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What Is the PM25 Pollution Measurement

PM 2.5 refers to the size of the particle 2.5 microns in size. It is very, very tiny, and completely invisible. These particles have very powerful health impacts as they penetrate all the way into our bodies.

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Air Pollution: an Unclear and Present Danger ·

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