Abstract: System and method of implementing an Impurity Detection System in Continually Running Water employing spatially separated smartphone video cameras equipped with periscopic lens attachments, a water flow meter, a sensor operated reagent dispensing system, a light reflecting chamber with patterned surface and optically transmissive windows, and machine vision software for image analysis. The smartphone is equipped with custom optical lens attachments including a periscope that improves spatial separation between camera images. The water flow meter bends according to the amount of water flow, and the sensors modulate the amount of dispensed reagents, such as orthotolidine (C14H16N2). The apparatus monitors the varied levels of impurities, including turbidity and fluorescence, within continually running water, and triggers alarm signals. Machine vision software subsequently analyzes the spatially separated images and matches existing databases to identify key contaminant characteristics.

Abstract: System and method of implementing an Impurity Detection System in Continually Running Water employing spatially separated smartphone video cameras equipped with periscopic lens attachments, a water flow meter, a sensor operated reagent dispensing system, a light reflecting chamber with patterned surface and optically transmissive windows, and machine vision software for image analysis. The smartphone is equipped with custom optical lens attachments including a periscope that improves spatial separation between camera images. The water flow meter bends according to the amount of water flow, and the sensors modulate the amount of dispensed reagents, such as orthotolidine (C14H16N2). The apparatus monitors the varied levels of impurities, including turbidity and fluorescence, within continually running water, and triggers alarm signals. Machine vision software subsequently analyzes the spatially separated images and matches existing databases to identify key contaminant characteristics.