Measuring Settleable Solids with Imhoff Cones

Measuring Settleable Solids with Imhoff Cones

Various foreign substances may be present in water in suspended, colloidal or dissolved form. Solid substances in water can be listed as follows:

• Settleable,
• Suspended,
• Dissolved,
• Volatile and fixed

All these substances are called Total Solids. Collapsible solids are solids that can collapse in a resting state. Solids that can settle in surface and salt waters and domestic and industrial wastes can be determined and reported on a volume (rnl/L) or weight (mg/L) basis. It is carried out with the Imhoff Cone.

Consult Nanolab Environment/Water Analysis Laboratory for Settleable Solids Determination.