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Open source water testing platform

Created by
jpearce
Created:
10/27/15
Submitted:
3/6/23
Published:
3/6/23
Colorimeter_v02_NIH3DWith standard colors.

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Licensing:

GNU GPLv3
How to cite this NIH 3D entry
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Version 2

Category

Hardware & Devices
Devices and Hardware
Description

Summary

This project details an open source water testing platform derived from the open-source colorimeter, which is made from open source electronics and 3-D printable components. This is part of a larger project to reduce the cost of scientific equipment using open-source hardware. For full BOM, OpenSCAD, and details go here.

For technical details read the paper here: Bas Wijnen, G. C. Anzalone and Joshua M. Pearce, Open-source mobile water quality testing platform. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 4(3) pp. 532–537 (2014). doi:10.2166/washdev.2014.137 open access

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