The RIAC System, pictured below,  injects sample through ten uniquely filled columns in series, then injects reagent(s) through individually selected columns.  These reagent(s) are finally passed into a laser induced PMT fluorometer to determine the sample affinity to each column.  Click here for additional information on the RIAC (MS Powerpoint format).

 
The RIAC System

Microbial Testing : The Colifast At-line Monitor (CALM) is a stand-alone industrial autoanalyser used to determine the presence and quantity of  fecal coliforms in water by monitoring Beta-galactosidase activity fluorometrically.    This instrument is setup for continuous monitoring at remote sites (see photo below).  This system has been running for one year with 100% uptime.

Colifast At-line Monitor (CALM) Housed in this Remote Shed in Norway

OrthoSystems, Inc. (Syracuse, NY) has leveraged its patent pending Orthoswitch^TM sensor technology into a Contaminant Alert System™ (CAS) for continuous, real-time water quality monitoring.

This detection system will employ individual molecular switches (Orthoswitches^TM) engineered to identify bioterrorist and environmental agents such as ricin toxin, cryptosporidium and giardia. These three switches are currently being developed in our laboratories at Syracuse University. Switches for detecting additional CDC and EPA agents are currently under consideration.