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How much is that?

Author: (Contaminants & Remediation Directorate)
Date: (January 2008)

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How much ROCK will it take

10 tonnes = 7 m3

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1,000 tonnes = 700 m3

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How much LIQUID is that?

19 litres = .019 m3
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10000 litres = 10 m3
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Really SMALL amounts

1 Part per million (ppm): One drop in a bathtub
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$1 in $1 Million
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1 Part per billion (ppb): One Drop in a Lake
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1¢ in $10 Million
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How DEEP is a mine?

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