Autonomous system for rapid field quantification of <i>Escherichia coli</i> in surface waters

Abstract

Rapid quantification of bacterial pollution is a requirement in water quality applications ranging from recreational water use, agriculture and aquaculture to drinking and wastewater treatment. The method and instruments presented in this work should enable fast and accurate bacterial concentration measurements to be performed in a portable or in situ manner, thus simplifying operational logistics, reducing time-to-result delays, and eliminating sample transportation constraints associated with traditional techniques.