Suspended solid definition

Suspended solid 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.
Suspended solid. (SS) means solids that either float on the surface of, or are in suspension in, waste and which are removable by laboratory filtration; the quantity being determined by a test as described in "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater," current edition.
Suspended solid means total suspended matter that either floats on the surface of, or is in suspension in, water.

Examples of Suspended solid in a sentence

  • For each sampled storm event, Tetra Tech will tabulate the following parameters: • Peak instantaneous flow at the USGS Highway 101 gage • Peak instantaneous flow at each of the District’s monitoring points along the creeks, • Reservoir status, pre-storm, • Cumulative rainfall during storm event, • Year-to-date rainfall, pre-storm, • Suspended solid load, and • Total mercury load.


More Definitions of Suspended solid

Suspended solid means a quantity of material removed from wastewater in a laboratory test as described in Standard Methods, latest edition, and defined there as nonfilterable residue.

Related to Suspended solid

  • Suspended Solids means solids that either float on the surface of, or are in suspension in water, sewage, or other liquids, and which are removable by laboratory filtering.

  • Total Suspended Solids means measure of all suspended solids in a liquid; typically expressed in mg/L.

  • Suspended Lines means subscriber lines that have been temporarily disconnected.

  • Suspended platform means a working platform suspended from supports by means of one or more separate ropes from each support;

  • ECB Recommended Rate Index Cessation Event means the occurrence of one or more of the following events: