Total Suspended Solids definition

Total Suspended Solids means measure of all suspended solids in a liquid; typically expressed in mg/L.
Total Suspended Solids means the insoluble solid matter suspended in water and stormwater that is separable by laboratory filtration in accordance with the procedure contained in the "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater" prepared and published jointly by the American Public Health Association, American Water Works Association and the Water Pollution Control Federation. The term “TSS” shall have the same meaning as “Total Suspended Solids.”
Total Suspended Solids means the total suspended matter that floats on the surface of, or is suspended in, water, wastewater, or other liquids, and which is removable by laboratory filtering.

Examples of Total Suspended Solids in a sentence

  • The goal of the Agreement is to identify and install Projects in the Rock River Total Maximum Daily Load Subwatersheds 28 and 29 within Jefferson County that result in Phosphorus and Total Suspended Solids (TSS) reductions, as calculated using SNAP Plus or other models agreed to by the City, the County and DNR, by an amount approved by the City of Watertown Public Work’s Commission to comply with the City’s MS4 Permit.


More Definitions of Total Suspended Solids

Total Suspended Solids. (abbreviated TSS) shall mean solids that either float on the surface of, or are in suspension in water, or wastewater, or other liquids and which are removable by laboratory filtering, expressed in milligrams per liter by weight (or pounds per day).
Total Suspended Solids. (TSS) means solids in wastewater that can be removed readily by standard filtering procedures in a laboratory and reported as milligrams per liter (mg/L).
Total Suspended Solids or “TSS” means the measurable component of solid matter suspended in water or wastewater.
Total Suspended Solids. - means the insoluble solid matter suspended in wastewater that is separable by laboratory filtration in accordance with the procedure contained in Standard Methods.
Total Suspended Solids or “TSS” means solids in wastewater that can be removed readily by standard filtering pro- cedures in a laboratory and reported as milligrams per liter (mg/ L).
Total Suspended Solids and “TSS” means insoluble Matter in liquid that is removable by filtration, as determined by the appropriate procedure described in Standard Methods;
Total Suspended Solids or "TSS" means a measure of the mass of all suspended solids in a sample typically measured in milligrams per liter (mg/l).