Glossary Terms

A method of cross flow filtration (similar to reverse osmosis but using lower pressures) which uses a membrane to separate small colloids and large molecules from […]

A type of flow characterized by cross currents and eddies, as opposed to laminar or streamlined flow. Turbulence may be caused by surface roughness or protrusions […]

The amount of small particles of solid matter suspended in water as measured by the amount of scattering and absorption of light rays caused by the […]

The process in which blister-like growths of metal oxides develop in pipes as a result of the corrosion of the pipe metal. Iron oxide tubercles often […]

See Total Solids

A toxic volatile organic compound often used as a solvent.

The process in which living plants release water vapor into the atmosphere, a significant part of the hydrologic cycle.

A substance which is found during water analysis in a very small concentration high enough to be detected, but too low to be quantified accurately by […]

Poisonous (to living organisms); capable of producing disease or otherwise harmful to human health when taken into the body.