Report on Carcinogens, Twelfth Edition (2011)

Table of Contents: http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/roc12

Units of Measurement
Weight/Mass
Da
g
kg
Mg
g
mg
mol
ng
oz
pg
lb

dalton
gram
kilogram
megagram, metric ton
microgram
milligram
mole
nanogram
ounce (avoirdupois)
picogram
pound

Temperature
1 Da
1g
1 kg
1 Mg
1 g
1 mg
1 mol
1 ng
1 oz
1 pg
1 lb

= 1.65 10 g
= 0.3035 oz (avoirdupois)
= 2.2 lb
= 106 g or 2,205 lb
= 106 g
= 1/1,000 g; 103 g
= molecular weight in grams
= 109 g
= 28.3 g
= 1012 g
= 0.45 kg

centimeter
decimeter
foot
inch
kilometer
meter
micrometer, micron
mile
millimeter

100 cm
1 dm
1 ft
1 in.
1 km
1m
1 m
1 mi
1 mm

=1m
= 1/10 m
= 0.3 m
= 2.54 cm
= 0.6 mi
= 3.3 ft
= 106 m
= 1.6 km
= 1/1,000 m; 10-3 m

acre
hectare
square meter

1A
1 Ha
1 m2

= 4047 m2
= 2.47 A
= 10.8 ft2

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Length
cm
dm
ft
in.
km
m
m
mi
mm

Area
A
Ha
m2

C
F

ft3
m3
cm3 or cc
gal
L
mL

cubic foot
cubic meter
cubic centimeter
gallon (U.S.)
liter
milliliter

1 ft3
1 m3
1 cc
1 gal
1L
1 mL

= (F 32) 5/9
= (C 9/5) + 32

Energy/Power
A
C
eV
J
keV
MeV
mW

ampere
coulomb
electronvolt
erg
joule
kiloelectronvolt
megaelectronvolt
milliwatt

1A
1C
1 eV
1 erg
1J
1 keV
1 MeV
1 mW

= 1 C per second
=1As
= 1.6 1012 erg
= 107 J
= 107 erg
= 1,000 eV
= 1 106 eV
= 104 erg/s

1 Bq
1 Ci
1 Gy
1 mCi
1 pCi
1 rad
1R
1 rem

= 1 disintegration per second

= 3.7 1010 disintegrations per second
= 1 J per kg
= 103 Ci
= 1012 Ci
= 0.01 Gy
= 2.58 104 C per kg
= 0.01 Sv

1 Sv

= 1 J per kg

Radiation
Bq
Ci
Gy
mCi
pCi
R
rem
Sv

Volume

degrees Celsius
degrees Fahrenheit

becquerel
curie
gray
millicurie
picocurie
rad
roentgen
roentgen
equivalent man
sievert

Exponentials (Scientific Notation)

102, 103, 106, etc.: superscripts refer to the number of times 10 is multiplied
by itself, e.g., 102 = 10 10 = 100; 103 = 10 10 10 = 1,000, etc.

= 0.028 m3
= 35 cubic feet
= approximately 1 mL
= 3.8 L
= 1.05 liquid quarts
= 103 L

Concentration
mg/m3
mM
mppcf
M
N
ppm
ppb
ppt

milligrams per cubic

1 mg/m3
= (mol wt)(ppm)/24.45
meter
millimolar
1 mM
= 1 M/1,000
millions of particles
mppcf 35.3 = millions of particles/m3
per cubic foot
molar; moles of solute per liter of solution
normal; 1 gram equivalent of solute per liter of solution
parts per million
1 ppm
= 1 mg/kg
= (mg/m3)(24.45)/(mol wt)
parts per billion
1 ppb
= 1 g/kg
parts per trillion
1 ppt
= 1 ng/kg

Pressure
kPa
MPa
mm Hg
Pa

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kilopascal
megapascal
millimeter of mercury
pascal

1 kPa
1 MPa
1 mm Hg
1 Pa

= 0.145 lb/in2
= 1 Pa 106
= 0.0193 lb/in2
= 1 newton per square meter

National Toxicology Program, Department of Health and Human Services