Metals Translator definition
Metals Translator means the fraction of total metal that is dissolved in the effluent or downstream water. The metals translator calculates a total metal permit limit from a dissolved metal water quality standard. In the absence of site-specific data for the effluent or receiving water, the metals translator is the reciprocal of the conversion factor.
Examples of Metals Translator in a sentence
Minerals Calcium BTEX (Surface only) Magnesium Sodium In-Situ Temperature Potassium Dissolved Oxygen Chloride pH Specific Conductance General Hardness Turbidity Sulfate Secchi Disk Total Alkalinity DO (% saturation) Total Suspended Solids 1 Dissolved concentrations shall be calculated and reported for cadmium, copper, lead, nickel, silver, and zinc as outlined in The Metals Translator: Guidance for Calculating a Total Recoverable Permit Limit from A Dissolved Criterion (EPA 823-B-96-007).