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A 500 mL water sample was analyzed for solids concentrations. The sample was filtered through an ash-free 1.5 µm filter paper having a tare weight of 1.115 g. After drying at 105 °C for 24 h, the filter paper weighed 1.552 g. The filter paper was then placed in a crucible having a tare weight of 32.216 g and which was then placed in an ashing oven at 550 °C for 24 h. After cooling, the crucible weighed 32.521 g. A subsample consisting of 50 mL of the filtrate was placed in a crucible having a tare weight of 41.814 g. After drying (105 C for 24 hr), the crucible weighed 41.828 g, and after ashing (550 C for 24 hr) it weighed 41.820 g.
Required: Determine the following concentrations in mg/L: a. Total suspended solids (TSS) b. Fixed suspended solids (FSS) c. Volatile suspended solids (VSS) d. Total dissolved solids (TDS) e. Fixed dissolved solids (FDS) f. Volatile dissolved solids (VDS) g. Total solids (TS) h. Total volatile solids (TVS) i. Total fixed solids (TFS)