Ajayi, Olasupo O.Bagula, Antoine B.Maluleke, Hloniphani C.2022-08-022022-08-022022Ajayi, O. O. et al. (2022). Waternet: A network for monitoring and assessing water quality for drinking and irrigation purposes. IEEE Access, 10, 48318-48337. 0.1109/ACCESS.2022.3172274.2169-353610.1109/ACCESS.2022.3172274http://hdl.handle.net/10566/7652Water is a fundamental requirement for human, animal, and plant survival. Despite its importance, quality water is not always fit for drinking, domestic and/or industrial use. Numerous factors such as industrialization, mining, pollution, and natural occurrences impact the quality of water, as they introduce or alter various parameters present therein, thus, affecting its suitability for human consumption or general use. The World Health Organization has guidelines which stipulate the threshold levels of various parameters present in water samples intended for consumption or irrigation. The Water Quality Index (WQI) and Irrigation WQI (IWQI) are metrics used to express the level of these parameters to determine the overall water quality.enWater qualityWater pollutionIrrigationWorld Health OrganizationWaterNetArticle