Turbidimeter

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-028881",
  "term": "Turbidimeter",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A device that measures the amount of suspended solids in a liquid.\n\n2. A device that measures the cloudiness of suspended solids in a liquid; a measure of the quantity of suspended solids.\n\n3. A turbidity meter consists of a light source that illuminates a water sample and a photoelectric cell that measures the intensity of light scattered at a 90 angle by the particles in the sample. It measures turbidity in nephelometric turbidity units or NTUs.",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "Terms of Environment",
    "EPA Water Monitoring and Assessment at http://water.epa.gov/type/rsl/monitoring/vms55.cfm"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/turbidimeter/"
}