ZikuaŽ The Eco BadgeŽ Test Card Reader

Zikua® (pronounced Zee Koo Ah)

In 1993, a group of students retraced a portion of the route that Dr. Stanley took in his search for Livingston. Vistanomics had donated Eco BadgeŽ Kits to them to learn firsthand if ozone air pollution was a problem in the African continent.

They learned that air pollution did exist there. Curious as to its causes (they were not in heavily populated urban areas with heavy vehicular traffic nor were there electric power plants fueled by coal in their vicinity) the issue confused and confounded them.

They met a farmer, and showed him the badge and how it worked. The farmer responded, "you are revealing the invisible."

Later, because of this story, the company slogan for Vistanomics became "Visualizing the Invisible." In Swahili, the language spoken by the farmer, "Zikua" means to reveal or to visualize, and "Kuvizikua visivyooneKana" means visualizing the invisible.

And upon the student's returnm they learned the cause of the pollution - biomass burning. But that's another story.

The Eco Badge® Test Card® Reader.  Zikua® is a hand-held optical reader which will give an instant and precise readout of the Eco Badge® Test Card^TM after exposure to ozone. The user can record additional data to each reading and then upload the information to a computer.

Included: PC and Mac version software, and a PC cable with Mac adapter.

Developed for the GLOBE program, and now utilized worldwide.