suspended particulate

collocation in English

meaningsofsuspendandparticulate

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suspend
verb
uk
/səˈspend/us
/səˈspend/
to stop something from being active, either temporarily ...
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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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(Definition ofsuspendandparticulatefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A related class of flows are produced when the density difference is caused bysuspendedparticulatematter.
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Suspendedparticulatematter data were split into smoke and heavy particles.
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Suspendedparticulatematter from the transport sector is released largely by diesel-fuelled vehicles.
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In addition, emissions of nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide andsuspendedparticulatematter from the transport sector and energy use by the transport sector, are considered separately.
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The ground level concentrations ofsuspendedparticulatematter for the 24-hourly averaging period were predicted at various receptors covering 20 x 20km area around the industry.
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It has been argued that the monotonic decline insuspendedparticulatematter is a consequence of high health benefits from the particulates, compared with reasonable abatement costs.
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Quaggas are prodigious water filterers, removing substantial amounts of phytoplankton andsuspendedparticulatefrom the water.
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The panel found that the air has high levels ofsuspendedparticulatematter, caused by factory emissions, dust, construction, and exhaust from automobiles.
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Respirablesuspendedparticulatematter, of less than 10 micrometers (m) in size, can be present in the drift from cooling towers.
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The system used a flume concept for maintaining greater control over the experimental volume while still maintaining access to natural seafloor sediments andsuspendedparticulatematerial.
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Cenote water is often very clear, as the water comes from rain water filtering slowly through the ground, and therefore contains very littlesuspendedparticulatematter.
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The river water becomes opaque, containing increased proportion ofsuspendedparticulatematter, three to five times a year for periods of four to five days after increased rainfall.
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Physical filtration or straining takes places when suspended particulates are too large to pass through interstitial spaces between alluvial soil particles.
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Ultrasonic flow meters are affected by the acoustic properties of the fluid and can be impacted by temperature, density, viscosity and suspended particulates depending on the exact flow meter.
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A nephelometer measures suspended particulates by employing a light beam (source beam) and a light detector set to one side (often 90) of the source beam.
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