Measuring Total Suspended Solids

There are different methods that are used to measure the total suspended solids. In one method, researchers must filter, dry, and take the weight of a given water sample while measuring for the total suspended solids. Basically, this will allow them to separate the water from the total suspended solids. Read More

Sources of Total Suspended Solids

For most outdoor bodies of water, the total suspended solids will come from the surrounding area and they will build up in the water over time. Otherwise, they will come from the aquatic ecosystem itself. Lots of inorganic and organic matter will tend to flow throughout a body of water. Read More

Total Suspended Solids

The total suspended solids constitute the amount of solid material within a given volume of water. However, the specific particles will have to be bigger than 2 microns in order to qualify within this measurement. This is partly a function of the fact that it is just too difficult to Read More

Measuring and Understanding Total Suspended Solids

It is useful for anyone involved in water quality monitoring or environmental science to be able to answer this question: what is total suspended solids and how is it measured? The total suspended solids in a body of water will have a huge effect on the quality of water in Read More

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Other Issues

Final newsletter to constituents 2011-04-04 Please click here to view my final newsletter to the citizens of Esquimalt – Juan de Fuca. -KeithFinal newsletter to constituents 2011-04-04 Please click here to view my final newsletter to the citizens of Esquimalt – Juan de Fuca. -KeithParliament’s Dysfunctional World: Keith on CBC’s Read More

Keith in the News

Keith Martin’s fine record 2011-03-29 The Times Colonist Editorial Board After 17 years as the MP for Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca, Keith Martin has called it a day. His retirement is a loss to the country. Martin is not a typical…Keith Martin’s fine record 2011-03-29 The Times Colonist Editorial Board After Read More

Global Health

Ottawa’s opportunity to save 340,000 lives. A year. 2011-03-23 by Keith Martin M.D, National Post – March 8, 2011 March 8 is the 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day. What an extraordinary opportunity this is to introduce an initiative that…Ottawa’s opportunity to save 340,000 lives. A year. 2011-03-23 by Keith Read More

Foreign Affairs

An International 911 2011-03-25 By Dr. Keith Martin, MD, The Mark – January 25, 2010 The world needs a central command-and-control centre to respond to disasters quickly and orderly. Five days after the massive earthquake…An International 911 2011-03-25 By Dr. Keith Martin, MD, The Mark – January 25, 2010 The Read More

Domestic Health

Keith Martin’s Prescription for Healthcare 2011-03-25 By Dr. Keith Martin, MD, National Post – October 28, 2010 Liberal MP Keith Martin got his caucus mates highly upset when he issued a paper suggesting Canadians should have the right to seek…Keith Martin’s Prescription for Healthcare 2011-03-25 By Dr. Keith Martin, MD, Read More