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===Units===
* [[Mass concentration (chemistry)|Mass concentration]] (g/dL or g/L) is the most common measurement unit in the United States. Is usually given with dL (decilitres) as the denominator in the United States, and usually with L (litres) in, for example, Sweden.
* [[Molar concentration]] (mol/L) is used to a higher degree in most of the rest of the world, including the United Kingdom and other parts of Europe and Australia and New Zealand.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=BfdighlyGiwC&printsec=frontcover&hl=en "Units of measurement"] in ''Medical toxicology'', Richard C. Dart
Edition: 3, illustrated, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004, p. 34 {{ISBN|978-0-7817-2845-4}} 1914 pages</ref>
* [[International unit]]s (IU) are based on measured [[biological activity]] or effect, or for some substances, a specified equivalent mass.