Combined Science GCSE
Particulates
What Particulates means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Particulates
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Reference: AQA
Tiny solid particles or droplets released into the air, largely from the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels and from industrial processes.
Topics that use Particulates
Related terms
- Acid deposition and environmental damage
- Acid rain and environmental damage
- Atmospheric pollution from combustion
- Causal reasoning in chemistry
- Combustion of fossil fuels
- Global dimming
- Human health effects of air pollutants
- Atmospheric pollution
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