Suspended solids are undissolved matter in effluent. A parameter to evaluate the strength of wastewaters. It is used to determine the efficiency of effluent treatment units. The TSS fraction includes the settleable solids component.
(TSS) - A measure of the suspended organic and inorganic solids in water. Measured in mg/L or ppm.
The amount of solids that would be retained on a filter if a water sample were passed through it.
Matter suspended in water or stormwater; when water is filtered for laboratory analysis, TSS are retained by the filter, dissolved solids pass through.
(TSS) is the amount of suspended (filterable) matter in a water.
Particles, both mineral (clay and sand) and organic (algae and small pieces of decomposed plant and animal material), that are suspended in water.
the concentration of total suspended material carried by a stream as determined by an analysis of a representative subsample of an entire collected water sample. A total suspended solid analysis may underestimate the total suspended material if a significant fraction of the suspended load is sand-sized or larger. see also: total suspended sediment
A measure of the amount of small, particulate solid pollutants that are suspended in wastewater.
The weight of particles that are suspended in water. Suspended solids in water reduce light penetration in the water column, can clog the gills of fish and invertebrates, and are often associated with toxic contaminants because organics and metals tend to bind to particles. Total suspended solids are differentiated from total dissolved solids by a standardized filtration process, the dissolved portion passing through the filter.
The mineral, cells, etc. in wastewater retained on a standard filter paper after filtration, followed by drying at 103 degrees Celsius. Usually measured in mg/l.
A measure of the material suspended in wastewater. Total suspended solids (TSS) cause: 1) interference with light penetration, 2) buildup of sediment and 3) potential reduction in aquatic habitat. Solids also carry nutrients that cause algal blooms and other toxic pollutants that are harmful to fish.
measure of solids that either float on the surface of, or are in suspension in, water or wastewater. A measure of wastewater strength, often used in conjunction with BOD5.
A measure of water quality. TSS is determined by pouring a specified volume of water (typically one liter) through a pre-weighed filter of a specified pore size, and then weighing the filter after it is dried. The increase in weight is a dry weight measure of the particulates present in the water sample, usually expressed in milligrams per liter or mg/l.
Particles of all sizes that are suspended in a measured volume of water. TSS reduce light penetration in the water column, can clog the gills of fish and invertebrates, and are often associated with toxic pollutants because organic materials and metals tend to bind to particles.
Solids, found in waste water or in a stream, which can be removed by filtration. The origin of suspended matter may be man-made wastes or natural sources such as silt.
Amount of undissolved particles suspended in liquid.
TSS is a measure of matter suspended in water.
Organic and inorganic particles of all sizes suspended in a measured volume of water.
The measure of particulate matter suspended in a sample of water or wastewater. After filtering a sample of a known volume, the filter is dried and weighed to determine the residue retained.
Solids in water that can be trapped by a filter. TSS can include a wide variety of organic and inorganic material, such as silt, decaying plant and animal matter, industrial wastes, and sewage. High concentrations can lower water quality by absorbing light, making the water warmer and reducing its ability to hold oxygen necessary for aquatic life. Because aquatic plants also receive less light, photosynthesis decreases and less oxygen is produced
A measure of the suspended solids in wastewater, effluent, or waterbodies, determined by tests for "total suspended non-filterable solids."
The particles which can be removed from a solution by filtration, usually specified as the matter which will not pass through a 0.45 micron pore-diameter filter.
Measure of the amount of non-dissolved solid material present in water or waste water
a measurement of the particulates ( organic and inorganic) in the water column.
Total suspended solids is a water quality measurement usually abbreviated TSS. This parameter was at one time called non-filterable residue (NFR), a term that refers to the identical measurement: the dry-weight of particles trapped by a filter, typically of a specified pore size. However, the term "non-filterable" suffered from an odd (for science) condition of usage: in some circles (Oceanography, for example) "filterable" meant the material retained on a filter, so non-filterable would be the water and particulates that passed through the filter.
