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Particulates in the air causing shades of grey and pink in Mumbai during sunset

Particulates are very tiny pieces of a solid or liquid that are carried floating in a gas. When the tiny pieces are solid, it is called a smoke. When the tiny pieces are liquid, it is called an aerosol.

Images for kids

  • PM and a human hair

    PM2.5 and PM10 compared with a human hair in a graphic from the Environmental Protection Agency

  • Modis aerosol optical depth

    Global aerosol optical thickness. The aerosol scale (yellow to dark reddish-brown) indicates the relative amount of particles that absorb sunlight.

  • Mauna Loa atmospheric transmission

    Solar radiation reduction due to volcanic eruptions

  • ParticulateTrendUS

    Air quality trends in the United States

  • ParticulateTrendWestUS

    Air quality trends in the western United States

  • ParticulateTrendSouthwestUS

    Air quality trends in the southwestern United States

  • PM10 in Europe

    Concentration of PM10 in Europe

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Partículas en suspensión para niños

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