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Iodine intake over 1,100 micrograms (mcg) is considered dangerous.
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Adrienne Dellwo, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2025
What To Know The World Health Organization's air quality guidelines recommend that annual average concentrations of PM2.5 should not exceed 5 μg/m³ (micrograms per cubic meter of air).
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Its national annual average PM2.5 concentration decreased from 32.5 micrograms per cubic meter to 31, with air quality improving in megacities like Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, the report said.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
The results showed that an increase of just one microgram per cubic meter in PM2.5 levels correlated with a 32-second-slower finishing time for male marathoners and a 25-second-slower finishing time for female ones.
—Claire Maldarelli, Scientific American, 28 Feb. 2025
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Adrienne Dellwo, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2025
What To Know The World Health Organization's air quality guidelines recommend that annual average concentrations of PM2.5 should not exceed 5 μg/m³ (micrograms per cubic meter of air).
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Its national annual average PM2.5 concentration decreased from 32.5 micrograms per cubic meter to 31, with air quality improving in megacities like Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, the report said.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
The results showed that an increase of just one microgram per cubic meter in PM2.5 levels correlated with a 32-second-slower finishing time for male marathoners and a 25-second-slower finishing time for female ones.
—Claire Maldarelli, Scientific American, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Microgram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microgram. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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microgram
noun
mi·cro·gram
ˈmī-krə-ˌgram 
1
: one millionth of a gram
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