Definition of particulate
:of or relating to minute separate particles
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Millstein and colleagues looked at carbon emissions, as well as sulphur dioxides, nitrogen oxides, and particulate matter, all of which contribute to poor air quality.
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The air, which has been atypically flowing from the interior of the North American continent toward the coast, has carried the smoke and particulate matter down to coastal British Columbia and Washington.
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Stack tests check for emissions rates of carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, particulate matter, mercury, nitrogen dioxide, and/or volatile organic compounds, depending upon the type of facility.
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A key to the Dyson’s strength is a 360 degree Glass HEPA filter boasting 99.97 percent particulate capture – snagging particles as small as 0.3 microns.
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The indications that the diesel particulate filters may be factors in many truck fires are mostly anecdotal, Spencer said.
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Six filters set up to collect dust in the facility weren't equipped with explosion protective systems and conveyor equipment wasn't properly bonded to ducts that are used to control particulate matter, inspectors said then.
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Castañeda-López said that facilities that handle these types of materials can create highly localized hotspots of particulate matter pollution due to wind blowing dust into nearby neighborhoods and homes.
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But as is common for Independence Day, fireworks sent soot levels soaring in Louisville, with city monitors registered a sharp spike in the smallest particulate pollution starting around 9 p.m., records from the district show.
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Origin and Etymology of particulate
Definition of particulate
:a particulate substance
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There are particulates, there are bacteria, there are bacterial toxins.
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The amount of particulates in the homes after improvements decreased 21 percent, while levels of carbon dioxide and volatile organic compounds decreased 26 percent and 68 percent.
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The study shows a direct correlation between increased particulates in the air from wildfires to spikes in people getting Salbutamol, a drug for treating asthma.
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Truckers say one culprit may be a device intended improve air quality called a diesel particulate filter.
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That was a problem for the U.S. federal research facility Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), which needed something that could carry lots of equipment to measure solar irradiance, three-dimensional windspeed, and analyze air particulates.
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Generating capacity would be improved from 920 megawatts to 1,200 megawatts while emissions of carbon monoxide and particulates would be cut by 70 percent, according to FPL.
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In those areas where the region failed to reach the clean air standards for particulates and sulfur dioxide, the Ohio EPA is responsible for developing and implementing plans for ways to clean up the air.
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Natural gas releases less than half as much carbon dioxide and none of the particulates.
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First Known Use of particulate
1942
Medical Dictionary
medical Definition of particulate
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:of, relating to, or existing in the form of minute separate particles
- dust, smoke, and other particulate matter
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:of or relating to particulate inheritance
- the particulate theory of heredity
- —Julian Huxley
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