RAPID DETECTION OF POTABILITY OF WATER

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RAPID DETECTION OF POTABILITY OF WATER

• DEEPTI DEOBAGKAR
• Dept. of Zoology
• University of Pune
• Pune, India, Tel.[phone]
• e-mail-dddeo_at_unipune.ernet.in

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Health hazards due to contaminated drinking water

• 80 of communicable diseases transmitted are via
  faeco-oral route.
• 50 of children under one year of age suffer from
  diarrhea in fortnight in which survey was carried
  out.
• Typhoid,Cholera,Hepatitis,dysentery, diarrhea
  ,viral and protozoan diseases.

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Current Methods for detection of potability

• Time consuming requires 24-48 hours.
• require trained personnel.
• microbiological lab.
• some modified methods require expensive
  media,equipment,etc.

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There is a need for a method

• Simple
• reliable
• inexpensive
• rapid
• sensitive

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RDT- design and development

• We have a simple test for detection of coliforms
  in water.
• It has been accepted worldwide that detection of
  coliforms serves as an indicator for detection of
  possible presence of pathogens
• It can be completed in 3-4 hours.

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Advantages

• Speed
• sensitivity
• specificity
• reliability
• cost
• no requirement for expensive equipment
• or trained personnel
• easy to carry out.

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Useful in all walks of life

• Defense
• remote places
• households
• public water supply monitoring system
• food industry
• etc

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TEST FOR PATHOGEN DETECTION
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Microbes for ecofriendly -green process
development

• We hold a collection of microbes with novel
  bio-degradative abilities.
• These are used for cleaning of environment.
• Disposal of industrial waste
• effluent
• household waste.
• We have natural isolates, GEMs as well as
  recombinants which can be suitably tailored
  .combined to suit the needs.

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Contact Person

• Prof. Dileep Deobagkar
• Prof. of Molecular Biology
• Head, Dept. of Zoology
• University of Pune,Pune
• 411007
• Tel no. 020-5660617
• email dndeo_at_unipune.ernet.in
• dileep_deobagkar_at_hotmail.com