IoT in Water Quality Monitoring - Are We Really Here?

The Internet of Things (IoT) has become widespread. Mainly used in industry, it already penetrates into every sphere of private life. It is often associated with complex sensors and very complicated technology. IoT in life sciences has gained a lot of importance because it allows one to minimize the costs associated with field research, expeditions, and the transport of the many sensors necessary for physical and chemical measurements. In the literature, we can find many sensational ideas regarding the use of remote collection of environmental research. However, can we fully say that IoT is well established in the natural sciences?