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PM2.5

PM2.5
or PM2.5 or Small Particulates, airborne particulate matter or aerosols with particle sizes of 2.5 microns or micrometers or less. Larger particles are filtered in the nose and throat but particles this small can penetrate into the gas-exchange regions of the lung.

 
 
 
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