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nephelometric turbidity unit [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1988-06-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Optics
- Analytical Chemistry
- Environmental Studies and Analyses
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- nephelometric turbidity unit
1, record 1, English, nephelometric%20turbidity%20unit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- NTU 1, record 1, English, NTU
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Nephelometric Turbidity Unit 2, record 1, English, Nephelometric%20Turbidity%20Unit
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A unit of turbidity.... One NTU equals one "Jackson turbidity unit" approximately. 1, record 1, English, - nephelometric%20turbidity%20unit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Optique
- Chimie analytique
- Études et analyses environnementales
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- unité de turbidité néphélémétrique
1, record 1, French, unit%C3%A9%20de%20turbidit%C3%A9%20n%C3%A9ph%C3%A9l%C3%A9m%C3%A9trique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- uTN 1, record 1, French, uTN
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- unité N.T.U. 2, record 1, French, unit%C3%A9%20N%2ET%2EU%2E
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour les faibles turbidités - comme celles des eaux traitées - ou utilisé la néphélémétrie qui est la méthode la plus sensible et la plus précise. [...] Certains appareils peuvent être étalonnés à l'aide de suspensions étalons de formazine [voir "unité formazine"] préparées au laboratoire [...]. D'autres [...] sont calibrés grâce à des suspensions étalons fournies par le fabricant [...]. Les résultats sont exprimés en unités de Turbidité Néphélémétriques (uTN). 1, record 1, French, - unit%C3%A9%20de%20turbidit%C3%A9%20n%C3%A9ph%C3%A9l%C3%A9m%C3%A9trique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les unités [de turbidité] 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). 2, record 1, French, - unit%C3%A9%20de%20turbidit%C3%A9%20n%C3%A9ph%C3%A9l%C3%A9m%C3%A9trique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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