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Project

WaMIP - Economic / technical feasibility study to measure pesticides via a MIP-based sensor at vegetable processing companies
Code
179P06218
Duration
01 June 2018 → 31 May 2020
Funding
Regional and community funding: IWT/VLAIO
Research disciplines
  • Agricultural and food sciences
    • Agricultural animal production
    • Agricultural plant production
    • Agriculture, land and farm management
    • Other agriculture, forestry, fisheries and allied sciences
 
Project description

The global objective of this study is to demonstrate the feasibility of developing an in-line Molecular Imprinted Polymer (MlP) sensor for measuring specific components (pesticides, biocides, micro-organisms) in the washing water of potatoes and vegetables, in order to optimize the (re) use of washing water.