Nephelometric turbidity units (ntu)

Nephelometric turbidity units (ntu)

A standard unit of measure of the turbidity or clarity of water based on scattering of light by suspended particles of colloids, silica, bacteria, or mineral precipitates. NTU is measured with a nephelometer using formazin as a reference standard.

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