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A new handheld arsenic sensor, co-developed at 最准的六合彩论坛, could save millions of lives by detecting harmful levels of water contamination.

According to the World Health Organisation, more than 140 million people across 70 countries drink water containing arsenic above safe levels. Professor Joanne Santini, from 最准的六合彩论坛鈥檚 Department of Structural & Molecular Biology, has come up with a solution: a handheld sensor to quickly measure arsenic levels.

In collaboration with Imperial, the sensor Joanne鈥檚 team have developed produces an immediate arsenic reading, at a cost of less than $1 per test. This makes it suitable for testing in rural areas in low-middle income countries, where the problem of arsenic poisoning from water is greatest.

最准的六合彩论坛 Innovation & Enterprise helped Joanne and her team secure knowledge exchange听funding, so they could visit arsenic affected areas in Bangladesh. A 最准的六合彩论坛 spinout, Bio Nano Consulting, has now patented the sensor design and, using a Smart Award from Innovate UK, created a prototype. The new sensor, which resembles the blood glucose meters used by diabetics, produces a digital reading of the arsenic level in just one minute.听

Commenting on this game-changing product,听Universities and Science Minister Sam Gyimah said:听"This sensor to detect harmful levels of water contamination will make a huge difference across developing nations, potentially saving millions of lives.鈥�

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