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Adjective
The warnings mean ground-level ozone and particulate concentrations are forecast to reach dangerous levels.—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025 Compared to just the year before, particulate pollution levels rose nationwide by an average of 20 percent, the data showed.—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
Our pediatrician sent an e-mail explaining that the air-quality index, which measures the particulate matter from regular wildfires, would not account for the toxic compounds associated with structure fires.—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025 The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer has declared outdoor air pollution and particulate matter Group 1 carcinogens, proven causes of lung cancer.—Bill Frist, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for particulate
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