Build your own water quality tester

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In response to our item about the commercial TDS (total dissolved solids) water testing tool, somebody sent us a link to this homemade meter, which tests for TDS, EC (electrical conductivity), PPM (parts per million).

EC/TDS/PPM Meter On Limited Budget - Link

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Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Feb 26, 2008 11:00 AM
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Posted by: Adam on February 26, 2008 at 11:48 AM

MAybe it's just me, but it appears that something-- perhaps the 'buzz up' code-- is really breaking the formatting.


Posted by: Dale on February 26, 2008 at 1:14 PM

Just to clarify;
PPM (parts per million)
Is a unit of measurement not a water quality characteristic (hardness, turbidity, ...) that is measured.

The DIY conductivity meter will also do pH too (that's how lab pH meters work), it looks like a cool project.


Posted by: jdkchem on February 27, 2008 at 10:46 AM

ppm of what? That would be rather important.


Posted by: on April 4, 2008 at 4:30 PM

maybe Total organic carbon (TOC)


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