Embedded based real time monitoring and detection of bacterial contamination in drinking water

The aim of the Proposed Project is a Microcontroller based Low-Cost Sensor Network for Real-Time Monitoring and Contamination Detection in Portable and non- Portable Water Distribution Systems and also updates the information to the consumers and concerned authorities by using GSM module. In the existing system, it will just monitor the water level and electrical conductivity manually (off-line) and report to concerned authorities only in metropolitan areas.

The objective of the project is to present a conceptual model of embedded based real time monitoring the water quality and also contamination detection for both portable and non-portable water distribution systems. In this proposed system we are using different sensors for water quality detection. The main goal is the design and development of low cost system that can be used at the premises of consumers. This system can also be used in customer oriented manner to continuously monitor qualitative water parameters and fuse multi parametric sensor data for assessing the water quality.

A Microcontroller and associated sensor network can detect water contamination continuously according to water conductivity and temperature. Depends on these parameters microcontroller computes the other related contaminants and transmits same data to consumers and some authorities by using GSM module. Our approach is based on the development of low cost sensor nodes for real time and in-pipe monitoring and assessment of water quality on the fly.

Keywords: Bacterial contamination, PH sensor, Arduino UNO.