CSignum today launches its latest innovation, the EM-2Q a purpose-built wireless water quality monitoring solution to help businesses address regulatory requirements such as the UK Environment Act 2021. CSignum is a leader in wireless IoT communications for underwater and underground environments.
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The new EM-2Q is a transformative solution for any industry tasked with ongoing water quality monitoring ranging from environmental agencies to utilities and industrial operations. This new technology supports regulatory compliance efforts, reduces operational costs, and contributes to preserving water ecosystems.
The EM-2Q is a compact, retrievable system equipped with CSignum’s patented wireless technology to address the requirements for environmental monitoring and ensure regulatory compliance for any organization involved in industrial water quality management.
The solution includes a fully submerged monitoring station that communicates water quality sensor data to a fixed or portable gateway device, which can be hidden from view, or deployed out of reach eliminating loss from theft and damage from vandalism or tampering.
Regulatory requirements and especially the UK’s Environment Act 2021 (EA21) mandate frequent water quality data uploads. The EM-2Q is a flexible and efficient monitoring solution designed to meet all these needs. It can be deployed across a range of settings, including rivers, lakes, reservoirs, and coastal waters, offering the accuracy and resilience needed for effective monitoring on a large scale.
"Our new EM-2Q wireless solution is a game-changer for water quality monitoring," said Jonathan Reeves, CEO of CSignum. “Pressure is mounting globally to improve freshwater and marine ecosystem health. Every detail of the design has been developed to enable users to be compliant with new regulations and avoid costly and dangerous retrievals by divers by accessing wireless data in real time and maintaining equipment more efficiently. This is just one of the ways we’re innovating to make environmental monitoring more accessible and sustainable.”
Key benefits of EM-2Q’s patent-pending design include:
- Wireless advantage: The EM-2Q is fully submerged and requires no cables for data retrieval. Wireless communication eliminates the need for fixed infrastructure on the riverbank or shore substantially reducing vandalization, theft, and tampering.
- Durable wireless transmission: CSignum’s Electromagnetic Field Signaling (EMFS) technology seamlessly transmits data through water to above-surface devices, overcoming challenges typically faced with cabled or data buoy-based approaches.
- Hands-free airbag retrieval: CSignum’s airbag recovery technology allows the device to be retrieved without divers. A remote command inflates an onboard airbag, which raises the device to the surface, saving both time and cost and improving operational safety.
- Comprehensive water quality insights: The EM-2Q integrates with a range of multiparameter sensors, providing essential data on parameters which are critical for both environmental compliance and ecosystem health.