Description
Separate dry and water masses using a supplied wet-basis water fraction.
Environmental inventories distinguish wet/dry material, analytical detection limits, gas-volume reference states, represented area and allocation weights. A monitoring completeness fraction can exceed one when extra records are present. Supplied conversion and allocation factors need separate justification before physical or environmental interpretation.
Separate dry and water masses using a supplied wet-basis water fraction.
When to use this tool
Use Waste Moisture Dry Mass Crosswalk when checking the stated environmental reporting, analytical, inventory or support convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter wetMass, wetBasisWaterFraction. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read dryMass, waterMass. Use the output convention below.
Require wetMass>=0 and wet-basis water fraction in [0,1]. Return wet*(1-fraction) dry mass and wet*fraction water mass.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| wetMass | Wet Mass | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| wetBasisWaterFraction | Water mass/wet mass, including one for zero dry mass. | Required. Finite number; minimum 0; maximum 1. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| dryMass | Dry Mass | Required. Finite number. |
| waterMass | Water Mass | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"wetMass": 100,
"wetBasisWaterFraction": 0.25
},
"output": {
"dryMass": 75,
"waterMass": 25
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Water fraction is per wet mass; no waste composition, hazardous status, drying process or environmental treatment is inferred.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use calibrated representative measurements and appropriate complete analytical, spatial or life-cycle methods for actual environmental conclusions and compliance decisions.
References
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