convert_values: Convert values to different units

In bcgov/wqbc: Tidy Water Quality Data and Calculate Thresholds for British Columbia

Convert values to different units

Description

Convert values to different units

Usage

convert_values(x, from, to, messages)

Arguments

x	a numeric vector of values to convert
from	units to convert from
to	units to convert to
messages	should messages be printed when

Details

Currently supported units for from and to are: c("ng/L", "ug/L", "mg/L", "g/L", "kg/L", "pH", "degC", "C", "CFU/dL", "MPN/dL", "CFU/100mL", "MPN/100mL", "CFU/g", "MPN/g", "CFU/mL", "MPN/mL", "Col.unit", "Rel", "NTU", "m", "uS/cm")

Value

a numeric vector of the converted values

Examples

convert_values(1, "ug/L", "mg/L", messages = FALSE)

df <- data.frame(
  value = c(1.256, 5400000, 12300, .00098),
  units = c("mg/L", "ng/L", "ug/L", "g/L"),
  stringsAsFactors = FALSE
)
df

df$units_mg_L <- convert_values(df$value, from = df$units, to = "mg/L", messages = FALSE)
df

bcgov/wqbc documentation built on Feb. 11, 2023, 11:15 p.m.