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And its models say that traffic diversion will increase levels of PM10, particulate matter with a diameter of 10 microns or less that harms the hugs and heart and is commonly emitted from vehicles and construction sites.
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Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
This option has a three-stage filtration system to remove particles as small as 0.3 microns, including a carbon filter to get rid of odors.
—Lauren Taylor, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2024
The grains in the sample were no bigger than a few hundred microns—or millionths of a meter—and were handled in small dishes made of sapphire, to allow the sample to be studied in wavelengths beyond the visible and up into the infrared.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
Like most filters, the Home Emergency Water Filter is not able to remove viruses, which are much smaller than 0.2 microns.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 5 Apr. 2020
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Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
This option has a three-stage filtration system to remove particles as small as 0.3 microns, including a carbon filter to get rid of odors.
—Lauren Taylor, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2024
The grains in the sample were no bigger than a few hundred microns—or millionths of a meter—and were handled in small dishes made of sapphire, to allow the sample to be studied in wavelengths beyond the visible and up into the infrared.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
Like most filters, the Home Emergency Water Filter is not able to remove viruses, which are much smaller than 0.2 microns.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 5 Apr. 2020
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“Micron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/micron. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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micron
noun
mi·cron
ˈmī-ˌkrän 
Medical Definition
micron
noun
mi·cron
ˈmī-ˌkrän
: a unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter
called also micrometer, mu
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