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- Title
Integrated Technologies for Low Cost Environmental Monitoring in the Water Bodies of the Philippines: A Review.
- Authors
Burce, Marlowe Edgar C.; Taboada, Evelyn B.; Japitana, Michelle V.; Demetillo, Alexander T.; Palconit, Eleonor V.; Abundo, Michael Lochinvar S.
- Abstract
Water is an important commodity that is becoming scarce due to man-made and natural destruction. The Philippines has abundant water resources but the rapid development, anthropogenic activities, and poor policy implementation in the country leads to the deterioration of water quality in its water bodies. Water quality monitoring (WQM) is a tedious and costly process that can impinge countries with limited resources. On the other hand, emerging technologies on wireless sensor network, energy harvesting, remote sensing, and geographic information system (GIS) have been the focus of various researches in order to achieve a precise, periodic, real-time, and low-cost water quality monitoring. In this work, these enabling technologies are reviewed to evaluate their applicability in the assessment, management, and rehabilitation of contaminated water bodies in the Philippine context. To carry out this study, the water quality monitoring program, existing technologies being employed, and the challenges in implementing a nationwide and comprehensive WQM processes were identified. Then, an overview of the qualitative state of the water resources in the country is sought in order to accentuate the need for more suitable alternative techniques.
- Subjects
PHILIPPINES; ENVIRONMENTAL monitoring equipment; COST effectiveness; REMOTE sensing in environmental monitoring; WIRELESS sensor networks; GEOGRAPHIC information systems; WATER quality monitoring
- Publication
Nature Environment & Pollution Technology, 2018, Vol 17, Issue 4, p1125
- ISSN
0972-6268
- Publication type
Article