Concept information

pollutant > air pollutant > atmospheric aerosol > atmospheric aerosol loading

Preferred term

atmospheric aerosol loading  

Definition

  • suspensions of solids and/or liquid particles in the air that we breathe, as dust, smoke and haze, measured by the mass concentration of aerosol particles or by an optical measure

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URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/15062

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