Description
Please note that this device is only useful in water bodies that are extremely murky. Most waterbodies will be too clear to provide a useful measurement with this tool.
Use our simple 18″ turbidity tube to determine the transparency of water in a extremely murky waterbody where the use of a secchi disk would be impractical. Use this device in extremely murky lakes, streams, oceans as well as other bodies of water. The turbidity tube is a clear tube with a small Secchi Disc of alternating black and white quadrants and provides a quick and easy way to determine turbidity, which is a measure of clarity of the water. This is important as it can correlate to the amount of sediments or pollutants in the water.
Features:
18 inches tall – or 45 cm
Opposing black and white quarters on secchi disk
14-240NTU measurements labelled on side of tube
Turbidity
Turbidity is a measure of the ability of light to pass through water, essentially the measurement of the water’s murkiness. Measuring murkiness gives an estimate of suspended solids in the water. Turbidity measurements also take into account algae and plankton present in the water.