The objective of this project is to design and fabricate a system to monitor various water quality parameters within a land-based wetland treatment system (LBWTS) capable of removing nitrogen pollution from small to medium-sized bodies of water. Nitrogen pollution, also known as eutrophication, causes the rapid growth of algae in these bodies of water. These algal blooms strip resources from other lifeforms in the water, destroying the natural ecosystem. By developing sensors to monitor the nitrate (NO3-), ammonium (NH4+), pH, and temperature levels in the water, the effectiveness of the LBWTS can be tracked.

Our team collaborated with Mechanical Engineering 22 on this project.