Total Suspended Solids (TSS) definition

Total Suspended Solids (TSS) means the total suspended matter that floats on the surface of, or is suspended in, water, wastewater, or other liquid, and which is removable by laboratory filtering.

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Total Suspended Solids (TSS) means a measure of the suspended solids in wastewater, effluent, or water bodies, determined by tests for "total suspended non-filtered solids."

Total Suspended Solids (TSS) means total suspended matter, expressed in milligrams per liter, that either floats on the surface of, or is in suspension in water, wastewater or other liquids and is removable by laboratory filtration using a Reeve Angel type 934A or 984H glass fiber filter disc as prescribed in STANDARD METHODS.

Examples of Total Suspended Solids (TSS) in a sentence

Parameters sampled include pH, Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Fecal Coliform, Total Suspended Solids (TSS), and Residual Chlorine (RC).
The Town’s monthly billing is based on the daily flow, Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) loading, and Total Suspended Solids (TSS).
The Treatment Plant shall provide facilities to treat all effluent to the following levels: BOD5, mg/l Less than 30 mg/l Total Suspended Solids, TSS, mg/l Less than 30 mg/L BOD5 and TSS limits shall be based on 30 day (monthly) average values of tests performed daily on 24 hour composite samples of effluent.
The Treatment Plant shall provide facilities to treat all effluent that will be available for reuse to the following levels: BOD5, mg/l Less than [ ] Total Suspended Solids, TSS, mg/l Less than [ ] Fecal Coliforms None detectable per [ ] ml Chlorine Residual Equal or greater than [ ] mg/l Effluent sold for reuse will be hauled from the Treatment Plant site by the user Municipality or other user.
Effluent that will be discharged or disposed of shall be treated to the following limits: BOD5, mg/l Less than [ ] Total Suspended Solids, TSS, mg/l Less than [ ] BOD5 and TSS limits shall be based on 30 day (monthly) average values of tests performed daily on 24 hour composite samples of effluent.

More Definitions of Total Suspended Solids (TSS)

Total Suspended Solids (TSS) means insoluble matter in liquid that is removable by filtrations, as determined by the appropriate procedure described in Standard Methods.

Total Suspended Solids (TSS) means solids that either float on the surface of, or are suspended in, water or wastewater; the quantity of material removed from a sample in a laboratory test referred to as nonfilterable residue, as determined using approved methods.

Total Suspended Solids (TSS) means the amount of solid material suspended in water commonly expressed as a concentration in terms of mg/L.

Total Suspended Solids (TSS) means the total suspended matter that either floats on the surface or is suspended in water or wastewater and that is removable by laboratory filtering in accordance with 40 CFR 136 Table B.

Total Suspended Solids (TSS) or “Suspended Solids” means the total suspended matter, expressed in milligrams per liter, that either floats on the surface of, or is in suspension in water, Wastewater, and other liquids and is removable by laboratory filtration.

Total Suspended Solids (TSS) means the residue from an effluent sample retained on a filter measured in accordance with ASTM D5907-09, Standard Test Methods for Filterable and Nonfilterable Matter in Water (2009), or other approved methods.

Total Suspended Solids (TSS) means all the solids present in wastewater.