particulate
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Since 2013, levels of PM2.5 -- small particulate that can enter the lungs and bloodstream -- have fallen 69.8 percent, Beijing municipality said in January.
From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026
Coal is relatively inexpensive to produce but is the dirtiest fossil fuel, releasing considerable particulate air pollution, sulfur dioxide and mercury, and nearly twice the planet-warming carbon dioxide as natural gas.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026
"Some emissions are considered primary pollutants, such as black carbon, and some interact with the atmosphere and other constituents, and can form additional, secondary species of particulate matter pollution."
From Science Daily • Jan. 26, 2026
That means when they are breathed in, they won’t go too deep into the lungs — not like the particulate matter we inhale during sunny, dry days.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2025
I test the particulate and the sediment is nothing more than sand, making it completely drinkable with the filtration straws.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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Earth Science - Middle School
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Earth Science - High School
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Human Impacts on Earth Systems - Middle School and High School
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