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    Particulates or atmospheric particulate matter (see below for other names) are microscopic particles of solid or liquid matter suspended in the air. The...
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  • Look up particulate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Particulates, or atmospheric particulate matter, is microscopic solid or liquid matter suspended...
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    A diesel particulate filter (DPF) is a device designed to remove diesel particulate matter[broken anchor] or soot from the exhaust gas of a diesel engine...
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    Particulate inheritance is a pattern of inheritance discovered by Mendelian genetics theorists, such as William Bateson, Ronald Fisher or Gregor Mendel...
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    nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, ammonia, and methane), particulates (such as soot), lead and biological molecules. Air pollution can cause...
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  • Particulate pollution is pollution of an environment that consists of particles suspended in some medium. There are three primary forms: atmospheric particulate...
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    HEPA (/ˈhɛpə/, high efficiency particulate air) filter, also known as a high efficiency particulate arresting filter, is an efficiency standard of air...
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  • Particulate filter may refer to: HEPA filter, for filtering particulates out of indoor air Mechanical filter (respirator), a wearable filter Diesel particulate...
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  • quality in the database is represented by the annual mean concentration of particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5, i.e. particles smaller than 10 or 2.5 micrometers...
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    List of countries by air pollution (category Particulates)
    countries of the world according to their average measured concentration of particulate matter (PM2.5) in micrograms per cubic meter (μg/m3). The World Health...
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  • Suspended particulate matter can refer to: Particulates, atmospheric aerosol particles Suspended solids, colloidal suspensions in water in general Total...
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  • A particulate matter sampler is an instrument for measuring the properties (such as mass concentration or chemical composition) of particulates in the...
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    Particulate organic matter (POM) is a fraction of total organic matter operationally defined as that which does not pass through a filter pore size that...
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  • (μg/m3) in 2022. By default the least polluted cities which have fewest particulates in the air come first. Click on the arrows next to the table's headers...
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    is composed of particles may be referred to as being particulate. However, the noun particulate is most frequently used to refer to pollutants in the...
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    filters, a part of particulate respirators, are a class of filter for air-purifying respirators that mechanically stops particulates from reaching the...
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    the concentration of suspended particulates in a liquid or gas colloid. A nephelometer measures suspended particulates by employing a light beam (source...
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    exhaust is the exhaust gas produced by a diesel engine, plus any contained particulates. Its composition may vary with the fuel type, rate of consumption or...
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    nitrogen (NOx), they are still used on lean-burn engines to oxidize particulate matter and hydrocarbon emissions (including diesel engines, which typically...
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    Respirator (redirect from Particulate mask)
    inhaling hazardous atmospheres including lead fumes, vapors, gases and particulate matter such as dusts and airborne pathogens such as viruses. There are...
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  • group of air pollution control devices that can be used to remove some particulates and/or gases from industrial exhaust streams. An early application of...
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    term black carbon in the 1970s, after identifying black carbon as fine particulate matter (PM ≤ 2.5 μm aerodynamic diameter) in aerosols. Aerosol black...
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  • Power tools can produce large amounts of particulates, including ultrafine particles. Airborne particulate matter is a Group 1 carcinogen. Power tools...
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    Database, the annual average concentration in New York City's air of particulate matter measuring 2.5 micrometers or less (PM2.5) was 7.0 micrograms per...
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    separating particulate solids from fluids: Surface filters, where particulates are captured on a permeable surface Depth filters, where particulates are captured...
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    system to remove odors, irritants, and gaseous contaminants, as well as particulates like viruses, bacteria and allergens. The 787 is powered by two engines...
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    2050. Environmental issues include urban air pollution (NOx, suspended particulate matter, and toxics), waste management, water eutrophication, nature conservation...
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    Very fine particulate matter has been linked to cardiovascular disease. Multiple epidemiological studies have demonstrated that particulate matter exposure...
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  • organic inputs from terrestrial sources, make up a majority of the Particulate Organic Matter (POM) in the ocean. POM is delivered to the bathypelagic...
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  • In solvent casting and particulate leaching (SCPL), a polymer is dissolved in an organic solvent. Particles, mainly salts, with specific dimensions are...
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