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. 2014 Feb;80(3):849–854. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02964-13

TABLE 2.

pH and turbidity values for water sources used in UV inactivation experiments

Water source pH
Turbidity (NTU)
Avg Range Avg Range
PBS 8.01 7.88–8.10 0.1 0.1
RO 6.96 6.90–7.00 0.1 0.1
Creek 8.32 8.26–8.37 3.9 3.0–4.4
Pond 8.21 8.17–8.36 19.6 15.8–22.7