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What is turbidity?

Quote• Posted on September 17, 2020May 24, 2021 by Esther Chase

Turbidity is the amount of solid particles that are suspended in water that cause light rays shining through the water to scatter. Turbidity makes the water cloudy, or even opaque, in extreme cases.

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