Journal article
Smart Water Quality Monitoring System Design and KPIs Analysis: Case Sites of Fiji Surface Water
Sustainability, Vol.11(24), 7110
2019
Abstract
Over recent years, waters in and around Fiji has increasingly succumbed to a reasonable level of contamination. Water quality is defined with set of standards that clearly state the parameters of different properties in water. These standards are different at various geographic locations. The specific quantitative values of these parameters for the Fiji Islands are established by the Fiji National Drinking Water Quality Standards (FNDWQS). Fiji is geographically located in the vast Pacific Ocean, and requires a data collection framework for different water parameters to monitor water quality. The GIS framework system can effectively solve this continuously in real-time. With the end goal being to quantify different parameters; four (04) key performance indicators (KPI) are identified: Temperature, potential of hydrogen (pH), Oxidation Reduction Potential (ORP), and Conductivity. This paper presents a Smart Water Quality Monitoring System (SWQMS) which has been developed and deployed in five (05) Fijian locations (nodes) for the aforementioned KPIs measurement. The SWQMS interfaced with GIS and were powered using solar based Renewable Energy Source (REs). Finally, obtained data were tested and analyzed using statistical methods and verified comparing with the FNDWQS. The findings demonstrated that the system is capable of delivering an accurate and consistent measurement of water quality in real-time. Hence SWQMS could be a smart choice for various Pacific Island Countries (PICs) to use to monitor the water quality and in turn develop sustainable cities and societies. View Full-Text
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- Title
- Smart Water Quality Monitoring System Design and KPIs Analysis: Case Sites of Fiji Surface Water
- Authors
- K A Mamun (Author) - University of the South Pacific, FijiRobi Islam (Author) - University of the Sunshine CoastRezwanul Haque (Author) - University of the Sunshine CoastM G M Khan (Author) - University of the South Pacific, FijiA N Prasad (Author) - University of the South Pacific, FijiH Haqva (Author) - University of the South Pacific, FijiR R Mudliar (Author) - University of the South Pacific, FijiF S Mani (Author) - University of the South Pacific, Fiji
- Publication details
- Sustainability, Vol.11(24), 7110; 21
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Date published
- 2019
- DOI
- 10.3390/su11247110
- ISSN
- 2071-1050
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
- Organisation Unit
- School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450972502621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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