Quality

Measuring
Devices

:By
Abdullah Alotaibi
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Devices
Measuring of water pollution.
pH is a measure of hydrogen ion
concentration in solution.
Ranges from 0 to 14 std. units.
pH 7 neutral.
pH 0-7 acidic.
pH 7-14 alkaline.
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Conductivity
Measures electric conductivity of water.
It increases when more salt is dissolved
in water.
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Salinity
Is classification of ground water based
on its salt content.
Water composition analyzed based on
total dissolved solids content.(TDS)
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Turbidity
Is the measure of the amount of total
suspended solid particles in the water.
(TSS).
Suspended particles diffuse sunlight and
absorb heat. This can increase
temperature and reduce light.
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Alkalinity
Alkanity in wastewater results from the
present of hydroxides (OH-), carbonates
(CO3),and bicarbonate ion (HCO3) of
elements such as Ca,Mg,Na,K and
Ammonia.
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Biochemical oxygen
demand (BOD)
BOD is oxygen uptake
by microorganism
during aerobic growth
in wastewater sample.
Pure water BOD = 1
ppm.
Polluted water BOD =
5 ppm and above.
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