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Examples
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According to my handy dandy salinity meter, this water has a reading of fifteen thousand microsiemens per centimeter.
The Killing Hour Gardner, Lisa 2003
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It registers fifteen thousand microsiemens per centimeter, meaning there might be lots of minerals or ions present.
The Killing Hour Gardner, Lisa 2003
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In trying to understand the environmental impact of mountaintop removal, some studies looking at conductivity have relied on a benchmark of 500 microsiemens per cubic centimeter, a level above which streams can suffer irreversible damage-but today's announcement points to a new study warning that even levels of 300 microsiemens can be harmful.
TreeHugger 2010
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So in theory, if a mining proposal has no plan for keeping water damage to below 500 microsiemens per cubic centimeter, it will not be granted a permit.
TreeHugger 2010
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The EPA recommends that mining activity should not increase the electrical conductivity of stream water (a measure of its ionic concentration) beyond 500 microsiemens per centimetre (µS cm − 1).
Naturejobs - All Jobs Natasha Gilbert 2010
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EPA scientists have established that streams with conductivity greater than a certain level - microsiemens per centimetre, a measure of salinity - were irreparably damaged.
Blogposts | guardian.co.uk Suzanne Goldenberg 2010
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“Basically, I’m measuring the amount of microsiemens per centimeter in the water, which gives me an idea of the dissolved content.
The Killing Hour Gardner, Lisa 2003
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"To qualify for a Clean Water Act permit, mining companies must show their proposed project will leave streams with conductivity measured at no more than 500 microsiemens per centimeter,
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Carl Pope 2010
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"To qualify for a Clean Water Act permit, mining companies must show their proposed project will leave streams with conductivity measured at no more than 500 microsiemens per centimeter,
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Carl Pope 2010
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"To qualify for a Clean Water Act permit, mining companies must show their proposed project will leave streams with conductivity measured at no more than 500 microsiemens per centimeter,
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Carl Pope 2010
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