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(Particulate matter)PM2.5
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(Particulate Matter)Pm2.5 (Atmospheric Chemistry) 
Aerosol particles that are smaller than or equal to 2.5 micrometers or have an aerodynamic diameter of 2.5 micrometers.Ý In the Clean Air Act Revision of 1997 modified particulate standard to include PM2.5.Ý Considered fine particle matter, PM2.5 has a greater effect of visibility and health than do larger aerosol particles, such as decreased lung function and premature death.Ý [Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association; March 2005; Vol 55; p. 265.] [Science; 4 March 2005; Vol. 307; No. 5714; p. 1454.]
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