airborne particle

collocation in English

meaningsofairborneandparticle

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airborne
adjective
uk
/ˈeə.bɔːn/us
/ˈer.bɔːrn/
in the air, or carried by air or wind or by ...
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particle
noun
uk
/ˈpɑː.tɪ.kəl/us
/ˈpɑːr.t̬ə.kəl/
a word or a part of a word that has a grammatical purpose but often has little or ...
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Some of the aircraft were fitted with probes to scoop up airborne particles in a program of ongoing monitoring of nuclear tests.
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Airborne particles are attracted to the electrode in an effect similar to static electricity.
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It is used to supply purified air to cleanrooms or microenvironments by filtering out harmful airborne particles from recirculating air.
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The amount and rate of future climate change depend primarily on current and future human-caused emissions of heat-trapping gases and airborne particles.
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It will include the effect ofairborneparticleexposure on people with asthma.
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The concentration of airborne particles at a given location is dependent on additional factors, including atmospheric conditions prevalent at the time and the topography.
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Many chemical agents, invisible and without smell, would be used in the form of airborne particles.
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I regard that as a most serious conclusion, as it shows that all airborne particles are dangerous.
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First, there is increasing evidence that exposure to relatively low levels of airborne particles can increase mortality and morbidity and lead to respiratory difficulties.
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Smaller cyclones are used to separate airborne particles for analysis.
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They are typically manufactured in a clean room environment with set standards for the amount of airborne particles.
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The virus can also be transmitted indirectly by contaminated surfaces or airborne particles.
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Because the lichen grows on calcium-poor surfaces, calcium ions are thought to be acquired from rain, bird droppings, and airborne particles.
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In some rural areas there is another form of seasonal grass allergy, combining airborne particles of pollen mixed with mold.
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Cleanrooms are not sterile (i.e., free of uncontrolled microbes); only airborne particles are controlled.
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Airborne particles in a farm- or factory-scale shelling or crushing environment, or from cooking, can produce respiratory effects in exposed allergic individuals.
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The favored hypothesis was that this was the consequence of light scattering from clouds of airborne particles resulting from a release of gas.
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Airborne particles accumulate on the filter and can be measured in a number of ways: 1.
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