Total solids data (mass in g; volume in mL)

Member 1 Member 2 Member 3

mass of empty dish 16.415 16.415 16.415
mass of dish + dry solids 16.433 16.445 16.437
mass dish + ignited 16.32 16.440 16.8350
solids
volume of wastewater 50 50 50
tested

Suspended solids data (mass in g; volume in mL)

Member 1 Member 2 Member 3
mass of crucible and 39.828 39.386 38.604
glass fiber filter
mass of crucible and 39.834 39.416 38.2260
glass fiber filter and dry
solids
mass of crucible and 39.721 39.4114 38.624
glass giber filter and
ignited solids
volume of wastewater 50 50 50
tested

Working Equations

Total Suspended Solids (TSS)

Weight of empty petridish + filter paper (W1)
Weight of empty petridish + filter paper + solids (W2)

TSS = (W2 – W1 ) x X1000

Volume of the sample

Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)

Weight of empty crucible (W3)
Weight of empty crucible + solids (W4)

TSS = (W4 – W3 ) x X1000

Volume of the sample

Total Solids (TS)

Total suspended solids (TSS)
Total dissolved solids (TDS)
TS = TSS + TDS

Fixed Suspended Solids (FSS)

Weight of empty muffle pot (W5)
Weight of empty muffle pot + solids (W6)

FSS = (W6 – W5 ) x X1000

Volume of the sample

Volatile Suspended Solids (VSS)

Total suspended solids (TSS)
Fixed Suspended Solids (FSS)

VSS = TSS – FSS

Total solids data (mass in g; Suspended solids data (mass in g; volume in mL)
volume in mL)
mass of empty dish 66.7890 mass of crucible and glass fiber filter 45.6873
mass of dish + dry 66.8745 mass of crucible and glass fiber filter 45.7111
solids and dry solids
mass dish + ignited 66.8266 mass of crucible and glass giber filter 45.7007
solids and ignited solids
volume of wastewater 100 volume of wastewater tested 250
tested

a. Calculate TS, TFS, TVS, TSS, FSS, and VSS using these data; express all answers
in mg/L.
b. Using the results from a, calculate TDS, FDS, and VDS; express all answers in mg/L.
TS=950.2 mg/L TFS= 855 mg/L TVS=95.2 mg/L TSS=855 mg/L FSS=65.6 mg/L
VSS=789.4 mg/L TDS=95.2 mg/L FDS=-599 mg/L VDS=694.2 mg/L