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Conversion Factors, Vertical Datum, Abbreviated Units, and Acronyms
| Multiply
|
By
|
To obtain
|
| foot (ft)
|
0.3048
|
meter (m)
|
| gallon (gal)
|
3.785
|
liter (L)
|
| gallon per minute (gal/min,
gpm)
|
0.06309
|
liter per second (L/s)
|
| inch (in.)
|
25.4
|
millimeter (mm)
|
| parts per million (ppm) |
1 |
microgram per gram |
| mile (mi)
|
1.609
|
kilometer
|
| pound |
0.4536 |
kilogram |
| pound
|
453.6
|
gram
|
Degree
Celsius (°C)
may be converted to degree Fahrenheit
(°F)
by using the following equation: °F = 9/5(°C)+32
Sea level:
In this report “sea level” refers to the National Geodetic Vertical
Datum of 1929 (NGVD of 1929)--a geodetic datum derived from a general adjustment
of the first-order level nets of both the United States and Canada, formerly
called Sea Level Datum of 1929.
| Abbreviated
units used in this report: |
Acronyms used in this report: |
| kg |
kilogram |
ISQG |
interim sediment
quality guideline |
| L/s |
liters
per second |
PEL |
probable effect level |
| mg/L |
milligrams
per liter |
RPD |
relative standard deviation |
| mL/min
|
milliliters
per minute |
USDA-Forest Service |
U.S. Department of Agriculture-Forest Service |
| mm |
millimeter |
USGS |
U.S. Geological Survey |
| µg/L |
micrograms per liter |
|
|
| µg/s |
micrograms per second |
|
|
| µm |
micrometer |
|
|
| ppm |
parts per million |
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