nanogram , ng (abbreviation)

The atmosphere contains 1 nanogram of selenium per cubic meter.

A nanogram is a billionth of a gram.

A nanogram is an extremely small quantity.

However, nanogram and microgram quantities of fermium can be prepared for specific experiments.

Dating can now be performed on samples as small as a nanogram using a mass spectrometer.

The sensors can register as little as a nanogram, or one billionth of a gram.

A kilogram of uranium contains an estimated 1 nanogram (10 g) of technetium.

As indicated above, the manufacturer of Eurixor recommends a dose of 1 nanogram per kilogram body weight.

Fermium-257 is the heaviest isotope that is obtained via neutron capture, and can only be produced in nanogram quantities.

The equivalent SI measure is the nanogram per second per square meter per pascal.

For comparison, a fish consumption advisory was issued at the Florida Everglades after water there was found to contain 1 nanogram per liter.

Each injection contained enough standardized mistletoe extract to yield a dose of 1 nanogram of ML-1 lectin per kilogram of body weight.

Average levels detected in drinking water were 1 nanogram per liter, but in one case as high as 384 nanograms per liter were detected.

This could seriously endanger the health of small children, as even a thousandth of a nanogram can cause symptoms, such as influenza, in adults if it enters the bloodstream.

Compared to most "typical" quantum objects like photons, electrons, atoms and small molecules, even a nanogram mirror which can just be seen under a microscope is larger by many orders of magnitude.

Damm's nanogram count was reported at 37.9 ng/mL, which exceeds the threshold of 2 ng/mL, according to CSAC official Bill Douglas.

An attogram is one-thousandth of a femtogram, which is one-thousandth of a picogram, which is one-thousandth of a nanogram, which is a billionth of a gram.

Concerns over toxicity of these compounds (some reports describe biological effects to marine life at a concentration of 1 nanogram per liter) have led to a worldwide ban by the International Maritime Organization.

The amounts found in hair are measured in nanograms (one nanogram equals only one billionth of a gram), however with the benefit of modern technology, it is possible to detect such small amounts.

Yoshio Okahata and his colleagues, at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, have built an ingenious piece of equipment, based on a quartz crystal microbalance, which can weigh nanogram quantities of lipids.

One aspect of the test showed a level of nandrolone at three nanograms per millilitre (one nanogram above the maximum limit), but flaws in other aspects saw the ban dismissed due to reasonable doubt.

Using highly specific monoclonal antibodies in antibody combinations carefully formulated by BD Transduction Laboratories, this multiprotein assay detects proteins to the nanogram levels and can distinguish closely related members of many important signaling families.

Enter a young homicide investigator (William R. Moses) and a forensic scientist who knows how to analyze a nanogram of dog excrement and human vomit to discover the actual identity of the killers and the lover.

Aldosterone-to-renin ratio can be given in ng/dL per ng/(mL h), that is, nanogram per decilitre of aldosterone per nanogram per (millilitre x hour) of renin.

Even if we were not roused by the prospect of exploring other worlds, even if we didn't have a nanogram of adventuresome spirit in us, even if we were only concerned for ourselves and in the narrowest sense, planetary exploration would still constitute a superb investment.