Observing the dynamics of waterborne pathogens for assessing the level of contamination

Isabella McKenna; Francesco Tonolini; Rachael Tobin; Jeremie Houssineau; Helen Bridle; Craig McDougall; Isabel Schlangen; John S. McGrath; Melanie Jimenez; Daniel E. Clark

doi:10.1109/SSPD.2015.7288514

Observing the dynamics of waterborne pathogens for assessing the level of contamination

Isabella McKenna, Francesco Tonolini, Rachael Tobin, Jeremie Houssineau, Helen Bridle, Craig McDougall, Isabel Schlangen, John S. McGrath, Melanie Jimenez, Daniel E. Clark

Biomedical Engineering

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Abstract

In environments of scarce hygiene it is of primary importance to detect potentially harmful concentrations of pathogens in drinking water. In many situations, however, accurate analysis of water samples is prohibitively complex and often requires highly specialised apparatuses and technicians. In order to overcome these limitations, a method to employ video processing to assist microfluidics water filtering apparatuses is proposed. Through the automated analysis of videos captured at the output of such devices it is possible to extract useful information that could control an autonomous calibration, hence eliminating the need of an expert and possibly leading to the construction of readily employable water quality assessing devices.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2015 Sensor Signal Processing for Defence (SSPD)
Place of Publication	Piscataway, NJ
Publisher	IEEE
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479974443
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/SSPD.2015.7288514
Publication status	Published - 5 Oct 2015
Event	5th Sensor Signal Processing for Defence, SSPD 2015 - Edinburgh, United Kingdom Duration: 9 Sept 2015 → 10 Sept 2015

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Conference	5th Sensor Signal Processing for Defence, SSPD 2015
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Edinburgh
Period	9/09/15 → 10/09/15

Keywords

classification
detection
microfluidics
tracking
water contamination
waterborne pathogens

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Observing the dynamics of waterborne pathogens for assessing the level of contamination

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