Israel's Mekorot water company has adopted a system developed by the
Israeli company Biological Alarm Systems (BAS) which rapidly detects
hazardous biological substances in the water supply.
The system detects such toxins as anthrax and botulism in both water and
air and can be deployed in public places like mass-transit systems, shopping
malls and sports stadiums.
The system automatically samples air or water, giving real-time results. By
automatically sampling water quality in real time, the system renders the
current lab-based technology obsolete.
BAS is a product of the start-up incubator known as the Mofet B'Yehuda
Innovation Accelerator, based in Kiryat Arba, a Jewish town located 15 miles
south of Jerusalem.
Mofet B'Yehuda works to encourage the development of "clean-tech" companies
in Israel by providing funding, infrastructure and business support.