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Meanings of parts per billion in English

Russian
одна миллиардная
Spanish
parte por billon
Catalan
parts per mil milions

Unit of measurement based on number of particles.

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одна миллиардная
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Examples for "ppb"
Examples for "ppb"
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In July, a test showed Newark water lead levels at 55 ppb.
Wired
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It is also keeping the exiting annual average standard of 53 ppb.
Reuters
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But he chose the 10 ppb dose for a very human reason.
Wired
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At one point, tests in Flint revealed lead levels at over 100 ppb.
Wired
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The province's current limit is 10 ppb - twice as high as federal guidelines.
Radio NZ
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Able to smell explosive traces as fine as one part per billion.
Wired
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The state's limit is one part per billion, below the federal government's limit of five parts per billion.
Reuters
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Prof Wall said there was a time when science could detect chemicals and taint in milk at one part per billion.
The Irish Times
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There is methane on Mars too, but the measly amount, just one part per billion, may come from reactions in rocks.
The Guardian
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On Mars, the amount of methane floating around is measly: about one part per billion, with bursts reaching 10 times that amount.
The Guardian
Usage of parts per billion in English
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The EPA says a concentration of five parts per billion is acceptable.
Nothing to lose
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Note that micrograms per liter is the same thing as parts per billion.
Wired
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My tap water sample was very close to five parts per billion TCE.
Nothing to lose
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The spectrometers typically detect chemicals in the "low parts per billion" range.
Wired
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The highest test results were at 11 parts per billion (ppb).
Radio NZ
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The European Union limits are 60 parts per billion.
The Guardian
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Its mass is uncertain to 20 parts per billion.
Wired
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But Formisano measured formaldehyde at 130 parts per billion.
Wired
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The Ministry of Health (MOH) guideline for safe drinking water is 2 parts per billion.
Radio NZ
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In comparison, Earth's atmosphere contains roughly 1,700 parts per billion of methane.
Wired
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The federal level as mandated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is 15 parts per billion.
Reuters
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The state's limit is one part per billion, below the federal government's limit of five parts per billion.
Reuters
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Canada's are 63 parts per billion.
The Guardian
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The US standards, which allow up to 75 parts per billion, are a relic of the George Bush administration.
The Guardian
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In the tainted bottles of Coke, these residues were present at levels of between five and seventeen parts per billion.
The new yorker
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Of those, eight sites had lead readings above 100 parts per billion, according to a statement from Governor Rick Snyder's office.
Reuters