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Record 1 - internal organization data 1997-11-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
- Analytical Chemistry
- Optics
- Environmental Studies and Analyses
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- formazin turbidity unit
1, record 1, English, formazin%20turbidity%20unit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- FTU 1, record 1, English, FTU
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Formazine Turbidity Unit 2, record 1, English, Formazine%20Turbidity%20Unit
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A standard unit of turbidity based upon a known chemical reaction that produces insoluble particulates of uniform size. The FTU has largely replaced the JTU [Jackson Turbidity Unit]. 1, record 1, English, - formazin%20turbidity%20unit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A nephelometric turbidity unit. 3, record 1, English, - formazin%20turbidity%20unit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
- Chimie analytique
- Optique
- Études et analyses environnementales
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- unité formazine
1, record 1, French, unit%C3%A9%20formazine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- u.T.F. 2, record 1, French, u%2ET%2EF%2E
proposal
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- unité F.T.U. 1, record 1, French, unit%C3%A9%20F%2ET%2EU%2E
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Méthode néphélométrique [de mesure de la turbidité] à la formazine. [...] Expression des résultats. La turbidité s'exprime en unités formazine. Remarques : [...] Il existe dans le commerce des suspensions de copolymères de styrène divinylbenzène stables qui peuvent remplacer pour l'étalonnage les suspensions de formazine. - Les unités généralement employées proviennent de la normalisation ASTM; les trois unités suivantes sont considérées comme comparables : unité J.T.U. (Jackson Turbidity Units), unité F.T.U. (Formazine Turbidity Units), unité N.T.U. (Nephelometric Turbidity Units). 1, record 1, French, - unit%C3%A9%20formazine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
formazine : Mélange de sulfate d'hydrazinium et d'hexaméthyléne tétramine pour déterminer par comparaison la turbidité de l'eau. [On s'en sert comme solution-étalon.] 3, record 1, French, - unit%C3%A9%20formazine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
u.T.F. : Abréviation française proposée sur le modèle de «u.T.» («unité de turbidité») et de «u.T.J.» («unité de turbidité Jackson»). Voir ces fiches. 2, record 1, French, - unit%C3%A9%20formazine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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