Total Dissolved Solids
Total Dissolved Solids, TDS, is a unit of measurement of the combined content of all inorganic and organic substances contained in a liquid in molecular, ionized or micro-granular (colloidal sol) suspended form. TDS are made up of minerals, or compounds, which dissociate in water to form ions. For example, some minerals that are found in the TDS of water are calcium, magnesium, bicarbonate, etc. TDS typically has a direct correlation of harness of the water; the higher the TDS the [...]