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PROID CBE Lesson 2
Water Quality categories & characterization #1
Term | Definition |
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Physical Category | Appearance, taste, odor |
Chemical Category | Organic & inorganic substances |
Microbiological Category | Pathogens (virus, bacteria, protozoa. helminths) |
Radiological Category | Radiological substances (from using nuclear power, etc.) |
Turbidity | Due to presence of suspended materials |
Color | Due to dissolved organic material |
Taste & Odor | Due to organic compounds, inorganic salts or dissolved gases |
Temperature | Desirable to be cool & does not fluctuate |
Turbidity | Measure of optical properties of a water sample that cause light to be scattered and absorbed |
Total Suspended Solids | >1 micron, removed by filtration |
Total Dissolved Solids | Inorganic and small amounts of organic matter, removed by distillation/absorption |
pH | Measure of acidity/alkalinity of water |