Multiprobe for real-time water quality measurements

The Proteus, from Proteus Instruments a division of RS Hydro, provides real-time data on the levels of dissolved oxygen, organic carbon and detects bacterial contamination, to provide continuous monitoring of the health of water systems, their ability to support aquatic life, and their safety for leisure use.   

The multiprobe can also be programmed to deliver other measurements of water quality such as biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), or the amount of dissolved oxygen taken up when organic matter breaks down in water.  This parameter, which has previously only been measurable by a 5-day laboratory test, is vital to ensure that wastewater can be discharged into water systems without the risk of harming aquatic life.   

The Proteus multiprobe is expected to change the way water quality is monitored.  It has the same level of accuracy as laboratory testing, and delivers data in real-time, so can provide continuous monitoring.  It is also robust and low maintenance, meaning it can operate in even the harshest and most remote environments. 

The probe has already been installed in locations around the world including the River Ganges, the Chicago River, and Swansea Docks, and the company, which is already working with water companies, environmental regulators, and NGOs including the World Bank, is confident of a high demand for this new technology, 

In addition to dissolved oxygen, organic carbon, coliform bacteria and BOD, the multiprobe can also be programmed to detect and measure water pressure, pH, temperature, salinity, turbidity, pollutants including chloride, optical brighteners, nitrate, tryptophan, crude and refined oils, ammonium, and chemical processes that use oxygen in water.   

Proteus Instruments has received a Queen’s Award for Enterprise (Innovation) for a water monitoring system developed in collaboration with University of Birmingham researchers, that remotely measures the quality of water in rivers, lakes and reservoirs.   

Find out more at WWEM 2022.