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 Effluent
1 2 1 2
Volume of 50 50 50 50
sample
Weight of empty 66.971 74.972 45.592 49.050
evaporating
dish, g
Weight of 66.982 74.985 45.594 49.053
evaporating dish
+ solids, g
Weight of solid, 0.011 0.013 0.002 0.003
g
Total solid, 220 260 40 60
mg/L
Average Total 240 50
solid, mg/L
Table .2: Total suspended solids (TSS)

Influent Effluent
1 2 1 2
Volume of 50 50 50 50
sample
Weight of empty 0.068 0.068 0.085 0.083
empty fliter, g
Weight of filter 0.093 0.091 0.090 0.091
+ solids, g
Weight of solid, 0.025 0.023 0.005 0.008
g
Total suspended 500 460 100 160
solid, mg/L
Average Total 450 130
suspended solid,
mg/L
Table 3: Total Dissolved solids (TDS)

Influent Effluent
1 2 1 2
Volume of 50 50 50 50
sample
Weight of empty 48.407 49.901 47.379 49. 312
evaporating
dish, g
Weight of 48.410 49.906 47.381 49. 315
evaporating dish
+ sample after
drying at 180c,
g
Weight of solid, 0.003 0.005 0.002 0.003
g
Total dissolved 60 100 40 60
solid, mg/L
Average Total 80 50
dissolved solid,
mg/L

DATA ANALYSIS
 Influent Sample
500
450
450
400
350
300
240
Concnetration mg/l 250
200
150
10080
50
0
Total Dissolved Solids 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.