Everything You Need for Solids Testing

USABlueBook has everything you need for solids testing— whether for EPA reporting or process control. The list below can help you choose the equipment you need to perform total suspended solids and total dissolved solids tests. In many cases, multiple pieces of equipment will work.

Click on the equipment types listed under each category to see the products available in our Virtual Catalog.

Filtering

All the items you need to perform vacuum filtration.

Buchner Funnels • Deionized Water • Forceps • Glass Fiber Filters • Gooch Crucibles • Magnetic Filter Holders • Tubing • Vacuum Flasks & Manifolds • Vacuum Pumps

Glass Vacuum Filter Holder Sets

•	Handles samples up to 300 mL
•	Includes a coarse fritted glass support base, a 300-mL borosilicate glass graduated funnel, an anodized aluminum clamp and a #8 silicone stopper

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USABlueBook Total Suspended Solids Standards

•	Ensure your TSS analysis is accurate
•	Simply follow the TSS procedure using USABlueBook TSS standards instead of a sample

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Drying & Weighing

Products to heat, dry and weigh your filtered samples.

Analytical Balances • Desiccators & Desiccant • Drying Dishes • Furnaces • Ovens • Tongs • Weighing Dishes

Thermo Scientific Heratherm Ovens

•	Choose between mechanical and gravity convection models
•	Reduced energy consumption—up to 20% over previous models
•	Small footprint and easy-to-adjust shelves

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Sample Handling

Products to measure volume, stir, transfer and time samples.

Beakers • Graduated Cylinders • Pipets & Pipet Fillers • Sample Bottles • Standard Methods Reference Book • Stirrers • Timers • Wash Bottles

Magnetic Stir Bars

•	High-strength Alnico 5 magnet for optimal coupling
•	Autoclavable to prevent microbial contamination
•	PTFE construction

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Settleable Solids

Products to measure solids in mL/L and % for reporting and process control.

Imhoff Cones • Settleometers

Raven Process Centrifuges

•	Specifically designed for the 15-minute centrifuge test to determine sludge concentration
•	Horizontal swing-out rotor provides sharp, easy-to-read line

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Other Solids

Products to measure solids or their behavior for process control.

Jar Testers • Moisture Determination Balances