particulate matter

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Particulates
[File:Atmospheric Aerosol Eddies and Flows - NASA GSFC S.ogv|thumb|400px|This animation shows aerosol optical thickness of emitted and transported key tropospheric aerosols from 17 August 2006 to 10 April 2007, from a 10 km resolution GEOS-5 "nature run" using the GOCART model. (click for more detail)
* green: black and organic carbon
* red/orange: dust
* white: sulfates
* blue: sea salt]] [File:MODAL2 M AER RA.ogv|thumb|400px|Movie map of distribution of aerosol particles, based on data from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite.
* Green areas show aerosol plumes dominated by larger particles.
* Red areas show aerosol plumes dominated by small particles.
* Yellow areas show where large and small aerosol particles are mixing.
* Gray shows where the sensor did not collect data.]]

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particulate matter

Noun
1. a small discrete mass of solid or liquid matter that remains individually dispersed in gas or liquid emissions (usually considered to be an atmospheric pollutant)
(synonym) particulate
(hypernym) material, stuff
(hyponym) dust


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Particulate matter (PM)
Solid particles or liquid droplets suspended or carried in the air (e.g., soot, dust, fumes, mist). See aerosolsulfate aerosols.

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particulate matter
B: (Kimia) materi kepartikelan; materi partikulat

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