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Respirable particles

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-024110

Respirable particles are those that penetrate into and are deposited in the nonciliated portion of the lung. Particles greater than 10 micrometers aerodynamic diameter are not respirable.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-024110
FieldEnvironment
SubjectAir
ReferencesI-BEAM Glossary of Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-024110",
  "term": "Respirable particles",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Respirable Particles",
  "definition": "Respirable particles are those that penetrate into and are deposited in the nonciliated portion of the lung. Particles greater than 10 micrometers aerodynamic diameter are not respirable.",
  "subject": "Air",
  "references": [
    "I-BEAM Glossary of Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/respirable-particles/"
}

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