Total phosphorus definition

Total phosphorus means the sum of the water soluble and citrate-insoluble phosphorus present in wastewater.
Total phosphorus means all of the phosphorus present in a sample, regardless of form, as measured by a persulfate digestion procedure.
Total phosphorus means the sum of all forms of phosphorus in a substance.

Examples of Total phosphorus in a sentence

  • Facilities with a new 12-Month Moving Total phosphorus limit shall, for the first 11 months that the limit is effective, indicate '(NR) <12 months' in the eDMR comments field in place of a value for the 12-Month Moving Total until the 12th month of monitoring.

  • Total phosphorus (TP) is a measure of both organic and inorganic forms of phosphorus.

  • TMDL parameters may include organic enrichment/dissolved oxygen (OE/DO), pathogens, nutrients (Total Nitrogen (TN) / Total phosphorus (TP), siltation, pH, metals, etc., and should be expressed as pounds/yr, tons/yr, percent, etc.

  • Total phosphorus emc values range from 0.102-0.510 mg/l, with an overall mean of 0.327 mg/l.

  • Total phosphorus (P) was measured by flow injection analyser (FIA) colorimetry after sulphuric acid digestion (Blakemore et al., 1977; Taylor, 2000).


More Definitions of Total phosphorus

Total phosphorus or "phosphorus" means the sum of the orthophosphate, polyphosphate, and organic forms of phosphorus in a water or wastewater.
Total phosphorus means all of the phosphorus in a water sample analyzed using the methods identified under the provi- sions of s. NR 219.04 (1).
Total phosphorus means the amount of phosphorus in an unfiltered sample which has been converted to ortho phosphate by an acid persulfate digestion.
Total phosphorus means all of the phosphorus present in a sample, regardless of form, as measured by a persul-
Total phosphorus means the sum of orthophosphates, polyphosphates, and organically bound phosphates, as P, in an unfiltered water sample. Total phosphorus may also be determined directly by persulfate digestion.
Total phosphorus means all of the phosphorus present in the a sample, regardless of form, as measured by a per-
Total phosphorus or "TP" means sum of orthophosphate, metaphosphate (or polyphosphate) and organically bound phosphate. Phosphorus is typically the growth-limiting nutrient in freshwater systems.