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An obsolete unit used in measuring the clarity of water: the lower the value, the clearer the water. Symbol, JTU or Jtu. Also called a Jackson Candle unit. Water containing 100 parts per million silica had a turbidity of 21.5 JTU. The scale was, in fact, built around suspensions of silica, in the form of diatomaceous earth.
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