particulate pollution

collocation in English

meaningsofparticulateandpollution

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particulate
noun[C usually plural]
uk
/pɑːˈtɪk.jə.lət/us
/pɑːrˈtɪk.jə.lət/
an extremely small piece of dirt, especially one produced by road vehicles, that ...
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pollution
noun[U]
uk
/pəˈluː.ʃən/us
/pəˈluː.ʃən/
damage caused to water, air, etc. by harmful substances ...
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(Definition ofparticulateandpollutionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In those states, open burning during land conversion and replanting of tree crops has historically been a major source ofparticulatepollution.
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Large power plants are a major source ofparticulatepollution, and including them would obviously increase estimates of deaths attributable to large plants.
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In the long term, those trials could lead to vehicle developments that virtually eliminate urbanparticulatepollution.
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One in seven of our children suffers from asthma, and up to 10,000 people a year die prematurely because ofparticulatepollution.
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The benefits of new technology and its ability massively to reduce the problem of urbanparticulatepollutioncould be realised now, if we had the will.
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In 2008, the city was ranked the second most polluted and again had the highest year-roundparticulatepollution.
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Particulatepollutionsources are shown in the graph at right.
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Particulatepollutioncan also be high during the winter due to frequent low level inversions and during longer periods of dry weather.
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Construction or maintenance efforts are another common cause ofparticulatepollution.
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The large number of deaths and other health problems associated withparticulatepollutionwas first demonstrated in the early 1970s and has been reproduced many times since.
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In autumn and winter months, large scale crop residue burning in agriculture fields - a low cost alternative to mechanical tilling - is a major source of smoke, smog andparticulatepollution.
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