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Micrograms per liter

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-017220

One microgram of a substance dissolved in each liter of water. This unit is equal to parts per billion (ppb) since one liter of water is equal in weight to one billion micrograms.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-017220
FieldEnvironment
SubjectWater
Abbreviationpg/L
Synonymsµg/L; mcg/L
ReferencesDrinking Water Technical & Legal Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-017220",
  "term": "Micrograms per liter",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Micrograms per Liter",
  "definition": "One microgram of a substance dissolved in each liter of water. This unit is equal to parts per billion (ppb) since one liter of water is equal in weight to one billion micrograms.",
  "abbreviation": "pg/L",
  "synonyms": [
    "µg/L",
    "mcg/L"
  ],
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/micrograms-per-liter/"
}

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