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Specific concerns for kids The Environmental Protection Agency in 2005 set a reference dose for perchlorate of 0.7 micrograms per kilogram of bodyweight a day, while the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) established a tolerable daily intake of half that amount.
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2024
Looking at participants’ average wildfire PM2.5 exposure over three years, the researchers found a 21% increase in the odds of a dementia diagnosis for each increase of 1 microgram of particulate matter per cubic meter of air.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2024
Specifically, the odds of someone exposed to wildfire smoke being diagnosed with dementia rose 21% for every increase of 1 microgram of PM2.5 concentration per cubic meter of air over a three-year average.
—Maya Davis, CNN, 29 July 2024
Since there are no federal limits for how much lead and cadmium there can be in food, Consumer Reports used California's standard maximum allowable dose levels — 0.5 micrograms per day for lead and 4.1 micrograms per day for cadmium.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 10 Jan. 2024
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2024
Looking at participants’ average wildfire PM2.5 exposure over three years, the researchers found a 21% increase in the odds of a dementia diagnosis for each increase of 1 microgram of particulate matter per cubic meter of air.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2024
Specifically, the odds of someone exposed to wildfire smoke being diagnosed with dementia rose 21% for every increase of 1 microgram of PM2.5 concentration per cubic meter of air over a three-year average.
—Maya Davis, CNN, 29 July 2024
Since there are no federal limits for how much lead and cadmium there can be in food, Consumer Reports used California's standard maximum allowable dose levels — 0.5 micrograms per day for lead and 4.1 micrograms per day for cadmium.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 10 Jan. 2024
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“Microgram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microgram. Accessed 20 Aug. 2024.
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microgram
noun
mi·cro·gram
ˈmī-krə-ˌgram 
1
: one millionth of a gram
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