Sentence:  The organic concentration in the influent raw sewage ranged from 160 to 270 mg / <WSD>l</WSD> of BOD with an average of 230 mg / l . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)