Parameter Viewer

Document ID ca-gcdwqgtd-2014-02-05-5 Title Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality: Guideline Technical Document – Turbidity URL https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/publications/healthy-living/guidelines-canadian-drinking-water-quality-turbidity/page-5-guidelines-canadian-drinking-water-quality-turbidity.html Jurisdiction /ca Subdomain(s) Drinking water, Water treatment, Analytical methods Language en Status completed Analyzed at 2026-03-17 14:40:11.847195+00:00 Relevance Technical guidance on turbidity measurement and treatment for drinking water.

Q Qualitative Requirements (0)

No qualitative requirements.

P Quantitative Requirements (0)

No quantitative requirements.

D Definitions (8)

Req ID Category Name Context Confidence
#D001TurbidityTurbidity is a measure of the relative clarity or cloudiness of water.high
#D002NTUnephelometric turbidity unitshigh
#D003GWgroundwaterhigh
#D004SWsurface waterhigh
#D005biofilmsmacroscopic bacterial growthshigh
#D006natural organic matterdecomposed plant and animal substanceshigh
#D007colloidal dimensions0.001-1.0 µmhigh
#D008turbidimetera device used to measure the turbidity of filtered waterhigh