Water Quality Monitoring System Using Wireless Sensor Networks

Abstract

In the traditional times water quality monitoring was a very big issue. People were kept for getting samples from the water bodies and then bringing the samples to the laboratories. This resulted in more cost, more man power requirement and more time. The major issue at that time that resulted due to this problem was that real time data could not be delivered. Traditional methods for Water Quality Monitoring had these disadvantages due to which modern methods are used now. In modern methods wireless sensor network is used which sends data wirelessly to the user from base station. It has far better performance as compared to traditional methods of water quality monitoring .It requires lesser cost, lesser manpower, lesser time and most importantly delivers data in real time. This method of water quality monitoring is far more efficient than traditional method. In this project I have simulated a water monitoring system using the WSN technology for observing water quality with particular emphasis on heavy metals.