A Microwave Sensor Array for Water Quality Testing

Improved data acquisition with autonomous sensor networks for fine-grained data sampling and collection is critical for ensuring urban water sustainability. It leads to better analysis, predictability, and optimization of water resources. To address this need, here, we propose a microwave sensor array composed of five complementary split ring resonators (CSRRs) operating in the frequency range of 1 GHz to 10 GHz. The use of an array provides the opportunity to acquire more information regarding the water pollutants. Here, the design of the proposed sensor array is presented along with the results of testing that with water samples with heavy metal pollutants including Chromium (Cr), Lead (Pb), and Mercury (Hg).