turbidity of water

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.15117
Extent to which the clarity of water is reduced by the presence of suspended or other matter that causes light to be scattered and absorbed rather than transmitted (in straight lines) through the sample.
Source:
PAC, 2009, 81, 829. (Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)) on page 960 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'turbidity of water' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.15117 RIS BibTex EndNote
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