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How can we visualize 32ppb of copper? 32 marbles in a 100 gallon? Or 1000 gallon?
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Well, if it was a billion ppb it would be a block of solid copper metal.
Volume of 1 marble is about 1 cm3 = 1 mL.
Volume of 1 gallon is 3,785 mL
Volume of 1,000 gal is 3,785,000 mL
So 1 marble in 1000 gallons is about 1/3,785,000 = 264 ppb
So 1 marble in 8,000 gallons.