Abstract
Particulate matter is both solid and liquid. The term comprises a complex category of materials, also termed aerosols,that inhabit the atmosphere. The size range of particulates which is of interest varies from just over that of large individual molecules, 0.1µ (microns), to 500µ in diameter, where 1 million µ equal 1 meter(m). Particles above l0µ in diameter can be seen with the unaided eye. With a conventional microscope particles as small as 0.5µ, can be identified. Electron microscopes are necessary to identify individual particles down to approximately 0.05µ in diameter.
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Brunner, C.R. (1985). Particulate Pollutants. In: Hazardous Air Emissions from Incineration. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2539-0_4
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