Turbidimeter
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Turbidimeter Basic Data Category: Drinking water treatment URL (first publication): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4029670/ Keywords: Drink water preparation plant, Drink water treatment plant, License: CC BY 3.0 Project status: Active
Technical documentation Maturity of the project: production / DIY
CAD files are editable: Yes Assembly instructions are published: No Bill of materials is published: Yes
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Description
Turbidity is an internationally recognized criterion for assessing drinking water quality, because the colloidal particles in turbid water may harbor pathogens, chemically reduce oxidizing disinfectants, and hinder attempts to disinfect water with ultraviolet radiation. A turbidimeter is an electronic/optical instrument that assesses turbidity by measuring the scattering of light passing through a water sample containing such colloidal particles. Commercial turbidimeters cost hundreds or thousands of dollars, putting them beyond the reach of low-resource communities around the world. An affordable open-source turbidimeter based on a single light-to-frequency sensor was designed and constructed, and evaluated against a portable commercial turbidimeter. The final product, which builds on extensive published research, is intended to catalyze further developments in affordable water and sanitation monitoring.
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