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Particle Pollution
Particulates impact and make up
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Environmental Studies
Undergraduate 1
12/19/2009

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Term
Particulates
Definition
Finely divided solid particles or liquid droplets suspendedin air (aersols) 2 types: Fine and course dust.
Term
Fine PArticles
Definition
less 2.5mm, cant be seen by eye, and comes from combustion of cars, power plants, wood burning, industry processes
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Course dust particles
Definition
2.5 and 10 mm and comes fromcruching or grinding operatons, dust from travling vehicle
Term
AQI
Definition
PM2.5; PM10
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Sources of particulates
Definition
Man made, Natural land based, natural oceanic
Term
Man made particulates
Definition
fossil fuels, mining, food processing, demolition
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Lnad based
Definition
duststorms, volvanoes, reactions between ozone andunburned hydrocarbons, forest fires
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Oceanic
Definition
evaporation of salt spray, fog and haze
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