How to Use particulate in a Sentence

particulate

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• Over time, the black particulate coats them, turning them as black as coal—hence the name.
  — Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian, 16 May 2017
• The smoke throws particulate matter such as soot, dust and metals into the air, which can pose a health hazard.
  — Molly Sullivan, sacbee, 24 Dec. 2017
• The fine particulate matter, or PM 2.5, is one of the main pollutants contained in wood smoke.
  — Paul Hodgins, Orange County Register, 20 Jan. 2017
• The particulate matter could have come from pipes, the tank structure, paint on the tanks and other items burning in the blaze, Farnitano said.
  — Matthias Gafni, SFChronicle.com, 21 Oct. 2019
• According to the report, 19 other counties in the state have less fine particulate matter in the air than Marin does.
  — Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2017
• Fairbanks has the worst spikes in fine particulate matter air pollution in the nation.
  — Jasmine Jemewouk, Alaska Dispatch News, 1 Oct. 2017
• The main worry is with the tiniest motes — known as PM 2.5, particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns across.
  — Sara Morrison, USA TODAY, 13 July 2018
• NOx contributes to smog and acid rain as well as particulate matter.
  — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland.com, 4 Jan. 2018
• The agency has warned that the particulate matter in the air could contain asbestos, a cancer-causing substance.
  — Julia Malleck, Quartz, 13 Apr. 2023
• The project will also increase fine particulate pollution, which can get pulled deep into lungs and cause harm.
  — Mallory Moench, SFChronicle.com, 14 Jan. 2020
• The study prompted the first regulations on fine particulate matter issued under the Clean Air Act in 1997.
  — The Economist, 26 Apr. 2018
• The plan would also tackle a source of particulate smog that is especially hard to rein in: ammonia from farm fields and manure piles.
  — Matt Warren, Science | AAAS, 29 May 2018
• Air monitors would be placed around the site to collect air samples and measure any dust and particulate matter that may occur.
  — Carrie Napoleon, Post-Tribune, 27 June 2017
• But that can't compare to cities like Peshawar and Rawalpindi in Pakistan, which have some of the highest particulate air pollution levels in the database.
  — Jen Christensen, CNN, 1 May 2018
• Levels of particulate matter dropped across the city in March compared with a year ago, down 20 percent in Brooklyn to as much as 35 percent on Staten Island.
  — New York Times, 9 Apr. 2020
• In October 2018, the EPA released a draft review of the public health impact of fine particulate pollution.
  — Wired, 20 Nov. 2019
• The second category is particulate matter, such as dust, dirt, soot, and smoke.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 21 Aug. 2018
• Our study focused on fine particulate matter, known as PM2.5.
  — Jason West, The Conversation, 21 Feb. 2020
• That pollution creates ozone, which is the main component of smog, and particulate matter.
  — Dallas News, 5 Feb. 2020
• Officials have detected some of those chemicals in the nearby waterway and particulate matter in the air from the fire.
  — Andrew J. Whelton, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2023
• The main pollutant of concern linked to cooking is particulate matter.
  — Brianna Barbu, Discover Magazine, 7 July 2021
• India is now home to the world’s first trading programme for particulate air pollution quotas.
  — Kuwar Singh, Quartz India, 5 June 2019
• Nearly every day, the load of particulate matter in the air outside my house exceeds the healthy maximum set by the World Health Organization.
  — Veronique Greenwood, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2017
• The indications that the diesel particulate filters may be factors in many truck fires are mostly anecdotal, Spencer said.
  — Shane Sanderson and Joe Robertson, kansascity, 21 July 2017
• Since the late 1980s, particulate matter pollution has been declining, except in areas where wildfires are on the rise.
  — National Geographic, 31 Oct. 2019
• Even electric vehicles, however, still cause some particulate emissions from tyre and road wear, and the drop in greenhouse-gas emissions depends on how green the power grid is.
  — The Economist, 1 Mar. 2018
• This study focused on the harm caused by the tiniest particulate matter, or particle pollution.
  — Nadia Kounang, CNN, 19 June 2019
• During the winter, fine particulate matter becomes the issue, the result of diesel fuel, fires, wood burning for heat, and other sources of combustion.
  — Mike Sager, Esquire, 25 Feb. 2015
• Last month, air pollution in New Delhi made headlines when particulate levels rose to near-record levels.
  — Kyla Mandel, New York Times, 4 Dec. 2019
• Wildfires account for more than two-thirds of the particulate matter in the West on days that exceed federal clean air standards, according to a 2016 study in the journal Climatic Change.
  — Warren Cornwall, Science | AAAS, 31 May 2018

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particulate

2 of 2 noun

• Those air monitors show that the amount of particulate matter in the air near the site has been decreasing since the agency took over.
  — Dennis Pillion | [e-mail], al, 28 Jan. 2023
• But as the Utah team noted, fires spew tons of fine particulate pollution as well.
  — Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 6 Aug. 2022
• The term fine particulate matter refers to tiny particles in the air that are less than 4% of the diameter of a human hair.
  — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2023
• The hard-to-spot culprits in the air include pollen, dust, particulate matter, bacteria, and mold spores.
  — Alexandra Frost, Popular Science, 27 Feb. 2023
• The best way to get rid of dust and dirt once and for all is to use a vacuum with a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter.
  — Carolyn Forté, Good Housekeeping, 22 Sep. 2022
• These are designed well to work through rain and fog, but particulate matter from smoke and ash are more disruptive.
  — Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 13 July 2023
• Dirt, dust, soot and smoke are forms of particulate pollution.
  — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2023
• For millions of years, the creatures of Earth have dealt with wildfire smoke, a noxious blend of particulate matter and toxic gasses.
  — Wired, 28 July 2022
• Men in the study seemed more susceptible to the effects of small particulate matter than women.
  — Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2023
• The standard cracks down on fine particulate matter — tiny particles in the air that can penetrate deep into the lungs.
  — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 8 Feb. 2024
• The primary subject of the study was PM2.5, or particulate matter less than 2.5 microns.
  — Gabrielle M. Etzel, Washington Examiner, 14 Aug. 2023
• Most of what researchers know about the health impacts of particulate matter come from studying this kind of air pollution.
  — Megan Molteni, STAT, 31 July 2023
• Wildfires are one source of fine particulate matter, called PM 2.5.
  — Ula Chrobak, Outside Online, 20 July 2022
• The challenge with a pollutant like particulate matter is that the best way to avoid exposure isn't always clear.
  — Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 8 June 2023
• Most non-medical grade masks won’t protect lungs from the fine particulates of wildfire smoke.
  — Jeastman, oregonlive, 7 June 2023
• The San Joaquin Valley, a hub of oil drilling and agricultural dust, has long had the highest levels of fine particulate pollution.
  — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2024
• Effects on the body Many of the health impacts of wildfire smoke have been well-documented and mostly lie with fine particulate matter known as PM2.5.
  — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 21 July 2023
• But spewing particulate matter from the exhaust of a weedy, wheezy four-cylinder engine outside your kids’ school isn’t.
  — Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2022
• Last week the alert was called because of particulate matter from the Canadian fires polluting the air in Wisconsin.
  — Beck Andrew Salgado, Journal Sentinel, 24 May 2023
• The amount of fine particulate matter in the air, or PM2.5, is one of several contributing factors to air pollution.
  — Joe Murphy, NBC News, 30 Mar. 2023
• But fine particulate matter blowing from the lake will be disastrous for the people living along the Wasatch Front regardless of what’s inside it.
  — Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Jan. 2023
• The primary health concern from wildfire smoke comes from the amount of very fine particulates in the air, smaller than 2.5 microns in diameter.
  — J. Emory Parker, STAT, 7 June 2023
• Wildfire smoke from Canada has engulfed the East Coast and Midwest, and exposure to the particulate pollution that comes with the smoke may weaken the immune system.
  — WIRED, 3 Aug. 2023
• Fine particulate matter, or particle pollution, is the mix of solid and liquid droplets floating in the air.
  — Jen Christensen, CNN, 24 Mar. 2023
• Rebuilding Maui won't be easy: The fire left behind a stench of noxious fumes, toxic debris and particulate matter that could make people sick.
  — USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2023
• That nasty fine particulate matter that pollutes the world’s air is nearly everywhere.
  — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 7 Mar. 2023
• Because particulate matter poses such a health risk, the U.S. has for more than half a century enforced rules limiting how much of it can leave tailpipes and smokestacks.
  — Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2024
• Within 30 minutes of use, the dust particulates were noticeably gone from the previously dusty space.
  — Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2023
• Fine particulate matter, also known as PM2.5, consists of bits roughly 30% of the diameter of a human hair.
  — Ilena Peng, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2023
• Tiny airborne particulate matter—designated PM2.5, for its size (no greater than 2.5 micrometres, about thirty times smaller than the width of a human hair)—enters the small airways of the lungs.
  — Siddhartha Mukherjee, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024