SAFTRA Photonics and PickMol technology application: State-of-Art Control of Water Quality in Moldova
The contract was signed between the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and SAFTRA photonics, s.r.o. and was implemented in cooperation with a local partner, the Environmental Agency of the Republic of Moldova.
The main activities of the project focused on quality of water contributing to transition for more sustainable water management in country. In line with EU standards for monitoring water quality, applicants have provided the break-through PickMolTM technology for monitoring chemical pollution in water.
GOAL
The main purpose of the monitoring study was to provide the current status of the quality of drinking water sources throughout the territory of Republic of Moldova (Figure below on the left) with the focus on detection selected pesticides (4,4′-DDT, 4,4′-DDE, Dieldrin, Aldrin, Lindane, Paraquat, Diquat, Thiram, Glyphosate) using innovative sensor based PickMolTM technology. The screening has been performed in terrain on representative pool of 300 samples picked up on 27 locations. On-site analyses were supported by software utility for sending of analysed data to the data cloud. Thus, the terrain water analyses were real-time accessible for operators in central lab of Environmental Agency.
Figure: Sampling sites in Moldova
Output
The new screening method (PickMolTM technology) for sensitive detection of POPs in water will allow local partners (1. Apele Moldovei – Water Resources Management Agency, 2. Environmental Agency of the Republic Moldova) to carry out water monitoring on EU standard level due to extreme cost reduction.
Photos show the portable setup used in Moldova in action
