In recent days, tests found that Northern Thailand had very high levels of airborne particulates known as PM2.5.
最近,测试显示,泰国北部空中悬浮微粒,即PM2。5的含量已达超高。
纽约时报 (New York Times)
Now, suddenly, the V.A. had swung abruptly to align with the department's most vocal critics, openly acknowledging that respiratory disease was a likely result of airborne particulate exposure during deployment.
Atmospheric particulate matter – also known as particulate matter (PM) or particulates – are microscopic solid or liquid matter suspended in the Earth's atmosphere. The term aerosol commonly refers to the particulate/air mixture, as opposed to the particulate matter alone. Sources of particulate matter can be man-made or natural. They have impacts on climate and precipitation that adversely affect human health.