Units and abbreviations

Units and abbreviations. Units and abbreviations. Abbreviations and symbols of units of measure used in chs. NR 400 to 499 are defined as follows: (1) System international (SI) units of measure: (a) “A” — ampere (am) “g” — gram (b) “Hz” — hertz (bm) “J” — joule (c) “K” — degree Kelvin (cm) “kg” — kilogram (d) “kPa” — kilo pascal (1.0 kPa = 0.15 psia) (dm) “m” — meter (e) “m 2” — square meter (em) “m 3” — cubic meter (f) “mg” — milligram—10 -3 gram (fm) “Mg” — megagram—10 6 gram (g) “mm” — millimeter—10 -3 meter (gm) “mol” — mole (h) “MW” — megawatt (hm) “MWe” — megawatt electrical (i) “N” — newton (im) “ng” — nanogram—10 -9 gram (j) “nm” — nanometer—10 -9 meter (jm) “Pa” — pascal (k) “s” — second (km) “V” — volt (L) “W” — watt (Lm) “ μ g” — microgram—10 -6 gram (m) “ Ω ” — ohm (2) Other units of measure: (a) “Btu” — British thermal unit (am) “ ° C” — degree Celsius (centigrade) (b) “cc” — cubic centimeters (bm) “cfm” — cubic feet per minute (c) “Ci” — curie (cm) “d” — day (d) “dcf” — dry cubic feet (dm) “dcm” — dry cubic meters (e) “dscf” — dry cubic feet at standard conditions (em) “dscm” — dry cubic meters at standard conditions (f) “eq” — equivalent (fm) “ ° F” — degree Fahrenheit (g) “ft” — foot (gm) “ft 2 ” — square feet (h) “ft 3 ” — cubic feet (hm) “gal” — gallon (i) “gr” — grain (im) “hr” — hour (j) “in” or ″ — inch (jm) “in Hg” — inches of mercury (k) “in H 2 O” — inches of water (km) “l” — liter (L) “lb” — pound (Lm) “lpm” — liter per minute (m) “mil” — 10 -3 in (mm) “min” — minute (n) “ml” — milliliter — 10 -3 liter (nm) “mmBtu” — million Btu (ns) “MPH” — miles per hour (o) “mrem” — millirem — 10 -3 rem (om) “oz” — ounce (p) “pCi” — picocurie — 10 -12 curie