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TSS (Total Suspended Solids)

Total Suspended Solids (TSS) is a measurement of all the solids in a water sample after filtration and any water has been removed. It is carried out in a laboratory environment via a gravimetric method.  Suspended solids are made up of small solid particles which remain in suspension in water either as a colloid or due to the motion of the water. Sedimentation is often utilised to remove them in water treatment as they are usually relatively large particles.

A gravimetric method does not lend itself to process control or ensuring compliance with a discharge consent so online TSS measurement is usually carried out by measuring the turbidity of the water and assuming or creating a relationship between TSS and turbidity.  There is no universal relationship between the two, the measurements correlate but a degree of local calibration is always required.

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TriOS OPUS

An online UV-Vis spectrophotometer for TSS measurement and more in wastewater.

TriOS NICO Plus

TSS UV-Absorption Photometer for Multi-Parameter Water Quality Analysis

Royce Aqua 22

A portable MLSS and Sludge blanket level meter

Suspended Solids Analyser – Accurate MLSS & SVI Monitoring

Measure key wastewater parameters with our Suspended Solids Analyser, including MLSS, SVI, supernatant clarity, and floating sludge. Designed for reliable, automated performance in wastewater treatment and process control.

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