More than half of India's population lives in areas where the average concentration of
small airborne particles, known as PM 2.5, are much higher than considered safe, causing increased rates of lung and heart disease.
«Potentially harmful nanoparticles produced through burning coal: Environmental scientists led by the Virginia Tech College of Science have discovered that the burning of coal produces incredibly
small airborne particles of a highly unusual form of titanium oxide with the potential to be toxic to humans.»
Not exact matches
The tracks visible in these clouds off the coasts of France and Spain form when
small,
airborne sulfate
particles emitted by ships and airplanes act as cloud condensation nuclei, or «seeds.»
The new study also found that snow takes up
airborne particulate matter and alters the concentrations of different nanoparticles, the
smallest particles found in air pollution.
Snow takes up
airborne particulate matter and alters the concentrations of different nanoparticles, the
smallest particles found in air pollution.
Now, a team of engineers has come one step closer to the ideal by exploiting the phenomenon of photophoresis, in which
small,
airborne particles can be manipulated with an intense beam of light.
«The pollens that causes most people problems aren't the heavy, large
particles — it's the
smaller, invisible ones that are light enough to become
airborne,» says Keith Young, MD, an allergist at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.
Maintains clean airflow throughout the passenger cabin by capturing
airborne particles as
small as one micron
These cat allergen
particles are very
small and can remain
airborne for long periods of time.