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  • Thumbnail for Particulates
    Particulates or atmospheric particulate matter (see below for other names) are microscopic particles of solid or liquid matter suspended in the air. The...
    197 KB (19,284 words) - 09:25, 2 June 2024
  • Particulate pollution is pollution of an environment that consists of particles suspended in some medium. There are three primary forms: atmospheric particulate...
    26 KB (2,915 words) - 01:17, 18 May 2024
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    Ice nucleus (category Particulates)
    key factor in cloud-climate feedbacks. Many different types of atmospheric particulate matter can act as ice nuclei, both natural and anthropogenic, including...
    7 KB (731 words) - 05:52, 12 October 2023
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    sewage, and industrial processes. Particulate matter/particles (PM), also known as particulates, atmospheric particulate matter (APM), or fine particles...
    229 KB (23,275 words) - 18:19, 4 June 2024
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    form an aerosol. Particles may also be suspended in the form of atmospheric particulate matter, which may constitute air pollution. Larger particles can...
    18 KB (1,642 words) - 19:02, 30 May 2024
  • Look up particulate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Particulates, or atmospheric particulate matter, is microscopic solid or liquid matter suspended...
    609 bytes (97 words) - 19:17, 22 May 2018
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    A diesel particulate filter (DPF) is a device designed to remove diesel particulate matter or soot from the exhaust gas of a diesel engine. Wall-flow diesel...
    34 KB (4,143 words) - 15:37, 6 June 2024
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    amount of sunlight reaching the Earth's surface. It is caused by atmospheric particulate matter, predominantly sulfate aerosols, which are components of...
    91 KB (9,619 words) - 05:04, 8 June 2024
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    black". Activated carbon Atmospheric particulate matter Bistre Black carbon Carbon black Coal Colorant Creosote Diesel particulate matter Dust Fullerene...
    18 KB (1,954 words) - 00:36, 6 June 2024
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    and 0.4% over the entire atmosphere. Air composition, temperature, and atmospheric pressure vary with altitude. Within the atmosphere, air suitable for...
    63 KB (6,510 words) - 04:44, 7 June 2024
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    pollutants, for which limits are set in the NAAQS are ozone (O3), atmospheric particulate matter (PM2.5/PM10), lead (Pb), carbon monoxide (CO), sulfur oxides...
    24 KB (2,534 words) - 22:49, 16 May 2024
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    Chemically, black carbon (BC) is a component of fine particulate matter (PM ≤ 2.5 μm in aerodynamic diameter). Black carbon consists of pure carbon in...
    100 KB (11,966 words) - 20:18, 23 April 2024
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    among others, had visibly ameliorated the problem by the 2000s. Atmospheric particulate matter levels dropped from 81 micrograms per cubic metre in 1997...
    173 KB (16,781 words) - 09:27, 4 June 2024
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    pollution limits for one or more criteria pollutants: ozone (O3), atmospheric particulate matter (PM2.5/PM10), lead (Pb), carbon monoxide (CO), sulfur oxides...
    5 KB (617 words) - 20:10, 25 November 2023
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    e-cigarette use also increases home particulate matter concentrations. Atmospheric particulate matter, also known as particulates, can be found indoors and can...
    97 KB (10,251 words) - 11:05, 26 May 2024
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    and to a lesser extent oil and its derivatives, contributes to atmospheric particulate matter, smog and acid rain. Climate change is largely driven by...
    39 KB (5,185 words) - 18:41, 1 May 2024
  • Nonpoint source pollution • Point source pollution Air pollution — Atmospheric particulate matter • Biological effects of UV exposure • CFC • Environmental...
    13 KB (996 words) - 17:43, 27 June 2023
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    2008-12-27. Mei Zheng (2000). The sources and characteristics of atmospheric particulates during the wet and dry seasons in Hong Kong (PhD dissertation)...
    87 KB (9,360 words) - 01:29, 23 April 2024
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    Volatile Organic Compounds Particulate Matter <10μ Particulate Matter <2.5μ In addition to greenhouse gas emissions, particulates and smoke released can scatter...
    3 KB (297 words) - 17:04, 5 May 2024
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    3–10% from the burning of household rubbish. Deaths resulting from atmospheric particulate matter are estimated at 1,700–3,000 each year. The city's "VIP...
    225 KB (18,502 words) - 19:50, 7 June 2024
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