particulate
noun[Cusually plural]
environmentspecializeduk/pɑːˈtɪk.jə.lət/us/pɑːrˈtɪk.jə.lət/anextremelysmallpieceofdirt,especiallyoneproducedbyroadvehicles, thatcausespollution:
(尤指汽车发动机排出的引起严重污染的)微粒,颗粒Biodieselproducesup to 50percentfewer particulates.
Studies havelinkedexposureto particulates inairpollutionwithincreasedriskforheartdisease.
- Masks areavailabletofilterout thedangerousparticulates in theair.
- Mostfineparticulatesresultfromhumanactivity, usually fromburningoil,coal,dieselorwood.
- Boilers often have veryshortchimneys, whichlimitsthedispersionof thesmokeanditsparticulates.
Environmental issues
- agroecology
- air pollution
- anti-conservation
- anti-conservationist
- anti-consumer
- biodegradable
- carbon neutral
- environmentally
- feed-in tariff
- food insecure
- food insecurity
- food secure
- noise pollution
- nuclear winter
- populate
- sustainability
- sustainably
- tidal power
- tree hugger
- ULEZ
particulate
adjective
environmentspecializeduk/pəˈtɪ.kjuː.lət/us/pəˈtɪ.kjuː.lət/consisting ofsmallpiecesofdirt,especiallyonesproducedbyroadvehicles, thatcausepollution:
healthrisksposedby particulatematter
Particulatepollutionisunhealthyat thelevelsrecordedlastsummer.
- Fine particulatematterand ground-levelozonelevelshaveshownnoappreciabledecrease.
- Natural-gasgeneratorshavelowerparticulateemissions.
- Thefrictioncreatesmicroscopicparticulatedebris.
Environmental issues
- agroecology
- air pollution
- anti-conservation
- anti-conservationist
- anti-consumer
- biodegradable
- carbon neutral
- environmentally
- feed-in tariff
- food insecure
- food insecurity
- food secure
- noise pollution
- nuclear winter
- populate
- sustainability
- sustainably
- tidal power
- tree hugger
- ULEZ