Oil Spill Calculation

[Donny B]

I am studying the effects of oil spills on open water and I'm in over my head (so to speak). In reading a scientific paper, the researchers released a fixed volume of vegetable oil in the ocean off the Crimean coast. They repeated the experiment several times. The fixed volume of oil is stated to be 170 × 10−6 m3.

Can someone help me calculate this into liters or gallons? Thank you very much.

 

[Deleted member 4993]

I am studying the effects of oil spills on open water and I'm in over my head (so to speak). In reading a scientific paper, the researchers released a fixed volume of vegetable oil in the ocean off the Crimean coast. They repeated the experiment several times. The fixed volume of oil is stated to be 170 × 10−6 m3.

Can someone help me calculate this into liters or gallons? Thank you very much.

Do a google search: "Convert m^3 to gallon" or "Convert m^3 to liter"

 

[Donny B]

Do a google search: "Convert m^3 to gallon" or "Convert m^3 to liter"

Thanks. I'm still confused by the "ten to the minus 6" part of the equation

 

[Donny B]

Thanks. I'm still confused by the "ten to the minus 6" part of the equation

Subhotosh - Oops, I got it. It's .000001 - Thanks so much

 

[Deleted member 4993]

Subhotosh - Oops, I got it. It's .000001 - Thanks so much

Correct - so volume of the oil layer = 170 * 10^-6 = 170 * 0.000001 = 0.00017 m³

Now convert.....