ALERT
Portable Real Time Detection of Airborne Asbestos Fibres for Tradespersons
| Coordinatore | THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PLUMBING & HEATING ENGINEERING
Organization address
address: Station Lane 64 contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | United Kingdom [UK] |
| Totale costo | 2˙240˙441 € |
| EC contributo | 1˙780˙435 € |
| Programma | FP7-SME
Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs |
| Code Call | FP7-SME-2008-2 |
| Funding Scheme | BSG-SME-AG |
| Anno di inizio | 2010 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2010-08-02 - 2013-08-01 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PLUMBING & HEATING ENGINEERING
Organization address
address: Station Lane 64 contact info |
UK (Essex) | coordinator | 361˙926.00 |
| 2 |
Thermal Insulation Contractors Association
Organization address
address: Allington Way 34 contact info |
UK (Darlington) | participant | 320˙779.00 |
| 3 |
European Demolition Association
Organization address
address: WILHELMINALAAN 3 contact info |
NL (BAARN) | participant | 272˙609.00 |
| 4 |
THE SELECT GROUP OF COMPANIES LIMITED
Organization address
address: ASPEN WAY LORIBON HOUSE contact info |
UK (PAIGNTON DEVON) | participant | 262˙871.00 |
| 5 |
BRITISH HOME ENHANCEMENT TRADE ASSOCIATION LTD BY GUARANTEE
Organization address
address: Vyse Street 10 contact info |
UK (BIRMINGHAM) | participant | 246˙783.00 |
| 6 |
KEPAR ELECTRONICA SA
Organization address
address: CALLE ALMENDRO MALPICA 59 contact info |
ES (ZARAGOZA) | participant | 242˙579.00 |
| 7 |
I.D.E.A. SRL Tecnologie Ambientali
Organization address
address: Vicolo Anagnino 19 contact info |
IT (Rome) | participant | 23˙312.00 |
| 8 |
INSTITUTO DE BIOMECANICA DE VALENCIA
Organization address
address: UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA EDIFICIO 9C CAMINO DE VERA S/N contact info |
ES (VALENCIA) | participant | 17˙152.00 |
| 9 |
THE UK INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS RESEARCH INSTITUTE LIMITED
Organization address
address: MIDDLE ASTON HOUSE contact info |
UK (OXFORDSHIRE) | participant | 16˙730.00 |
| 10 |
EPLER & LORENZ AS
Organization address
address: RAVILA 75a contact info |
EE (TARTU) | participant | 10˙539.00 |
| 11 |
THE UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION
Organization address
address: COLLEGE LANE contact info |
UK (HATFIELD) | participant | 5˙155.00 |
| 12 |
ZEUS SANIGLAS S.L.
Organization address
address: CEUTA 4 contact info |
ES (ALBACETE) | participant | 0.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'Asbestos-related diseases are the leading cause of occupational death in Europe. 500,000 European workers, mostly within the construction, demolition and remediation industries, are expected to die by 2030. Despite a ban on asbestos use, our members’ workers are continually exposed to this potent, invisible carcinogen from legacy products such as insulation, water tanks, ceiling panels, floor tiles and textured wall coverings. We feel that this level of risk is completely unacceptable for our members and must be addressed. Currently, asbestos is detected by a slow process of air sampling, with samples sent off to a lab and results being returned days later. Not only is this too late to take action, but tests are only performed if asbestos is suspected to be present. There is currently no way to detect asbestos in real-time. The ALERT project will change this. A decade ago, researchers discovered a way to detect asbestos fibres through a light-scattering technique. This work stalled due to technical and cost barriers; barriers we now believe we can overcome. We have assembled a world-leading consortium to extend this early research and develop a low-cost portable detector that can be worn by the worker to continuously monitor their work environment. By developing the ALERT system, we will provide 30 million European workers with a means of detecting asbestos the moment it is disturbed, allowing them to protect themselves and avoid becoming one of the 100,000 people worldwide killed each year by exposure to asbestos.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
A group of EU companies and research institutions have built a wearable asbestos sensor for plumbers, builders and technicians exposed to this dangerous chemical.
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