AQUATEST
Aquatest will be an easy-to-use, low-cost device for testing water in developing countries.
Our vision is that within 10 years, low-cost water testing devices will be in use in 80% of developing countries.
The support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has enabled us to take this project forward and potentially make a transformational change to the lives of people in the developing world.
Prof. Stephen Gundry
Director of the Water & Health Research Centre
Aquatest system
It will be a small, single-use device for testing microbial water quality. It will be used in the field, without electricity or skilled technicians.
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Aquatest project
Why this project is so important, our history, workplan and management.
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Latest news
The latest newsletter is now available, and features articles on the Aquatest device, the ultra-violet torch which is used to read the results of the Aquatest device, and the work on the cost-effectiveness of water quality monitoring that is being conducted at the University of North Carolina. Meanwhile the working papers webpage has been updated and now includes research reports on the water quality diagnostics sector.