
Conversion factors for analysis results
Formerly usual details
Old unit of
New unit of
New designation
measurement
measurement
Colour (platinum)
1 mg/l
0,025 m
-1
colouring, abs. coeff.
HG 436 nm
40 mg/l
1 m
-1
UV extinction
1 cm
-1
100 m
-1
UV abs. coeff.
HG 254 nm
0,01 cm
-1
1 m
-1
Electr. conductivity
1 µs/cm
0,1 mS/m
10 µs/cm
1 mS/m
Potassium permanganate consump. (KMnO
4
) 1 mg/l 0,25 g/m
3
oxidizability, Mn VII
Ü
II as O
2
4 mg/l 1 g/m
3
Potassium dichromate consump.(K
2
CR
2
O
7
) 1 mg/l
0,16 g/m
3
oxidizability, CR VI
Ü
III as O
2
6,25 mg/l
1 g/m
3
Oxygen
(O
2
)
1 mg/l
1 g/m
3
m-value
1 mval/l
1 mol/m
3
acid capacity up to 4,3
p-value
1 mval/l
1 mol/m
3
acid capacity up to 8,2
free carbon dioxide
(CO
2
)
1 mg/l 0,0227 mol/m
3
base capacity up to 8,2
44 mg/l
1 mol/m
3
Calcium
Ca
++
)
1 mg/l
0,025 mol/m
3
40 mg/l
1 mol/m
3
Magnesium
(Mg
++
)
1 mg/l 0,0412 mol/m
3
24,3 mg/l
1 mol/m
3
Total hardness
1
0
dH
0,1786 mol/m
3
sum of alkaline earths
5,6
0
dH
1 mol/m
3
Carbonate hardness
1
0
dH
0,357 mol/m
3
acid capacity up to 4,3
2,8
0
dH
1 mol/m
3
Iron
(Fe)
1 mg/l 17,9 mmol/m
3
0,056 mg/l
1 mmol/m
3
Manganese
(Mn)
1 mg/l 18,2 mmol/m
3
0,055 mg/l
1 mmol/m
3
Sodium
(Na
+
)
1 mg/l 0,0434 mol/m
3
23 mg/l
1 mol/m
3
Potassium
(K
+
)
1 mg/l 0,0256 mol/m
3
39 mg/l
1 mol/m
3
Aluminium
(Al
+++
)
1 mg/l 37 mmol/m
3
0,027 mg/l
1 mmol/m
3
Copper
(Cu)
1 mg/l 15,75 mmol/m
3
0,0635 mg/l
1 mmol/m
3
Zinc
(Zn)
1 mg/l 15,29 mmol/m
3
0,0654 mg/l
1 mmol/m
3
Ammonium
(NH
4
+
)
1 mg/l 55,5 mmol/m
3
0,018 mg/l
1 mmol/m
3
Nitrite
(NO
2
-
)
1 mg/l 21,7 mmol/m
3
0,046 mg/l
1 mmol/m
3
Nitrate
NO
3
-
)
1 mg/l 0,0161 mol/m
3
62 mg/l
1 mol/m
3
Chloride
(Cl
-
)
1 mg/l 0,0282 mol/m
3
35,5 mg/l
1 mol/m
3
Sulphate
(SO
4
-
)
1 mg/l 0,0104 mol/m
3
96 mg/l
1 mol/m
3
Phosphate
(P
2
O
5
)
1 mg/l
7 mmol/m
3
phosphate as P
0,142 mg/l
1 mmol/m
3
(PO
4
-
)
1 mg/l
10,5 mmol/m
3
0,095 mg/l
1 mmol/m
3
Silicate
(SiO
2
)
1 mg/l
16,6 mmol/m
3
Silicate as Si
0,06 mg/l
1 mmol/m
3
Chlorine, free
(Cl
2
)
1 mg/l
1 g/m
3
Chlorine, oxidizing, free as Cl
2
Chlorine, in total
(Cl
2
)
1 mg/l
1 g/m
3
Chlorine, oxidizing, in total as Cl
2