Dust
activity:dust

In environmental regulation, dust is referred to as [particulate matter](/wiki/pm) or #PM....


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DavidMack "I think you just need a bigger filter or a smaller fan and it will work fine. I don't see much advantage in making an adapter plate to make these t..." | Read more » about 9 years ago
danbeavers "That is fairly cheap and apparently readily available. I would think that 3D printing the corner transitions would be the best thing. It would e..." | Read more » about 9 years ago
Melissa "@danbeavers the HEPA filter I found came in a pack of two for about $45 online at Walmart. So I guess about $20 each. Pretty inexpensive, and it is..." | Read more » about 9 years ago
Melissa "thank you @nshapiro " | Read more » about 9 years ago
warren "@chrisbartley has posted about the Speck on this site. Hi Chris! Melissa's developing a DIY filter that might interest you. " | Read more » about 9 years ago
danbeavers "What is the source for the HEPA filter? Isn't that an expensive item? " | Read more » about 9 years ago
nshapiro "Maybe try Bea, she does community outreach there https://github.com/beadias or try info@specksensor.com " | Read more » about 9 years ago
Melissa "@nshapiro No we have not been in touch with them. Do you have anyone there in mind that I could contact? I would love to see their results. " | Read more » about 9 years ago
nshapiro "The create lab at CMU has been talking about this form of air filter that, if i'm remembering correctly, they tested and found to be effective with..." | Read more » about 9 years ago
Melissa "@liz Do you have any suggestions on how to fabricate it? " | Read more » about 9 years ago
liz "Love this idea. It's been floating around for some years. Looking forward to your prototyping it so i can build one for my house in Brooklyn! 3d pr..." | Read more » about 9 years ago
warren "@mathew wrote a great overview of lots of different ways that different projects/sensors measure particulates: http://publiclab.org/notes/mathew/05..." | Read more » over 9 years ago
nikmhanif "Hey guys. I'm building a similar system, but instead of Shinyei PPD-42, I am using SHARP GP2Y1010AU0F dust sensor. However, I am not sure whether t..." | Read more » over 9 years ago
mathew "right above "Step 1" is a paragraph with links to the stores where parts are available. " | Read more » over 9 years ago
Paolo "Hi guys! I'm Italian and i'd like to build a Dustduino... How can I find the components of the Dustduino? " | Read more » over 9 years ago
stevie "Hi Matthew! Can I use the picture of the Dustduino in a presentation I'm giving on Wednesday? Hope all is well, did you get any sent off to Wiscons..." | Read more » about 10 years ago
mathew "The Speck team indicates that airflow is a big issue. they're controlling with a fan. If I move the Speck around just a little bit the values cha..." | Read more » over 10 years ago
donblair "Thinking about this a bit further: when determining particle counts, is the "% low pulse occupancy time" technique relatively insensitive to tempe..." | Read more » over 10 years ago
willie "Awesome commentary here. By popular demand: a dustduino wiki page: http://publiclab.org/wiki/dustduino Got to give the people...give the people ..." | Read more » over 10 years ago
donblair "Hi Folks! Great comment thread here. Just following up on Schroyer's lead: the github code had a nice link, in a commented section, to a useful ..." | Read more » over 10 years ago
Schroyer "Hi Warren, The Syhitech looks neat, especially for the price point, but I would like to see more peer-reviewed studies to confirm how well the sen..." | Read more » over 10 years ago
warren "Is reading from the Shenyei really as easy as this? valP1 = digitalRead(8); valP2 = digitalRead(9); What do the values represent, or how do you ..." | Read more » over 10 years ago
warren "So I think the sensor the Speck is using, the "Syhitech DSM501A" (http://publiclab.org/notes/chrisbartley/04-15-2014/speck-particle-monitor) is ~$2..." | Read more » over 10 years ago
warren "Willie just posted a followup about a field-test of the optical sensor component: http://publiclab.org/notes/Willie/04-01-2014/field-testing-the-sh..." | Read more » over 10 years ago