Particulate matter or particulates are microscopic particles of solid or liquid matter suspended in the air. The combination of particulates and air is called an aerosol. Sources of particulate matter
PM2.5 and PM10 compared with a human hair in a graphic from the Environmental Protection Agency
Excavator (a type of heavy equipment commonly used at construction sites and roadworks) demolishing the remnants of the pre-war Postal Train 0880Station (Dworzec Pocztowy) at Jerozolimskie Avenue, Poland
Horizon and layers of the atmosphere as seen from NASA Earth Observatory: troposphere (darkest), tropopause (brown), stratosphere (gray), mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere (blues). Colors are due to the dominant gases and particles in each layer.
Air pollution measurement station in Emden, Germany
The European emission standards are vehicle emission standards that regulate pollution from the use of new land vehicles sold in the European Union and European Economic Area member states and the Uni
Particulate matter
…have defined limits for sulfur dioxide, particulate matter, lead, nitrogen dioxide, PM10 and PM2.5. National Emission Ceilings Directives (NECD) and European emission standards for vehicles also limit sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs) and ammonia (NH3) as well as…
Near surface concentration of NOx in September 2023
An Iveco Trakker equipped with an engine with EEV-standard
Real Driving Emissions (RDE)