Parts per million (ppm) and parts per billion (ppb) are concentration scales used to measure chemicals in the environment. Ppm refers to 1 microgram of a chemical in 1 milliliter of water or air, while ppb refers to even smaller concentrations of 1 microgram in 1,000 milliliters. The document provides examples of converting between ppm and ppb and using a 1 cubic meter cube divided into smaller units to visualize the scales.
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Parts per million (ppm) and parts per billion (ppb) are concentration scales used to measure chemicals in the environment. Ppm refers to 1 microgram of a chemical in 1 milliliter of water or air, while ppb refers to even smaller concentrations of 1 microgram in 1,000 milliliters. The document provides examples of converting between ppm and ppb and using a 1 cubic meter cube divided into smaller units to visualize the scales.