What can a microscopic image of water show
Microscopic image is one of the pointers of a drinkable water quality. It can show abioseston, organism count and living organisms.
Mikroscopic image – abioseston
Abioseston contains living and inanimate particles. They can be parts of plants, animal tissue, soil, dust, pollen or corosion residues. Abioseston usually originates in water supply system and pipes. But it can be also caused by raw water or another kind of contamination. Occurrence of some particles can signalise water pollution.
- limit: 10%, limit type: border value
Microscopic image – organism count
Various organisms can get mixed with water for example from the raw water or later from the water supply system where they can dangerously multiply. Microscopic organisms can indicate bad water treatment or contamination.
- limit: 50 specimen/ml, limit type: border value
Microscopic image – living organisms
This pointer is similar to the previous one, but with the difference of only showing organisms that were not killed by a water disinfection. This is therefore a pointer of a poor water disinfection efficiency.
- limit: 0 specimen/ml, limit type: border value
What can a microscopic image of water show – 100x magnified
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Living organisms in water are for example cyanobacteria, algae, protozoa, flagellates, ciliates, rotifers or crustaceans.