Mass concentration

microgram per litreµg/L

The trace-contaminant concentration unit.

Dimension: M/L⁻³
Canonical signature: L^-3*M
System: si accepted
Exactness: Exact

Definition record

How this unit is defined

Canonical base

1 µg/L = 0.000001 kg/m³

Conversion type

linear

Aliases

ug/L, micrograms per litre, ppb in water

Same dimension

kilogram per cubic metresikg/m³ gram per millilitresi acceptedg/mL milligram per litresi acceptedmg/L quettakilogram per cubic metresiQkg/m³ ronnakilogram per cubic metresiRkg/m³ yottakilogram per cubic metresiYkg/m³ zettakilogram per cubic metresiZkg/m³ exakilogram per cubic metresiEkg/m³

Common conversions

Every conversion routes through the canonical base of the dimension.

1 µg/L = 0.000001 kg/m³

Exact relationship

10 µg/L = 0.00001 kg/m³

Exact relationship