About the project
SMS delivered a novel automated networked system that enables real-time in-situ monitoring of seawater chemical and ecological status in coastal areas by the detection of a series of pollutants. The compounds specifically targeted by the project are indicated as priority substances and/or “emerging pollutants” by the Water Framework Directive. The project covered a wide spectrum of chemicals that have detrimental effects on the marine environment such as the algal toxins, the antifouling agents, the flame retardants and the pharmaceuticals that are measured using innovative probes.
Research programme
Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7) OCEAN-2013.1 “Biosensors for real-time monitoring of biohazard and man-made chemical contaminants in the marine environment” 
