Re:

[Emil Kerrembaev <ekerrembaev@ucsd.edu>]

Jim,

It also seems to me in this case "m" stands for mega. I would think that
milliBq/L is a very small unit. Just looking from statistical point of view
they would need to count each sample for days?? or more, depends what  they
used LSC or something else.
It used to be that "m" been used only for milli, in these days...you can
see any kind of stuff out there...nobody really cares how to call. Normally
who ever wrote the article should identified any unussual usage
of units but m and M could be just ..a typist error...
 
Emil.  


At 07:34 PM 3/12/99 -0600, you wrote:
>Good afternoon;
>
>I am reading an article on the Namibian Uranium Miners, 
>and have a question regarding the abbreviation used for 
>the bioassay results.
>
>The report lists results of "9.57 +/- 7.9 mBq/l."
>
>Is the "m" for "milli" or "mega."
>
>I always thought "m" was reserved for "milli", and "M" 
>for "mega," but have seen it used both ways.
>
>
>Can anyone shed some light on this for me?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Jim Barnes, CHP
>Radiation Safety Officer
>Rocketdyne / Boeing
>james.g.barnes@att.net
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