Recommending IoT based Real-time Water Quality Monitoring System in Malaysia

All inhabitants on Earth are dependent on water and its quality as it is an essential resource for our survival. Sadly, during the last decade, irresponsible consumption and industrialization had caused a global issue in terms of water pollution. Moreover, poor water quality is damaging to the entire ecosystems as it contains hazardous chemicals and harmful bacteria. Therefore, water deterioration is becoming one of the leading global issues today as it can cause a threat to health and agriculture. Hence, even more dangerous situation is that there is no affordable equipment to measure water condition except expensive laboratory testing. Due to that factor, this paper discusses real-time water quality monitoring system by implementing the Internet of Things (IoT) that comes as an alternative to manual water testing approach. Nowadays, the IoT is an innovative technological phenomenon that has already started advancing our world in many different sectors. This technology has the capacity of measuring physicochemical parameters in water such as temperature, turbidity, acidity, metals, etc. Also, it will allow collection of water testing results from distant locations and transmit these data wirelessly to a base station. Also, wireless connection provides real-time water testing and immediate notification when the water quality deteriorates. Therefore, by applying the Internet of Things for water testing purposes, it is expected to obtain fast, as well as accurate results with minimal expenses, less maintenance and efficient data gathering.