turbidity

turbidity
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The extent to which water appears cloudy due to contamination by suspended particles. While technically an optical property related to light reflecting off the suspended matter, turbidity is sometimes used to classify the cleanliness of a body of water when formulating maximum contaminant levels (MCLs).

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  • Turbidity — standards of 5, 50, and 500 NTU Turbidity is the cloudiness or haziness of a fluid caused by individual particles (suspended solids) that are generally invisible to the naked eye, similar to smoke in air. The measurement of turbidity is a key… …   Wikipedia

  • Turbidity — Tur*bid i*ty, n. Turbidness. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • turbidity — drumstimasis statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. turbidity vok. Trüben, n; Trübung, f rus. мутнение, n; помутнение, n pranc. turbidité, f …   Radioelektronikos terminų žodynas

  • turbidity — drumstumas statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Skendos susidarymas skaidriame skystyje. atitikmenys: angl. turbidity vok. Trübung, f; Trübungsgrad, m rus. мутность, f pranc. turbidité, f …   Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas

  • turbidity — drumstimasis statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Skendos susidarymas skaidriame skystyje. atitikmenys: angl. turbidity rus. мутнение; помутнение …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • turbidity — drumstumas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. cloudiness; turbidity vok. Trübung, f rus. мутность, f pranc. assombrissement, m; turbidité, f …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • turbidity — drumstumas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Skysčio ypatybė – dėl neištirpusių medžiagų sumažėjęs skaidrumas. atitikmenys: angl. cloudiness; turbidity vok. Trübung, f rus. мутность, f; помутнение, n …   Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • turbidity — turbid ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a liquid) cloudy, opaque, or thick with suspended matter. 2) obscure or confused in meaning or thought. DERIVATIVES turbidity noun. ORIGIN Latin turbidus, from turba a crowd, a disturbance …   English terms dictionary

  • Turbidity-Currents —   [təː bɪdɪtɪ kʌrənts, englisch], die Suspensionsströme …   Universal-Lexikon

  • turbidity current — n. a current of highly turbid water carrying large amounts of suspended sediment that increase its density and cause it to flow downward through less dense water along the bottom slope of a sea or lake …   English World dictionary

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