Particulate matter (PM) or particulates are microscopic particles of solid or liquid matter suspended in the air. An aerosol is a mixture of particulates...

Suspended particulate matter can refer to: Particulates, atmospheric aerosol particles Suspended solids, colloidal suspensions in water in general Total...

premature deaths. Methods exist to reduce nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter (PM) in the exhaust. Some countries have set a date to stop selling...

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...

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...

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...

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma and lung cancer. Particulate matter is the most deadly, both for indoor and outdoor air pollution. Ozone...

an indicator of heavy pollution. List of most-polluted cities by particulate matter concentration List of countries by air pollution Air quality monitoring...

suspended in some medium. There are three primary forms: atmospheric particulate matter, marine debris, and space debris. Some particles are released directly...

of the world according to their average measured concentration of particulate matter (PM2.5) in micrograms per cubic meter (μg/m3). The World Health Organization's...

A particulate matter sampler is an instrument for measuring the properties (such as mass concentration or chemical composition) of particulates in the...

Ultrafine particles (UFPs) are particulate matter of nanoscale size (less than 0.1 μm or 100 nm in diameter). Regulations do not exist for this size class...

pyramidal or conical container used in industrial processes to hold particulate matter or flowable material of any sort (e.g. dust, gravel, nuts, or seeds)...

nitrogen oxides (NOx) from excessive combustion temperatures, and particulate matter (mostly soot) from incomplete combustion. Exhaust gas temperature...

Particulate matter from coal-fired plants can be harmful and have negative health impacts. Studies have shown that exposure to particulate matter is...

vapor, particulate matter, organic chemicals, nitrogen oxides and other compounds. The principal health concern is the inhalation of particulate matter and...

Look up particulate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Particulates, or atmospheric particulate matter, is microscopic solid or liquid matter suspended...

converters are still used on lean-burn engines[citation needed] to oxidize particulate matter and hydrocarbon emissions (including diesel engines, which typically...

aerosol. Particles may also be suspended in the form of atmospheric particulate matter, which may constitute air pollution. Larger particles can similarly...

generates numerous pollutants. These pollutants include dioxins, particulate matter, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, volatile organic compounds, carbon...

carcinogenic properties. Most broadly, the term includes all the particulate matter produced by this process, including black carbon and residual pyrolysed...

analyses, exposure to harmful particulates caused lower game scores. Airborne particulate matter is a Group 1 carcinogen. Particulates are the most harmful form...

Very fine particulate matter has been linked to cardiovascular disease. Multiple epidemiological studies have demonstrated that particulate matter exposure...

causes of pulmonary toxicity can be chemical compounds and airborne particulate matter. Side effects on the lungs can be very varied, and can include signs...

Power tools can produce large amounts of particulates, including ultrafine particles. Airborne particulate matter is a Group 1 carcinogen. Power tools are...

others. Car pollutants include carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter (fine dusts and soot), and toxic air pollutants. While these pollutants...

fuel). Transportation emissions also include sulfur dioxides and particulate matter but in much smaller quantities than the pollutants mentioned previously...

spiked far beyond acceptable levels. The levels of PM2.5 and PM 10 particulate matter hit 999 micrograms per cubic meter, well above their respective 24-hour...

through the air on particulate matter and increase the risk of transmission of disease. OSHA requires that toxic gas and particulate matter be measured at...

dioxide (SO2), oxides of nitrogen (NOx), suspended particulate matter (SPM) and respirable particulate matter (PM10). These are target air pollutants for regular...