Particulate Matter or PM
Very small but solid pieces of air pollution that have been found to penetrate deeply into human lungs. Particulate matter can also be called particle emissions.
Particulate Loading
The mass of particulates per unit volume of air or water.
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Particulates
1. Fine liquid or solid particles such as dust, smoke, mist, fumes, or smog, found in air or emissions. 2.
Airborne Particulates: Total suspended particulate matter found in the atmosphere as solid particles or liquid droplets. Chemical composition of particulates varies widely, depending on location and time of year.
particulate - of or relating to minute discrete particles; a particulate substance.
particulate pollution - pollution made up of small liquid or solid particles suspended in the atmosphere or water supply.
particulate matter (in atmospheric chemistry)
General term used to describe airborne solid or liquid particles of all sizes.
Note: The term aerosol is recommended to describe airborne particulate matter.
Particulate
A tiny amount of solid or liquid carried in the air, for example soot, dust or fumes.
Particulate matter Any finely-divided airborne solid or liquid material with a diameter smaller than 100 micrometers while it is in the air.
particulates Very small solid particles suspended in water or air. Varying in size, shape, density, and electrical charge, they can be gathered together by coagulation and flocculation.
Particulate - Fine dust or particles (i.e., smoke). 1. Of or relating to minute discrete particles. 2. A particulate substance.
Particulate Matter (PM) or Particle Pollution. Small particles of matter such as dust and soot that are suspended in the air. PM is emitted from sources such as motor vehicles, some industrial processes and forest fires.
Particulate Matter: A state of matter in which solid or liquid substances exist in the form of aggregated molecules or particles. Airborne particulate matter is typically in the size range of 0.01 to 100 micrometers.
Particulates; Particulate Matter (PM-10) - A criteria air pollutant. Particulate matter includes dust, soot and other tiny bits of solid materials that are released into and move around in the air.
Particulate Matter (PM): A form of air pollution that includes soot, dust, dirt and aerosols.
particulate matter
Very small, separate particles composed of organic or inorganic matter.
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Particulates
Small solid or liquid particles, especially those in the emission gases of incinerators, boilers, industrial furnaces or in exhaust from diesel and gasoline engines. Particles below 10 microns (10 one-millionths of a meter, 0.
Particulate Matter (PM): Any material, except pure water, that exists in the solid or liquid state in the atmosphere. The size of particulate matter can vary from coarse, wind-blown dust particles to fine particle combustion products.
Particulates are tiny pieces of solid or liquid matter, such as soot, dust, fumes, or mist.
PBTs are substances which are Persistent, Bio-accumulative, and Toxic. See also VPVBs ...
particulate (par-TICK-you-let). A very small solid suspended in water which can vary widely in size, shape, density, and electrical charge.
(Particulate Matter) PM2.5 - Aerosol particles that are smaller than or equal to 2.5 micrometers or have an aerodynamic diameter of 2.5 micrometers. In the Clean Air Act Revision of 1997 modified particulate standard to include PM2.5.
Particulate
Consisting of many small individual particles, not dissolved.
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P particulate matter
Definition (english only)
A collective name for fine solid or liquid particles added to the atmosphere by processes at the earth's surface. Particulate matter includes dust, smoke, soot, pollen and soil particles.
total particulate phosphorous Total phosphorous content of material retained on a filter of specific size.
total phosphorous The sum of all phosphorous forms.
Particulates are small particles, classified by their sizes. Atmospheric particles are usually measured as TSP, PM10 or PM2.5.
Particulate Matter Smaller than 2.5 Micrometers in Diameter
PM10
Particulate Matter (nominally 10m and less) ...
Particulates / Particulate matter
A Fine liquid or solid particles such as dust, smoke, mist, fumes, or smog, found in air or emissions.
Entrained: Particulates or vapor transported along with flowing gas or liquid.
Enzyme: Any of numerous proteins or conjugated proteins produced by living organisms and ...
High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) Filter: A filter that is at least 99.97% efficient in removing monodisperse particles of 0.3 micrometers in diameter. The equivalent NIOSH 42 CFR 84 particulate filters are the N100, R100 and P100 filters.
Some of these categories are solids, sulfur compounds, volatile organic chemicals, particulate matter, nitrogen compounds, oxygen compounds, halogen compounds, radioactive compounds and odors.
aerosol Particulate material, other than water or ice, in the atmosphere ranging in size from approximately 10x-3 to larger than 10x2 īm in radius.
Criteria Pollutant -- Any air pollutant for which EPA has established a National Ambient Ait Quality Standard: carbon monoxide, lead, nitrogen oxides, ozone, particulates and sulfur oxides.
seston organic particulate matter in water including living and nonliving fractions
shredder animals that eat plant remains and break them down into smaller pieces.
IFPP- Industrial Fugitive Process Particulate
IGCC- Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle
IGCI- Industrial Gas Cleaning Institute
IIS- Inflationary Impact Statement
IINERT- In-Place Inactivation and Natural Restoration Technologies ...
In extreme cases, they eject vast quantities of gases such as sulphur and nitrogen oxides and particulate matter, usually soot and mineral ash, high into the troposphere.
Because of the moisture that is usually trapped within leaves, they tend to burn slowly and thus generate large amounts of airborne particulates"fine bits of dust, soot and other solid materials.
Sediment - Sediment is any particulate matter that can be transported by fluid flow and which eventually is deposited as a layer of solid particles on the bed or bottom of a body of water or other liquid.
filtration The process of removing particulate matter from water by passing it through a porous medium. finished water Water that has been processed in a water treatment plant and is ready for delivery to consumers.
Respirators or filtration devices which remove particulate matter, gases, or vapors from the atmosphere.
Wood-Burning-Stove Pollution: Air pollution caused by emissions of particulate matter, carbon monoxide, total suspended particulates, and polycyclic organic matter from wood-burning stoves.
smog: Smog is ground level ozone and particulate matter formed by burning fuels on hot, sunny days.
space shuttle: One of the NASA spacecraft we use to reach Earth's orbit on a regular basis.
Rotary scrubber
a device that separates particulate contamination from a gas stream by impaction onto a wet rotor or into a fine spray of scrubbing liquor ...
A treatment process, under the control of qualified operators, for removing solid (particulate) matter from water by means of porous media such as sand or a man-made filter; often used to remove particles that contain pathogens.
Electrostatic precipitator A device which uses an electric field to trap particulate pollutants.
Elementary reaction A reaction in which the rate expression corresponds to the stoichiometric equation.
environmental management international standards = DD ISO/TS 21220:2009 Particulate air filters for general ventilation. Determination of filtration performance; See SAI Global ...
Dust, smoke, or chemical fumes that pollute the air and make hazy, unhealthy conditions (literally, the word is a blend of moke and fog). Automobile, truck, bus, and other vehicle exhausts and particulates are usually trapped close to the ground, ...
Scrubber: anti-pollution device that uses a liquid or slurry spray to remove acid gases and particulates from municipal waste combustion facility flue gases.
 See also: Air, Water, Organic, Environment, Liquid
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