Table 1 Applications of smart water quality monitoring

Domestic running water

Vijayakumar and Ramya (2015), Niel et al. (2016), Theofanis et al. (2014), Jayti and Jignesh (2016), Poonam et al., 2016, Xin et al. (2011), Xiuli et al. (2011), Offiong et al. (2014)

Domestic Stored water

Thinagaran et al. (2015), Vinod and Sushama (2016), Pandian and Mala (2015), Azedine et al. (2000), Sathish et al. (2016)

Lake, River, Sea water, Environmental monitoring

Tomoaki et al. (2016), Vinod and Sushama (2016), Peng et al. (2009), Francesco et al. (2015), Christie et al. (2014), Haroon and Anthony (2016), Anthony et al. (2014), Li et al. (2013)

Aquaculture centers

Goib et al. (2015), Xiuna et al. (2010), Gerson et al. (2012)

Drinking water distribution systems

Eliades et al. (2014), Ruan and Tang (2011)

Water and Air quality

Mitar et al. (2016)

Not limited to specific application

Liang (2014), Wei et al. (2012)