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- Definition ton of material (sludge, slurries, compost, and similar mixtures in which solid material is soaked with or suspended in water) which has been dried to a relatively low, consistent moisture level (dry weight) Reference "based onWikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ton [18.4.2012]"
- Comment If the material is in its natural, wet state, it is called a wet ton or wet tonne.In the United Kingdom the ton is defined as 2,240 pounds (1,016 kg) (avoirdupois pounds). From 1965 the UK embarked upon a programme of metrication and gradually introduced metric units, including the tonne (metric ton), a non-SI metric unit defined as 1000 kg.In the United States and Canada a ton is defined to be 2,000 pounds (907 kg).