POOLSAFE

A novel swimming pool water treatment for the detection and elimination of excess cyanuric acid

Coordinatore	DIASA INDUSTRIAL SA    more  Organization address address: POLIGONO AZUCARERA S/N city: CALAHORRA postcode: 26500 contact info Titolo: Mrs. Nome: Maria Cognome: Saenz Abad Email: send email Telefono: +34 941 13 45 49 Fax: +34 941 13 50 08
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Spain [ES]
Totale costo	1˙336˙218 €
EC contributo	1˙014˙872 €
Programma	FP7-SME Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs
Code Call	FP7-SME-2013
Funding Scheme	BSG-SME
Anno di inizio	2014
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2014-07-01   -   2016-06-30

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	DIASA INDUSTRIAL SA  Organization address address: POLIGONO AZUCARERA S/N city: CALAHORRA postcode: 26500 contact info Titolo: Mrs. Nome: Maria Cognome: Saenz Abad Email: send email Telefono: +34 941 13 45 49 Fax: +34 941 13 50 08	ES (CALAHORRA)	coordinator	362˙220.00
2	EURO FILTR'EAUX  Organization address address: RUE DARRAS 18 22 city: NANTERRE postcode: 92000 contact info Titolo: Mrs. Nome: Kinga Cognome: Jegou Du Laz Email: send email Telefono: +33 130943760 Fax: +33 0 130 339 490	FR (NANTERRE)	participant	324˙684.00
3	T.E. LABORATORIES LIMITED  Organization address address: TULLOW INDUSTRIAL ESTATE city: TULLOW contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Mark Cognome: Bowkett Email: send email Telefono: +353 0 59 9152881	IE (TULLOW)	participant	297˙038.00
4	OCIO SPORT RIOJA SL  Organization address address: PLAZA ALFEREZ PROVISIONAL 5 ENTREPLANTA DERECHA city: LOGRONO LA RIOJA postcode: 26001 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Eduardo Cognome: Garrido Email: send email Telefono: 34647749835	ES (LOGRONO LA RIOJA)	participant	19˙500.00
5	TECNOLOGIAS AVANZADAS INSPIRALIA SL  Organization address address: CALLE MIGUEL VILLANUEVA 2 6 PISO PUERTA 3 city: LOGRONO postcode: 26001 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Mario Cognome: Fernández Email: send email Telefono: +34 914170457 Fax: +34 91 556 34 15	ES (LOGRONO)	participant	7˙170.00
6	INSTITUTO DE BIOLOGIA EXPERIMENTAL E TECNOLOGICA  Organization address address: Av. da Republica, Quinta do Marques S/N city: OEIRAS postcode: 2781901 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Elsa Cognome: Vieira Email: send email Telefono: +351 214 427 77 87 Fax: +351 214 42 11 61	PT (OEIRAS)	participant	4˙260.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'Microorganisms in swimming pool water can pose a serious health threat and pool disinfection is therefore compulsory by law in all developed countries. The most common disinfectant is chlorine, which is always found in its active form, hypochlorous acid (HOCl), in pool water. HOCl is rapidly decomposed by UV light, losing its bactericide effect, and a continuous supply is needed to maintain safe levels of microorganisms in pool water. Cyanuric acid (CYA) stabilises HOCl and is added to pool water to slow down the degradation of HOCl. CYA does not degrade however, and the CYA concentration therefore rises steadily over time. At high CYA levels, chlorine is overstablised, rendering it ineffective as a disinfectant. This increases the risk of recreational water illnesses (RWIs) and acceptable levels of CYA are therefore regulated by law. Currently the only viable solution to this problem is to replace some of the pool water with fresh water, which poses environmental concerns due to the large consumption of water this implies. The effects of high CYA levels also have a negative effect on the image of the swimming pool facility and can lead to a loss of business. There is therefore a strong need to find a way to break down CYA in pool water. POOLSAFE will provide an effective and efficient solution to the CYA problem through the development of a soft sensor to monitor the levels of CYA and other pool water quality parameters, as well as a simple, cost-effective method for degrading excess CYA, using photocatalysis. With its two-fold method of ensuring that CYA never reach a hazardous level, POOLSAFE will reduce the environmental impact of swimming pool maintenance by eliminating the need to periodically replace the pool water, provide improved safety to bathers by ensuring that chlorine lock and the subsequent lack of sanitation is prevented, and ensure compliance with health and safety regulations for pool water.'