Water quality monitoring program through the KduSTICK, a low-cost and Do-It-Yourself instrument connected by the Internet of Things

Monitoring water transparency provides an indicator of the environmental status of the water body. One parameter to estimate the water transparency is the light difuse attenuation coefcient (Kd). In the framework of the H2020 project MONOCLE (Multiscale Observation Networks for Optical monitoring of Coastal waters, Lakes and Estuaries), we have developed an improved version of the KdUINO (Bardaji et al., 2016) consisting of a moored instrument used to assess water transparency. This new version, the KduSTICK, estimates Kd near the surface in real-time following these specifcations: cost-efective, portable, real-time monitoring and easy to use with minimal training. This instrument transmits data by using the Internet of Things (IoT) networks. In particular, our research group participates in the initiative “The Things Network” (TTN), an IoT network based on LoRaWAN. This device is easy to deploy and maintain, and it is suitable for citizen-science based water quality monitoring programs.Peer ReviewedObjectius de Desenvolupament Sostenible::6 - Aigua Neta i Sanejament::6.3 - Per a 2030, millorar la qualitat de l’aigua mitjançant la reducció de la contaminació, l’eliminació dels abocaments i la reducció al mínim de la descàrrega de materials i productes químics perillosos, la reducció a la meitat del percentatge d’aigües residuals sense tractar, i un augment substancial a escala mundial del reciclat i de la reutilització en condicions de segureta

Development of a citizen monitoring program for the Barcelona coastal waters: the Scientific Patí Vela (PATI CIENTIFIC)

The first results of the PATI CIENTIFIC project are presented. This is a collaborative project funded by a Barcelona Institute of Culture’s grant for research and innovation under the 2019 Barcelona Science Plan. The main objective of this project is to develop a monitoring program for the coastal waters of Barcelona through a small-sailboat feet of the traditional and sustainable Patí de Vela (sailing skate). This pleasure boat is to become a scientifc sailing skate. This feet will acquire the essential oceanographic variables along the Catalan coast, which will be incorporated and accessible in a web platform. We present the initial adaptations done to the Patí de Vela to have an onboard platform holding the scientifc instruments (sensors and devices) for sampling the Barcelona coastal waters. These adaptations allow the systematic measurements of the essential physical and biogeochemical variables. These data, which will allow detecting variations along the coast, hence identifying potential sources of contamination and also providing the necessary knowledge of natural and anthropogenic seasonality, and will be freely available on a web platform. The PATI CIENTIFIC project will increase our knowledge of the coastal waters of the Barcelona coast, encouraging participation in sea monitoring activities and increasing social awareness on the need to love and protect our oceans.Peer ReviewedObjectius de Desenvolupament Sostenible::14 - Vida Submarin