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The WQA Glossary of Terms
This Glossary is published by the Water Quality Association (WQA) as a service to members and leaders in education, government, and industry.
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Representative Sample
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Monday,Sep 13, 1999
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1. A portion of water or material that is, as nearly as possible, identical in content and consistency to that in the larger body of water or material being sampled.
2. In water treatment equipment manufacturing and testing, a typical production line sample that exhibits the essential features corresponding to and equivalent to (within plus or minus 10 percent) the other production units of that model.
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