How to Use microgram in a Sentence

microgram

noun

• This is two to three micrograms more than freight trains contribute.
  — Bárbara Pinho, Ars Technica, 19 July 2024
• Most adults need about 900 micrograms of copper per day.
  — Zia Sherrell, Health, 5 Feb. 2026
• His blood came back positive for lead at a rate of 35 micrograms per deciliter.
  — Deborah Bloom, CNN, 20 Apr. 2018
• When tested, his lead levels were more than 20 micrograms per deciliter.
  — cleveland.com, 25 May 2017
• For reference, a normal level of lead in a gram of hair is around 4 micrograms or less.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2024
• Adults receive two 30 microgram doses of the vaccine three weeks apart.
  — Matthew Herper, STAT, 20 Sep. 2021
• This week in New York City, the rate was close to 100 micrograms.
  — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 7 June 2023
• The boosters are being tested at a 50 microgram dose, or half what is used in the current shot.
  — al, 6 Aug. 2021
• These levels would be 3 micrograms per square foot on the floor and 20 micrograms per square foot for sills.
  — Time, 12 July 2023
• That means the amount of lead in Beethoven's blood could have been between 69 and 71 micrograms per deciliter.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 May 2024
• Last March, a blood test revealed that Caiden had a blood lead level of 13 micrograms per deciliter.
  — Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 28 Feb. 2024
• Asparagus boasts 89 micrograms (mcg) of folate per four spears.
  — Molly Burford, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2025
• The full-year standard was lowered last year from 12 to 9 micrograms per cubic meter.
  — Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 9 Jan. 2025
• Candidates include anyone whose blood was drawn for the test and who had a blood lead level of 10 micrograms or less per deciliter.
  — Washington Post, 17 May 2017
• Because the full-length spike’s gene sequence was about five times as long as the fragment’s, each microgram of vaccine contained one-fifth the number of copies.
  — Brendan Borrell, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2021
• For most people, 400 micrograms daily (at any time of day) is enough to help reduce the risk of neural tube defects.
  — Patricia Weiser, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 2 Jan. 2025
• In Moderna’s study, kids were given two shots of a 50 microgram dose, which is half of the dose authorized for adults.
  — Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Oct. 2021
• Healthcare workers found that the baby was anemic and had a blood lead level of 41 micrograms per deciliter (μg/dL).
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 1 Sep. 2017
• Each dose is just 10 micrograms, a third of the 30 microgram dose given to adolescents and adults.
  — Alexander Tin, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2021
• Kale provides about 63 micrograms of folate in every 100 grams.
  — Joy Emeh, Health, 18 Dec. 2025
• This equates to about 40 micrograms of plastic per gram of tissue compared to 16 micrograms.
  — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 1 Mar. 2026
• That shakes out to about 104 to 175 micrograms per teaspoon, the max amount of salt recommended by day.
  — Audrey Bruno, SELF, 25 Nov. 2025
• Most people aged 19 or older should aim for 900 micrograms (mcg) of copper as part of a daily diet.
  — Rena Goldman, Health, 22 Dec. 2025
• Manganese is typically less than 50 micrograms per liter in water.
  — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
• It is often given in a single 1,000 microgram dose, but it can be split into two doses on the same day to avoid nausea.
  — Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2024
• High doses of selenium can be toxic, with the upper limit set at 400 micrograms per day.
  — Lauren O'Connor, Health, 31 Dec. 2025
• The cases in which Husel was charged with murder involved the ordering of at least 500 micrograms of fentanyl.
  — NBC News, 19 Dec. 2019
• That small feat—producing just tens of micrograms—was heralded as a technology transfer milestone.
  — Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 19 Nov. 2025
• Adults older than 19 need 6-10 micrograms of vitamin B12 per day for brain health.
  — Christina Manian, Health, 14 May 2026
• The table below spells them out in grams (g), milligrams (mg), micrograms (mcg), and international units (IU).
  — Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 1 July 2026