Vocabulary Term Details

Total suspended solids

Definition (http://www.ndhealth.gov/wq/sw/Z6_WQ_Standards/WQ_TSS.htm)

TSS are solid materials, including organic and inorganic, that are suspended in the water. These would include silt, plankton and industrial wastes.

Preferred Units: milliequivalents per litre

Scope Note:
N/A

Broader Terms	Narrower Terms	Related Terms
Water quality measurements	N/A	Suspended solids

This term is used for the following terms:
TSS

Approved Date
06-Nov-2012

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Routine laboratory water sample data for the Wensum Demonstration Test Catchment's monitoring kiosk B
Routine laboratory water sample data for the Wensum Demonstration Test Catchment's monitoring kiosk C
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Routine laboratory water sample data for the Wensum Demonstration Test Catchment's monitoring kiosk E
Routine laboratory water sample data for the Wensum Demonstration Test Catchment's monitoring kiosk F
Routine laboratory water sample data for the Wensum Demonstration Test Catchment's monitoring kiosk M

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