Weight of chemical that must be added to one unit volume of
water to give one part per million (ppm)

2.72 pounds per acre-foot

= 1 ppm

1,233 grams per acre-foot

= 1 ppm

1.233 kilograms per acre-foot = 1 ppm

0.0283 grams per cubic foot

= 1 ppm

0.0000624 pounds per cubic foot

= 1 ppm

0.0038 grams per US gallon

= 1 ppm

0.058419 grains per US gallon

= 1 ppm

0.07016 grains per Imperial gallon = 1 ppm

1 milligram per litre

= 1 ppm

1 microlitre ( µL ) per litre = 1 ppm

0.001 gram per litre

= 1 ppm

8.345 pounds per million gallons of water

= 1 ppm

NOTE:- The metric prefix ' milli ' does NOT mean a millionth,
it stands for a thousandth.


Some associated conversion factors:-

1 acre-foot

= 43,560 cubic feet

1 acre-foot

= 325,850 gallons

1 acre-foot of water

= 2,718,144 pounds

1 cubic foot of water

= 62.4 pounds

1 cubic foot of water = 6.24 Imperial gallons

1 US gallon of water

= 8.34 pounds

1 Imperial gallon of water = 10 pounds

1 US gallon of water

= 3,785 grams or 3.785 kg

1 litre of water

= 1,000 grams = 1 kg (approx)

1 litre of water = 1,000 cubic centimetres (cc)
1 cubic metre = 1,000 litre
1 cubic metre = 1 metric tonne of water (appx.)

1 US fluid ounce

= 29.57 grams

1 US fluid ounce

= 1.043 ounces (av)


Some abbreviations in common use

av = avoirdupois

cm

= centimetres

cc, cu.cm, cm3, cm^3

= cubic centimetre

fl oz

= fluid ounce

fl pt

= fluid pint

fl qt

= fluid quart

ft

= foot, feet

cu.ft., ft3, ft^3

= cubic foot

gal., gals

= gallon

g, gm

= gram

gr

= grain

in., ins

= inch, inches

cu.in. in3, in^3

= cubic inch

kg

= kilogram

lb.,lbs

= pound

l, L = litre, liter

m

= metre, meter

cu.m. , m3, m^3

= cubic metre

oz., ozs

= ounce

yd., yds

= yard


NOTE:- In the metric system, upper case letters usually mean something
different to lower case letters. For instance, k = kilo and K = Kelvin
Litre is an exception to avoid the small l looking like number 1; l or L is ok.


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