Specific Conductance

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-026328",
  "term": "Specific Conductance",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A rapid method of estimating the dissolved-solids content of a water supply. The measurement indicates the capacity of a sample of water to carry an electrical current, which is related to the concentration of ionized substances in the water.\n\n2. Rapid method of estimating the dissolved solid content of a water supply by testing its capacity to carry an electrical current.\n\n3. Strictly speaking identical to electrical conductivity; the term is used in hydrogeology to refer to the conductivity of surface and ground water and expressed in micro Siemens per centimeter. It is a direct function of the total dissolved solids in the water.",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "Terms of Environment",
    "Environmental Geophysics Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/specific-conductance/"
}