Low cost automated system for limnological monitoring of water bodies
Keywords:
ESP32, Eutrophication, Sensors.Abstract
Population growth directly affects the aquatic ecosystem, since rivers end up being used as industrial waste deposits and domestic sewage. Limnological monitoring is done through the periodic collection of samples from the water body for analysis in the laboratory or in the field using some portable equipment. But this preventive monitoring can be more effective if it is automated, and can even take several measurements in a single day. The project will be developed and applied in the municipality of Ji-paraná/RO, and a stream will be selected in the urban perimeter to carry out tests with the prototype of the automated system for monitoring limnology. The research will be of a quantitative nature, aiming to measure the effectiveness of the use of the referred prototype. The tests will be carried out in two stages, where the first will be in a controlled environment (laboratory) and the second will take place in a river or stream that will be chosen later in the urban area of Ji-Paraná. For the implementation of the prototype, an ESP32 board will be used because it has more RAM memory space, allows greater electrical current in the circuit, in addition to having Bluetooth and WiFi in its system.
