Indicates the degree to which light is scattered in water by
suspended particulate material and soluble colored compounds.
It provides an estimate of the muddiness or cloudiness of the
water due to clay, silt, finely divided organic and inorganic
matter, soluble colored organic compounds, plankton, and
microscopic organisms. Measured in Nephelometric Turbidity
Units (NTU) or Formazin Turbidity Units (FTU).
Glossary Term Acronym
TURB
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