: a particulate substance
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Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2024
Wearable air-quality monitors will alert us to the presence of particulate ash, carbon monoxide, mold spores, and pathogens like Covid-51.
—Gear Team, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2023
Delhi has already tried traffic restriction measures, multimillion-dollar air filtration towers, and the use of fleets of water-spraying trucks to dissolve the particulate matter in the air—but to no avail.
—WIRED, 13 Nov. 2023
Though vehicle exhaust was once the primary source of particulate pollution in the region, metal particles from brake and tire wear are now a significant and growing source of PM2.5, Paulson said.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2023
In recent years, particulate emissions from brakes and tires are starting to grow as well, even outweighing those from tailpipes in some locations.
—Kasha Patel, Anchorage Daily News, 10 July 2023
Peatlands like the Okefenokee Swamp also tend to burn slowly, Mr. Wen said, releasing more particulate matter into the air.
—Delger Erdenesanaa, New York Times, 28 June 2023
Chemicals officials are concerned about A primary health concern to residents is particulate matter, which could cause respiratory problems if inhaled, Christine Stinson, who heads the Wayne County Health Department, previously said.
—Nouran Salahieh, CNN, 16 Apr. 2023
Living in a particulate haze could become a more common occurrence.
—Devika Rao, The Week, 9 June 2023
Jaina Grey, WIRED, 22 Apr. 2024
In addition to silica dust, the rule applies to diesel particulate matter and asbestos, federal officials said.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
Air monitors track those compounds, like particulate matter and lead, and when concentrations hit a certain limit, regulators must intervene to bring them down.
—Lisa Song, ProPublica, 15 Apr. 2024
That insight came via a network of sensors around the San Francisco Bay Area, which monitor both CO2 and air pollution—made up of particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, ozone, and carbon monoxide.
—Lawrence Hodge / Jalopnik, Quartz, 11 Apr. 2024
Air inlet filtration will remove a majority of particulate matter.
—The Arizona Republic, 7 Apr. 2024
Only 10 countries and territories out of 134 met the W.H.O.’s standards in 2023 for fine particulate matter, the deadliest form of air pollution according to air quality data.
—Christopher Flavelle Ian C. Bates, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Additionally, European regulators voted last month to keep CO2 emission limits closer to today’s limits, while introducing new restrictions for particulate emissions produced by brakes and tires.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
But researchers never knew for sure how these microscopic particles enlarged into sand-sized particulates, or whether the atmospheric fragments would have even stayed intact as the dunes took shape.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2024
Adjective
High temperatures can trigger heart attacks and strokes, while particulate matter in wildfire smoke is linked to cancer and lung disease.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2024
Wearable air-quality monitors will alert us to the presence of particulate ash, carbon monoxide, mold spores, and pathogens like Covid-51.
—Gear Team, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2023
Delhi has already tried traffic restriction measures, multimillion-dollar air filtration towers, and the use of fleets of water-spraying trucks to dissolve the particulate matter in the air—but to no avail.
—WIRED, 13 Nov. 2023
Though vehicle exhaust was once the primary source of particulate pollution in the region, metal particles from brake and tire wear are now a significant and growing source of PM2.5, Paulson said.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2023
In recent years, particulate emissions from brakes and tires are starting to grow as well, even outweighing those from tailpipes in some locations.
—Kasha Patel, Anchorage Daily News, 10 July 2023
Peatlands like the Okefenokee Swamp also tend to burn slowly, Mr. Wen said, releasing more particulate matter into the air.
—Delger Erdenesanaa, New York Times, 28 June 2023
Chemicals officials are concerned about A primary health concern to residents is particulate matter, which could cause respiratory problems if inhaled, Christine Stinson, who heads the Wayne County Health Department, previously said.
—Nouran Salahieh, CNN, 16 Apr. 2023
Living in a particulate haze could become a more common occurrence.
—Devika Rao, The Week, 9 June 2023
Noun
Removing vegetation, topsoil, and layer after layer of earth to get to the minerals underneath releases harmful particulate matter into the air, as well as toxic metals and other runoff into nearby water systems.
—Jaina Grey, WIRED, 22 Apr. 2024
In addition to silica dust, the rule applies to diesel particulate matter and asbestos, federal officials said.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
Air monitors track those compounds, like particulate matter and lead, and when concentrations hit a certain limit, regulators must intervene to bring them down.
—Lisa Song, ProPublica, 15 Apr. 2024
That insight came via a network of sensors around the San Francisco Bay Area, which monitor both CO2 and air pollution—made up of particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, ozone, and carbon monoxide.
—Lawrence Hodge / Jalopnik, Quartz, 11 Apr. 2024
Air inlet filtration will remove a majority of particulate matter.
—The Arizona Republic, 7 Apr. 2024
Only 10 countries and territories out of 134 met the W.H.O.’s standards in 2023 for fine particulate matter, the deadliest form of air pollution according to air quality data.
—Christopher Flavelle Ian C. Bates, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Additionally, European regulators voted last month to keep CO2 emission limits closer to today’s limits, while introducing new restrictions for particulate emissions produced by brakes and tires.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
But researchers never knew for sure how these microscopic particles enlarged into sand-sized particulates, or whether the atmospheric fragments would have even stayed intact as the dunes took shape.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2024
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particulate
1 of 2 adjective
par·tic·u·late
pär-ˈtik-yə-lət 
1
: of, relating to, or existing in the form of minute separate particles
dust, smoke, and other particulate matter
2
: of or relating to particulate inheritance
the particulate theory of heredity—Julian Huxley
Julian Huxleyparticulate
2 of 2 noun
: a particulate substance
emission of particulates by car engines
cytoplasmic particulates in the cell
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