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nephelometer
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nephelometer [‚nef·ə′läm·əd·ər]
(optics)
A type of instrument that measures, at more than one angle, the scattering function of particles suspended in a medium; information obtained may be used to determine the size of the suspended particles and the visual range through the medium.


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Measured in nephelometric turbidity units (NTU), turbidity ranges from less than 1 NTU to more than 1,000 NTU.
Surface water can vary seasonally, and during spring run-off, turbidity can increase to well over 500 Nephelometric Turbidity Units (NTU).
Fort Myers, FL) was used to measure the turbidity using a linear scale throughout ranges in Nephelometric Turbidity Units (NTU).
 
 
 
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