You might be wondering why you should incorporate a turbidity meter in your turbidity controlling system. Although a turbidity power can easily get damaged, it is still one of the best apparatus invented for this purpose. Though it is very costly to obtain and maintain this meter, people still prefer it over any other available ways of measuring turbidity in the market. This is so because, a turbidity meter or…
Read MoreWhy measure turbidity?
It is very important to know the turbidity level especially in the water that is usually for domestic use. This is because, if you decide to apply some water treatment on this domestic water, the treatment can be made inefficient by the turbidity available in the water sample. This is more so during the periods that heavy rains are experienced as the high turbidity levels are likely to block and…
Read MoreWhat is FNUs?
Usually, measurements taken by the use of the turbidity meters are always recorded in units known as the Formazine Nephelometric units or simply commonly referred to as the FNUs. Something important to note here is that, usually the results obtained by measurement using a meter that operates on this principle of light transmission is by standard shown in units known as the FAUs or the Formazine Attenuation Units. These units…
Read MoreWhat really causes the turbidity?
Turbidity can be said to be as a result of the presence of different varying size of particles. These particles, scatter and absorb light. This gives the material being considered a cloudy or milky appearance. It is therefore clear that, the turbidity in a material is caused by the particles found suspended in the material. Some of these particles include; sludge, particles of limestone and in some cases, some microorganisms….
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