One Nephelometry Turbidity Unit (NTU) is equal to the turbidity produced by:
1
1 mg SiO2 dissolved in 1l of distilled water with the test being run according to absorption principle
2
1 mg SiO2 dissolved in 1l of distilled water with the test being run according to scattering principle.
3
1 mg Formazin dissolved in 1l of distilled water with the test being run according to absorption principle.
4
1 mg Formazin dissolved in 1l of distilled water with the test being run according to scattering principle.