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ppb

UK /piː piː biː/US /piː piː biː/

词源

缩写自parts per billion,20世纪中期随精密测量技术发展而广泛使用。

noun

❶ ppb是parts per billion的缩写,表示十亿分之一,用于描述极低浓度的物质含量,常见于环境监测或化学分析中。

“The water contains 2 ppb of lead, which is below the safety limit.”

(水中铅含量为2ppb,低于安全限值。)

“Scientists detected 5 ppb of mercury in the soil sample.”

(科学家在土壤样本中检测到5ppb的汞。)

同义词:parts per billion, one part in 10^9

常见短语

measured in ppb — 以ppb为单位测量,通常用于描述极微量物质的浓度。

“Air pollutants are often measured in ppb for accuracy.”

(空气污染物常以ppb为单位精确测量。)