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In their paper, the researchers reported the median concentration of microplastics in 24 human brains from 2024 was nearly 5,000 micrograms per gram, though there is a fair amount of uncertainty in that estimate because of the methods used to calculate it.
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Nina Agrawal, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
The average concentration of PM2.5 particle specific to wildfires during that period was 6.95 micrograms per cubic meter of air (μg/m3).
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
Berkeley Lab’s experiment acquired just 0.3 micrograms for its experiment.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Iodine intake over 1,100 micrograms (mcg) is considered dangerous.
—Adrienne Dellwo, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2025
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Nina Agrawal, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
The average concentration of PM2.5 particle specific to wildfires during that period was 6.95 micrograms per cubic meter of air (μg/m3).
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
Berkeley Lab’s experiment acquired just 0.3 micrograms for its experiment.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Iodine intake over 1,100 micrograms (mcg) is considered dangerous.
—Adrienne Dellwo, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Microgram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microgram. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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microgram
noun
mi·cro·gram
ˈmī-krə-ˌgram 
1
: one millionth of a gram
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