question:spectrometry-challenge
question:spectrometry-challenge


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warren "Oh, interesting! Maybe @programmer1200 would be interested in this, re: related work on a turbidity sensor... " | Read more » almost 7 years ago
Ag8n "The current epa method for turbidity, with standard prep, is at: Https://epa.gov/sites/production/files//2015-08/documents/method_180-1_1993.pdf ..." | Read more » almost 7 years ago
liz "Here's a permalink to the PDF on our site: ee-soilsampling-sop-env-3-13.pdf " | Read more » almost 7 years ago
gretchengehrke "Here's a great resource for soil sampling. Section 8.3.2 gives a good start for a step-by-step protocol for surface soil sampling. Table 8.2 is sup..." | Read more » almost 7 years ago
Ag8n "What do you think of the ones that are transparent on all four sides? That way the cuvettes can be used for trans, abs, flores, or turbidity. The..." | Read more » almost 7 years ago
Ag8n "Absolutely correct. The fluorescence spectrometer is the same layout as for the basic turbidimeter. The standards are a bit of a pain, but quite ..." | Read more » almost 7 years ago
warren "So a design using the Lego Spectrometer, for example, might need a right-angle light source -- but that's not so bad, since already with fluorescen..." | Read more » almost 7 years ago
warren "Hm, good point -- actually going back to an old post there's some great stuff here: https://publiclab.org/notes/donblair/08-25-2015/turbidity-001 ..." | Read more » almost 7 years ago
Ag8n "By definition, turbidity measures the amount of light scattered at a 90 angle. So there would have to be a change in the optical layout from the ..." | Read more » about 7 years ago
warren "It would also be really cool to see a design adapted for the Lego Spectrometer! https://publiclab.org/wiki/lego-spectrometer " | Read more » about 7 years ago
warren "Related: How can we detect contaminants in water samples with a DIY spectrometer using reagents? https://publiclab.org/notes/warren/12-18-2017/ca..." | Read more » about 7 years ago
warren "We're also now collecting more info on this page: https://publiclab.org/w/raspberry-pi-spectrometer " | Read more » about 7 years ago
warren "We had an old idea for this a ways back -- posted below. But yours connects so beautifully to the spectrometer, it's a great improvement! " | Read more » about 7 years ago
warren "This can be a helpful way to get the same exposure for two samples at once, which can be important when using a less-controlled camera like a webca..." | Read more » about 7 years ago
warren "Here's one attempt from a few years ago: https://publiclab.org/notes/cfastie/02-25-2014/mobile-cuvette-holder This was designed for a laser, but c..." | Read more » about 7 years ago
programmer1200 "Yes it is possible to redesign it for two cuvette at one time would just need to widen the area toward the spectrometer and double the area on the ..." | Read more » about 7 years ago
warren "Hi, @programmer1200 -- saw your post on a cuvette holder and wondered if it would be possible to use it for two cuvettes simultaneously? Perhaps by..." | Read more » about 7 years ago
warren "Hi, all - i've been collecting up some info on reagents on this page; i'll repost my question and @stoft's answer there too: https://publiclab.org..." | Read more » about 7 years ago
warren "Also see this related question: https://publiclab.org/questions/shaikhgous/11-18-2016/identify-plastic-material-using-infrared-imaging " | Read more » about 7 years ago
warren "Yes, I think that's be great. I'm adding this as a "challenge" on the Spectrometry page, hope someone picks it up. Also see related: https://public..." | Read more » about 7 years ago
warren "Also see this question on getting data off a Raspberry Pi via keyboard emulation: https://publiclab.org/questions/warren/04-29-2017/getting-a-raspb..." | Read more » about 7 years ago
warren "Here's an answer from the DIY Oil Testing guide by @gretchengehrke and @eustatic " | Read more » over 7 years ago
warren "Hi, I think it's not common because many people find it easier to parse data from a full desktop computer. You might try using a Raspberry Pi which..." | Read more » over 7 years ago
jjoll "thanks cfastie, I have one more question. I was going through the Spectral Workbench website. I noticed that you can extract cvs file of the plots...." | Read more » over 7 years ago