OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 36552

particulate matter

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material particulado
Any solid or liquid in a finely subdivided state, especially when considered as an atmospheric pollutant.
Ambient particulate matter affects local/regional air quality, human health and climate change significantly. The carbonaceous fractions like organic carbon (OC) and elemental carb…
Particulate matter air pollution contributes to lung cancer incidence in Europe.
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