Particulates

Particulates are any substances in small particle form that are found in waterbodies, often suspended in the water column.

Substances in water are either in particulate form or dissolved form. Passing water through a filter will separate these two forms. A filter will trap most of the particulates, allowing dissolved substances to pass through.

The information on this page was derived in part from the following publication of
Florida Lakewatch of the University of Florida Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.
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