CALCULATION

Calculate the Total Solids (TS), Total Suspended Solids (TSS) and Volatile Suspended
Solids (VSS) in the samples of water or wastewater using the equation below;
a)

Total Solids (TS)

Total Solids, mg/L = A - B x 106
C

Where; A = weight of evaporating dish + remaining solids, g

B = weight of dry empty evaporating dish, g
C = volume of sample used, mL
Influent sample 1
66.98266.971
50

106

= 220 mg/L

Influent sample 1
74.98574.972
50

106

= 260 mg/L

Effluent sample 1
45.59444.592
50

106

= 40 mg/L

Effluent sample 2
49.05349.050
50

106

= 60 mg/L

b) Total Suspended Solids (TSS)

Total Suspended Solids, mg/L = A - B x 106

C

Where; A = weight of filter + solids, g

B = weight of dry empty filter, g
C = volume of sample used, mL
Influent sample 1
0.0930.068
50

106

= 500 mg/L

Influent sample 2
0.0910.068
50

106

= 460 mg/L

Effluent sample 1
0.0900.085

50

106

= 100 mg/L

Effluent sample 2
0,0910.083

50

106

= 160 mg/L

c) Total Dissloved Solids (TDS)

Total Dissolved Solids, mg/L = A - B x 106
C

Where; A = weight of empty evaporating dish, g

B = weight of evaporating dish + sample after drying at 180 C, g
C = volume of sample used, ml

Influent sample 1
48.41048.407
50

106

= 60 mg/L

Influent sample 2
49.90649.901
50

106

= 100 mg/L

Effluent sample 1
47.3814.379
50

106

= 40 mg/L

Effluent sample 2
49.31549.312
50

106

= 60 mg/L

RESULTS
Table 1: Total solids (TS)
Influent
Volume of
sample
Weight of empty
evaporating
dish, g
Weight of
evaporating dish
+ solids, g
Weight of solid,

Effluent

1
50

2
50

1
50

2
50

66.971

74.972

45.592

49.050

66.982

74.985

45.594

49.053

0.011

0.013

0.002

0.003

g
Total solid,
220
260
mg/L
Average Total
240
solid, mg/L
Table .2: Total suspended solids (TSS)

40
50

Influent
Volume of
sample
Weight of empty
empty fliter, g
Weight of filter
+ solids, g
Weight of solid,
g
Total suspended
solid, mg/L
Average Total
suspended solid,
mg/L

60

Effluent

1
50

2
50

1
50

2
50

0.068

0.068

0.085

0.083

0.093

0.091

0.090

0.091

0.025

0.023

0.005

0.008

500

460

100

160

450

130

Table 3: Total Dissolved solids (TDS)

Influent
Volume of
sample
Weight of empty
evaporating
dish, g
Weight of
evaporating dish
+ sample after
drying at 180c,
g
Weight of solid,
g
Total dissolved
solid, mg/L
Average Total
dissolved solid,
mg/L

DATA ANALYSIS

Effluent

1
50

2
50

1
50

2
50

48.407

49.901

47.379

49. 312

48.410

49.906

47.381

49. 315

0.003

0.005

0.002

0.003

60

100

40

60

80

50

Influent Sample

Concnetration mg/l

500
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
10080
50
0
Total Dissolved Solids

450

240

Total Solids

Total Suspended solids

type of solids
Influent Sample

Effluent Sample
140

130

120
100
80

Concentration mg/l

6050

50

40
20
0
Total Solids

Total Dissolved Solids

Total Suspended Solids

Type of solids
Effluent Sample

Based on the results that we obtained from experiment that we had conducted where we calculate
the weight of the solids in terms of concentration of total solids , total suspended solids and total
dissolved solids for both influent and effluent sample with 2 trials for each where we got the
average total solids , total suspended solids and total dissolved solids for influent sample from

the calculation that are 240 mg/l, 450 mg/l and 50 mg/l , while total solids , total suspended
solids and total dissolved solids for effluent sample are 50 mg/l, 130 mg/l and 50 mg/l. From this
we can say that the highest concentration of sample are the total suspended solids for both
influent and effluent sample with 450 mg/l and 130 mg/l on average. The least concentration are
the Total dissolved solids from the above samples for both influent and effluent.