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 Volume 11, Issue 10 (October 2024), Pages: 147-156

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 Original Research Paper

Efficient wastewater management for smart cities using Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain technology

 Author(s): 

 Abdullah I. A. Alzahrani 1, *, Sajjad Hussain Chauhdary 2, Abdulrahman A. Alshdadi 3

 Affiliation(s):

 1Department of Computer Science, Scientific Departments in Al Quwaiiyah, Shaqra University, Shaqra 11961, Saudi Arabia
 2Department of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, College of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Jeddah, Jeddah 23890, Saudi Arabia
 3Department of Information Systems and Technology, College of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Jeddah, Jeddah 23890, Saudi Arabia

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 * Corresponding Author. 

  Corresponding author's ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4718-7568

 Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2024.10.017

 Abstract

Access to clean and sufficient water is considered a basic right for humans and other living organisms sharing the environment. However, factors like rapid urban growth, climate change, population increase, and the overproduction of industrial and agricultural goods have contributed to water shortages and quality problems in many communities worldwide. Digital technologies, such as blockchain, machine learning, and the Internet of Things (IoT), offer opportunities to develop new solutions for creating smart and sustainable environments. In this paper, we introduce a unified water management system (IB-WMS) using IoT and blockchain technologies to monitor water quality, level, temperature, pressure, and consumption. This system is designed to be reliable, scalable, and transparent due to the integration of blockchain and IoT. Simulations indicate that the IB-WMS system achieves 89% efficiency, a 90% wastewater reuse rate, and a 95% water recycling rate.

 © 2024 The Authors. Published by IASE.

 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords

 Water scarcity, Blockchain, IoT, Water management, Sustainability

 Article history

 Received 7 June 2024, Received in revised form 21 September 2024, Accepted 6 October 2024

 Acknowledgment

The authors extend their appreciation to the deanship of scientific research at Shaqra University for funding this research work through the project number (SU-ANN-202205).

 Compliance with ethical standards

 Conflict of interest: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

 Citation:

 Alzahrani AIA, Chauhdary SH, and Alshdadi AA (2024). Efficient wastewater management for smart cities using Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain technology. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 11(10): 147-156

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