NHS fetal anomaly screening programme (FASP) and Population screening programmes. Read an overview of the NHS fetal anomaly screening programme (FASP), and learn how to contact the programme.
These small solid particles cause the liquid to appear turbid. Turbidity (or haze) is also applied to transparent solids such as glass or plastic. In plastic production haze is defined as the percentage of light that is deflected more than 2.5Â° from the incoming light direction.
Turbidity is a measure of the relative clarity of water: the greater the turbidity, the murkier the water. Turbidity increases as a result of suspended solids in the water that reduce the transmission of light. Suspended solids are varied, ranging from clay, silt and plankton, to industrial wastes and sewage. With higher levels of turbidity, water loses its ability to support a diversity of aquatic organisms. Water becomes warmer as suspended particles absorb heat from the sunlight and cause oxygen levels to fall.