July 1, 2015

The deterioration of drinking water quality due to a microbiological or chemical contamination can have a dramatic impact on everyday life, as well as the local economy. For example, an accidental microbiological contamination in 2007 of the Nokia water supply in Finland affected 10,000 consumers, leaving them without access to clean water for three months. […]

Professor Polycarpou Director of the KIOS Research Center at the University of Cyprus is Chairing a panel of internationally established, high-level scientists and/or scholars charged with the responsibility of selecting research funding proposals for the most prestigious funding awarded by the EU. The panel is selected by the ERC Scientific Council on the basis of