On Tue, 25 Feb 2014 12:31:47 -0500, wrote:

On Tue, 25 Feb 2014 08:05:30 -0500, Poco Loco
wrote:


I'll bet the 'parts per thousand' is something used locally down there in Florida - where folks are
just a lot smarter than those of us up north.

It is the standard in every water quality monitoring organization I
have ever seen.

This is your neck of the woods

http://www.chesapeakebay.net/maps/ma...ll_1985_200 6

There is a push to go to PSU which is just the electrical conductivity
of the water but that is mostly because it is easier to measure with a
meter and people like meters, whether they are right or not.
There is something about looking at a numeric display that implies
confidence, even if it just comes from a random number generator.

HEY!
We're gettin' smarter up here!
Yay.