Clean Water and Sanitation

Drinking water standards in the UK must be overhauled after more than a third of water courses tested in England and Wales contained ‘forever chemicals’.  Expertise from Manchester Met featured in a report (2023) from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) on PFAS chemicals. The RSC is now calling on the government to cap PFAS concentration levels. 

In 2020, we collaborated (via a Knowledge Transfer Partnership) with local SME Aquacheck Engineering to develop a highly sensitive, portable device to detect lead in drinking water. As a result of the research undertaken, Aquacheck are manufacturing smart products, offering data as a service that will create new profitable revenue streams thus future proofing the business. Aquacheck is now regarded as a leading innovator in the UK water industry. Knowledge gained from this KTP will also bring long-term benefits for students and researchers at Manchester Met, directly informing the content of undergraduate and taught postgraduate programmes in smart technologies, disruptive innovations, IoTs, Industry 4.0 and engineering project management.