Water Resources and Environment. The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment consists generally of matters relating to water resources development, conservation and management, water pollution control and water infrastructure, and hazardous waste cleanup.
A pennyweight (abbreviated dwt) is a unit of mass that is equal to 24 grains, 1â20 of a troy ounce, 1â240 of a troy pound, approximately 0.054857 avoirdupois ounce and exactly 1.55517384 grams.
One gram is equal to 0.0353 ounces. A gram of sugar is approximately 1/4 teaspoon of sugar. A regular paper clip weighs about 1 gram. The gram and kilogram are units of mass in the metric system of measurement. The metric system was invented in France in 1799. It was improved in 1960 and named the System of International Units, or SI.