Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 13 views

    Sample Analysis - Colour & Suspended Matter

    Uploaded by

    osman goni
    The document discusses methods for determining color and suspended matter levels in water samples. Color is represented by an APHA scale from 1 to 30, where numbers above 5 indicate increasing color. To estimate the APHA level, the sample is held against white paper - if colorless, it is likely below 5. Suspended matter is visible under a flashlight by switching off lights and viewing the bottom of a Nessler tube containing the sample mixed with methanol.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content

    You might also like

    Sample Analysis - Colour & Suspended Matter

    Uploaded by

    osman goni
    13 views1 page
    The document discusses methods for determining color and suspended matter levels in water samples. Color is represented by an APHA scale from 1 to 30, where numbers above 5 indicate increasing color. To estimate the APHA level, the sample is held against white paper - if colorless, it is likely below 5. Suspended matter is visible under a flashlight by switching off lights and viewing the bottom of a Nessler tube containing the sample mixed with methanol.

    Original Description:

    Original Title

    2. Sample Analysis -Colour & Suspended Matter

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Report this Document
    The document discusses methods for determining color and suspended matter levels in water samples. Color is represented by an APHA scale from 1 to 30, where numbers above 5 indicate increasing color. To estimate the APHA level, the sample is held against white paper - if colorless, it is likely below 5. Suspended matter is visible under a flashlight by switching off lights and viewing the bottom of a Nessler tube containing the sample mixed with methanol.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    13 views1 page

    Sample Analysis - Colour & Suspended Matter

    Uploaded by

    osman goni
    The document discusses methods for determining color and suspended matter levels in water samples. Color is represented by an APHA scale from 1 to 30, where numbers above 5 indicate increasing color. To estimate the APHA level, the sample is held against white paper - if colorless, it is likely below 5. Suspended matter is visible under a flashlight by switching off lights and viewing the bottom of a Nessler tube containing the sample mixed with methanol.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    of 1

    Colour

    This is represented by APHA from 1 to 30 where >APHA5 is the most stringent. The
    number is determined in the lab by passing light through the sample. Most ships do not
    have this equipment but if you hold the sample against a white sheet of paper and it
    appears absolutely colorless you can be quite sure that the number is less than 5. For
    this fill up sample about 50 ml and add 50 ml methanol into a 100 ml Nessler Tube.

    Suspended matter
    Switch off all light and hold torchlight at the bottom of the tube containing the sample.
    Any suspended matter will be clearly visible.

    You might also like