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Convert Parts per Billion to Parts per Million

1 part per billion = 0.001 parts per million. Multiply the number of parts per billion by 0.001.

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0.001

1 ppb = 0.001 ppm

Multiply the number of parts per billion by 0.001.

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Parts per Billion to Parts per Million table

Parts per BillionParts per Million
1 ppb0.001 ppm
2 ppb0.002 ppm
3 ppb0.003 ppm
4 ppb0.004 ppm
5 ppb0.005 ppm
10 ppb0.01 ppm
20 ppb0.02 ppm
25 ppb0.025 ppm
50 ppb0.05 ppm
100 ppb0.1 ppm
500 ppb0.5 ppm
1000 ppb1 ppm

About these units

The part per billion (ppb) is a specialist or regional unit of percentage & parts, equal to 1e-9 fractions.

The part per million (ppm) is a specialist or regional unit of percentage & parts, equal to 0.000001 fractions.

Going the other way, 1 part per million = 1,000 parts per billion. Water quality reports use parts per million, finance uses basis points, and everyone else uses percent. They are all just fractions with different scaling.

Frequently asked

How many parts per million are in a part per billion?
1 part per billion = 0.001 parts per million.
How do you convert parts per billion to parts per million?
Multiply the number of parts per billion by 0.001.
What is 10 ppb in ppm?
10 ppb = 0.01 ppm.

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