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Algorithm for monitoring water quality parameters in optical systems based on artificial intelligence data mining
Jie Su1,2, Weining Xu3,4, Ziyu Lin3,4
1State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China. 17630259169@163.com.
Scientific Reports
|November 15, 2024
Summary
Artificial intelligence data mining optical systems significantly improve water quality monitoring (WQM). This AI-driven approach offers faster, more accurate, and sensitive results compared to traditional methods, ensuring better water safety.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Science
- Data Science
- Optical Engineering
Background:
- Increasing water pollution necessitates advanced Water Quality Monitoring (WQM) systems.
- Traditional WQM methods suffer from slow speeds, long monitoring times, operational complexity, and instability.
- Existing methods can produce secondary pollutants and delay timely detection of water contamination.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate artificial intelligence (AI) data mining optical systems for enhanced WQM.
- To develop and improve AI-based systems for more effective water quality detection.
- To compare the performance of AI-driven WQM against traditional approaches.
Main Methods:
- Application of an AI data mining system integrated with optical technology for water quality parameter detection.
- Experimental validation using 10 water plants to compare AI-WQM with traditional WQM.
- Evaluation metrics included WQM time, accuracy, sensitivity, and protective performance.
Main Results:
- AI-based optical systems achieved an average WQM time of 2.7 days.
- Average accuracy reached 85.95%, with an average sensitivity of 84.19%.
- The average protective score was 8.46 points, indicating superior performance.
Conclusions:
- AI data mining optical technology demonstrates vital significance and value for WQM.
- The developed AI system offers substantial improvements over traditional WQM methods.
- This technology is crucial for ensuring water quality safety in the face of environmental pollution.

