Picocurie
Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-021017
1. A measure of radioactivity. One picocurie of radioactivity is equivalent to 0.037 nuclear disintegrations per second.
2. One pCi is one trillionth of a curie, 0.037 disintegrations per second, or 2.22 disintegrations per minute.
3. A unit for measuring radioactivity, often expressed as picocuries per liter (pCi/L) of air. "Pico (p)" is a metric prefix that means one one-millionth of one one-millionth. A picocurie is one one-millionth of one one-millionth of a Curie (Ci).
4. One-trillionth (1/1,000,000,000,000) of a Curie.
One-trillionth (1/1,000,000,000,000) of a Curie.
| Identifier | MLC-T-ENV-021017 |
|---|---|
| Field | Environment |
| Subject | Air |
| Abbreviation | pCi |
| References | Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms; Radon Glossary of Terms; Indoor Air Quality Glossary; Radiation Protection Radiation Glossary; RadNet Glossary |
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"1. A measure of radioactivity. One picocurie of radioactivity is equivalent to 0.037 nuclear disintegrations per second.\n\n2. One pCi is one trillionth of a curie, 0.037 disintegrations per second, or 2.22 disintegrations per minute.\n\n3. A unit for measuring radioactivity, often expressed as picocuries per liter (pCi/L) of air. \"Pico (p)\" is a metric prefix that means one one-millionth of one one-millionth. A picocurie is one one-millionth of one one-millionth of a Curie (Ci).\n\n4. One-trillionth (1/1,000,000,000,000) of a Curie.",
"One-trillionth (1/1,000,000,000,000) of a Curie."
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"abbreviation": "pCi",
"subject": "Air",
"references": [
"Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
"Radon Glossary of Terms",
"Indoor Air Quality Glossary",
"Radiation Protection Radiation Glossary",
"RadNet Glossary"
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"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/picocurie/"
}
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