PPB (Parts Per Billion) at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is PPB (Parts Per Billion)? Parts per billion (abbreviated ppb only in the U.S.), or micrograms per liter. One part per billion is like seeing a bottle cap on the earths equator from an orbiting satellite.

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