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Suitability and Sustainability of Rainwater Quality Monitoring System in Cistern for Domestic Use

Kenedy A. Greyson^*

Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology, P. O. Box 2958, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

* Corresponding Author: Kenedy A. Greyson. Email:

Journal on Internet of Things 2023, 5, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.32604/jiot.2023.040255

Received 10 March 2023; Accepted 29 June 2023; Issue published 14 September 2023

Abstract

Rainwater harvesting (RWH) systems have been the source of domestic water for many years and still becoming essential in many communities of developing countries. However, due to various reasons, there are several sources of contamination in the rainwater cistern systems. Dissolved chemicals from the roofing, storage, and conveyance materials, together with the suspended particulate matter from the airborne, are examples of water contamination. In this work, the water quality monitoring system has been designed and implemented. Chemical and physical parameters of water samples were collected from three locations using a data acquisition (DAQ) system and rainwater quality was analyzed using Water Pollution Index (WPI). Results obtained from three locations have been presented.

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