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Turbidity

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This is a draft page. (briefly define turbidity here)

Add background info:

  • Info about regulations
  • Info about ecological or human health impacts
  • Advocacy leverage points
  • Constraints we're working within: cost, complexity, sensitivity, time

There are a LOT of resources available on these pages by @donblair and others:


Questions

Title Author Updated Likes Comments
DFRobot Turbidity Sensor Troubleshooting @mimiss over 4 years ago 5
Can you relate Secchi disk measurements to turbidity sensor measurements? @wmacfarl over 4 years ago 7
How can I calibrate a turbidity sensor? @wmacfarl about 4 years ago 4
How do I choose a method for monitoring turbidity? @stevie about 6 years ago 2
Has anyone built a secchi disk before? @stevie about 6 years ago 4
What should we look for when sourcing turbidity tubes? @stevie about 6 years ago 7
What are different methods of measuring water turbidity? @warren about 6 years ago 3
How is water turbidity regulated? @warren about 6 years ago 3
How can we detect contaminants in water samples with a DIY spectrometer using reagents? @warren over 6 years ago 1
Can a DIY spectrometer be used to measure water turbidity? @warren over 6 years ago 6
Water Filter Effectiveness @Mempet over 6 years ago 4


Turbidity sensors

(see Water sensors for more, and click here to add to this table)


Activities

Activities for people to test methods (these develop over time)


Activities should include a materials list, costs and a step-by-step guide to construction with photos. Learn what makes a good activity here.


Existing work

Title Author Updated Likes Comments
Post your photos of possible wastewater pollution! / ¡Postea tus fotos de aguas posiblemente residuales! 📷 @bhamster over 2 years ago 2
Water testing protocols for Sulfide Mining? @Greenhorns almost 3 years ago 1
How to Connect a pH Sensor to the Simple Water Sensor Platform @wmacfarl about 4 years ago 0
DFRobot Turbidity Sensor Troubleshooting @mimiss over 4 years ago 5
Building the Simple Turbidity Sensor Prototype @wmacfarl over 4 years ago 12
Oil and Gas Hardware Fellow Status Update: Week 6! @wmacfarl over 4 years ago 1
Oil and Gas Hardware Fellow Status Update: Week 6! @wmacfarl over 4 years ago 0
Can you relate Secchi disk measurements to turbidity sensor measurements? @wmacfarl over 4 years ago 7
How can I calibrate a turbidity sensor? @wmacfarl about 4 years ago 4
Testing of DF Robot Turbidity Sensor @wmacfarl over 4 years ago 1
What are some different ways to use turbidity sensors? @lekhidugtal about 5 years ago 0
MicrobeMeter - an innovative photometer for continuous measurement of microbial growth @humanetechnologies about 5 years ago 4
LaMotte and Earth Force low cost Water Monitoring kit @stevie almost 6 years ago 2
Can the spectrometer or turbocharger be used for lal testing? @Ag8n almost 6 years ago 3
Turbidity Sensor Assembly @MadTinker almost 6 years ago 9
How do I choose a method for monitoring turbidity? @stevie about 6 years ago 2
Has anyone built a secchi disk before? @stevie about 6 years ago 4
What should we look for when sourcing turbidity tubes? @stevie about 6 years ago 7
Photometer Kit idea @programmer1200 about 6 years ago 12
What are different methods of measuring water turbidity? @warren about 6 years ago 3
How is water turbidity regulated? @warren about 6 years ago 3
How can we detect contaminants in water samples with a DIY spectrometer using reagents? @warren over 6 years ago 1
Can a DIY spectrometer be used to measure water turbidity? @warren over 6 years ago 6
7 Ways to Measure, Monitor, and Evaluate Water Quality @anngneal about 5 years ago 2