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Drinking water turbidity applications

See where continuous turbidity monitoring fits, from individual filter outlets and membrane filtrate to disinfection and treated water.

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Find the application that matches your water

Choose the part of the process you want to understand. Each guide explains what the sample represents and how to interpret a change in the trend.

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Individual filter effluent turbidity monitoring

Follow turbidity at the outlet of an individual filter and give operators a clearer view of how each filter is performing.

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Membrane filtrate turbidity monitoring

Track low-level turbidity in filtrate alongside the plant’s membrane monitoring programme.

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Treated water turbidity monitoring

Track changes in turbidity at a final-water, storage or transfer point within a drinking-water system.

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Combined filter effluent turbidity monitoring

Monitor the blended water leaving a bank of drinking water filters and keep the trend tied to the filters that were in service.

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Turbidity during filter-to-waste and restart

Follow the first water after backwash and match the turbidity trend to the outlet route before the filter returns to service.

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Turbidity monitoring before UV disinfection

Follow filtered water entering a UV treatment stage and keep the turbidity trend alongside the reactor’s own operating records.

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Look at the wider water quality picture

Turbidity describes how particles scatter light. Other parameters, including pH, conductivity and UV transmittance, describe different properties of the water.

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Planning a PTV 1000 installation?

Gather the sample, method and plant connection details for a discussion with PMA.

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Start with the sample

Have the sampling point, expected turbidity and operating flow to hand.