Michelle V. Japitana, Eleonor V. Palconit, Alexander T. Demetillo, Marlowe Edgar C. Burce, Evelyn B. Taboada, Michael Lochinvar S. Abundo
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. © 2018 Technoscience Publications. All Rights Reserved.
Engineering Graduate Program, School of Engineering, University of San Carlos, Cebu City, 6000, Philippines; College of Engineering and Information Technology, Caraga State University, Butuan City, 8600, Philippines; College of Engineering and Architecture, Ateneo de Davao University, Davao City, 8000, Philippines; Energy Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 637460, Singapore
