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G/M [2 records]

Record 1 2024-08-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Paper Sizes
CONT

[The mass of a unit area of paper or board] is expressed in grams per square metre.

OBS

gram per square metre: designation usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • gram per square meter
  • grams per square metre
  • grams per square meter

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Formats de papier
CONT

[La masse par unité de surface d'un papier ou d'un carton] est exprimée en grammes par mètre carré.

OBS

gramme par mètre carré : désignation habituellement employée au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • grammes par mètre carré

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
  • Toxicology
CONT

Concentrations of chemicals in water are typically measured in units of the mass of chemical (milligrams, mg or micrograms, µg) per volume of water (liter, L, l). Concentrations in water can also be expressed as parts per million (ppm) or parts per billion (ppb). ... Occasionally, concentrations of chemicals in water may be written as grams per cubic meter (g/m³). This is the same as grams per 1,000 liters, which may be converted to milligrams per liter (mg/L). Therefore, 1 g/m³ = 1 mg/L = 1 ppm.

CONT

Stack testing has determined that PAHs are detected in the stack gases at a facility at concentrations (g per dry standard cubic metre of gas).

Key term(s)
  • gramme per cubic meter
  • gramme per cubic metre

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Chimie analytique
  • Études et analyses environnementales
  • Toxicologie
CONT

[...] les explosions de poussières peuvent se produire à des concentrations supérieures à 20 grammes de substance par mètre cube d'air.

CONT

Des études ont permis de mesurer les concentrations, en grammes par mètre cube normalisé de gaz à sec, d'HAP dans les gaz sortant des cheminées d'installations de traitement du bois à la créosote [...]

Spanish

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