatment devices are typically used to validate their_x000D_
performances with regard to the protective capacity (i.e. how many log reductions of target organisms). To this_x000D_
end, challenge testing with target organisms of surrogates is conducted in well-controlled environments_x000D_
following industry-accepted protocols. Due to their decentralised nature, POU water treatment devices are_x000D_
operated by end-users. It is thought that this may be one of the reasons that the field performance of such_x000D_
devices may not be as good as the lab tests. This is based on field studies reporting compliance results (i.e. final_x000D_
water quality). Yet, there is no knowledge of whether there is any loss of their protective capacity, as there is_x000D_
currently no field-based protocol for efficacy testing at the POU. This project seeks to address this by testing_x000D_
the adequacy alternative non-pathogenic surrogates to be used in a field-based testing protocol also to be_x000D_
developed by this project. If successful, this will allow the industrial partner to receive valuable information_x000D_
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)., program purpose french : Lab-based efficacy testing of point-of-use (POU) water treatment devices are typically used to validate their_x000D_
performances with regard to the protective capacity (i.e. how many log reductions of target organisms). To this_x000D_
end, challenge testing with target organisms of surrogates is conducted in well-controlled environments_x000D_
following industry-accepted protocols. Due to their decentralised nature, POU water treatment devices are_x000D_
operated by end-users. It is thought that this may be one of the reasons that the field performance of such_x000D_
devices may not be as good as the lab tests. This is based on field studies reporting compliance results (i.e. final_x000D_
water quality). Yet, there is no knowledge of whether there is any loss of their protective capacity, as there is_x000D_
currently no field-based protocol for efficacy testing at the POU. This project seeks to address this by testing_x000D_
the adequacy alternative non-pathogenic surrogates to be used in a field-based testing protocol also to be_x000D_
developed by this project. If successful, this will allow the industrial partner to receive valuable information_x000D_
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)., agreement title english : Alternative surrogates and testing protocol for point-of-use water treatment device field efficacy_x000D_
testing, agreement title french : Alternative surrogates and testing protocol for point-of-use water treatment device field efficacy_x000D_
testing, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-03-07, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada