This 44-page booklet provides the tools for reading, converting, interpreting and/or translating units of measure commonly used by people involved in water management in the U.S. and internationally. Much of this information is typically only available by searching numerous publications, but we have assembled it here under one cover for quick reference. Included in this circular:
- Common SI (International System) Prefixes
- Commonly Used Abbreviations and Symbols
- Commonly Used Metric and English Conversion Factors
- A Glossary of Commonly Used Metric and English Conversion Factors
- Elements and Atomic Weights
- Interpreting Water Chemistry Formulas and Calculating Molecular Weights
- Different Ways of Expressing a Chemical Compound
- Using Atomic Weights to Compare Different Measures of Concentration
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