RESULTS FOR EXPERIMENT 1

AMOUNT OF TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS (TSS) IN WATER SAMPLES:

A. TAP WATER

Types of filter papers Weight of filter paper Weight of filter paper Amount of total
prior to sample after sample filtration suspended solids
filtration (g) (TSS) in water
(g) sample (mg L-1)
A 0.8698 0.8493 - 0.0205

B 0.8604 0.8405 - 0.0199

C 0.8778 0.8562 - 0.0216

Amount of total dissolved solids (TDS) in tap water sample:

TDS (mg L-1) = Conductivity S/cm 0.67

TDS = 61.2 S/cm 0.67

= 41.004 mg L-1

A. RIVER WATER

Types of filter papers Weight of filter paper Weight of filter paper Amount of total
prior to sample after sample filtration suspended solids
filtration (g) (TSS) in water
(g) sample (mg L-1)
A 0.8595 0.8457 - 0.0138

B 0.8425 0.8304 - 0.0121

C 0.8575 0.8442 - 0.0133

Amount of total dissolved solids (TDS) in tap water sample:

TDS (mg L-1) = Conductivity S/cm 0.67

TDS = 106.7 S/cm 0.67

= 71.489 mg L-1