Comparing Non-Point Source Pollution Total Solids (TS), Total Suspended Solids (TSS), Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), and pH in the Molly Ann Brook and the Passaic River, in Paterson Area-New Jersey Using EPA Test Method

Abstract

Urbanization, industrialization and industrial waste can affect water and soil properties. New Jersey’s the Passaic River and the Molly Ann Brook River have been a heavily polluted industrial waterway, for more than a century. In this study, we have been determined and evaluated the water quality parameters of a surface water sample by comparing Total Solids (TS), Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), Total Suspended Solids (TSS), and pH values in the Molly Ann Brook River, and the Passaic River, in Paterson Area, New Jersey using EPA test Methods. The results indicated that TS and TDS levels fall within acceptable limits, while TSS concentrations and pH values deviated from the expected ranges.