Turbidity measurement The importance of measuring turbidity
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Turbidity is the amount of cloudiness in the water. This can vary from a river full of mud and silt where it would be impossible to see through the water (high turbidity), to a spring water which appears to be completely clear (low turbid- ity).Turbidity can be caused by :
silt, sand and mud ; bacteria and other germs ; chemical precipitates.