Smart Sensors for Real-Time Water Quality Monitoring (Smart Sensors, Measurement and Instrumentation Book 4)

Sensors are being utilized to increasing degrees in all forms of industry. Researchers and industrial practitioners in all fields seek to obtain a better understanding of appropriate processes so as to improve quality of service and efficiency. The quality of water is no exception, and the water industry is faced with a wide array of water quality issues being present world-wide. Thus, the need for sensors to tackle this diverse subject is paramount. The aim of this book is to combine, for the first time, international expertise in the area of water quality monitoring using smart sensors and systems in order that a better understanding of the challenges faced and solutions posed may be available to all in a single text. Front Matter....Pages 1-9 Monitoring Pollutants in Wastewater: Traditional Lab Based versus Modern Real-Time Approaches....Pages 1-24 In Situ Phosphate Monitoring in Seawater: Today and Tomorrow....Pages 25-44 Fluorescence and Phosphorescence Chemical Sensors Applied to Water Samples....Pages 45-64 Monitoring Wastewater Treatment Using Voltammetric Electronic Tongues....Pages 65-103 Automatic Water and Wastewater Quality Monitoring Systems....Pages 105-123 Development and Deployment of a Microfluidic Platform for Water Quality Monitoring....Pages 125-148 Nitrate Anion Sensors: Their Applications and a Case Study of Their Status in Waste Water from Selected Areas of Coastal Guyana via a Spectrophotometric Method....Pages 149-169 The Selection of Novel Planar Electromagnetic Sensors for the Application of Nitrate Contamination Detection....Pages 171-195 Microwave Sensors for Real-Time Nutrients Detection in Water....Pages 197-216 Remote Monitoring of Water Quality for Intensive Fish Culture....Pages 217-238 ICT as an Enabler to Smart Water Management....Pages 239-258 Emerging Organic Contaminants in Groundwater....Pages 259-284 Back Matter....Pages 285-285 "Sensors are being utilised to increasing degrees in all forms of industry. Researchers and industrial practitioners in all fields seek to obtain a better understanding of appropriate processes so as to improve quality of service and efficiency. The quality of water is no exception, and the water industry is faced with a wide array of water quality issues being present world-wide. Thus, the need for sensors to tackle this diverse subject is paramount. The aim of this book is to combine, for the first time, international expertise in the area of water quality monitoring using smart sensors and systems in order that a better understanding of the challenges faced and solutions posed may be available to all in a single text"--Provided by publisher This book combines, for the first time, international expertise on water quality monitoring using smart sensors and systems, in order to make available a better understanding of the challenges and proposed solutions posed, all in a single text