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aerosol

[air-uh-sawl, -sol] / ˈɛər əˌsɔl, -ˌsɒl /




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Both conventional and botanical cleaning products generated complex multiphase exposure scenarios involving reactive gases and secondary organic aerosol.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

"It is a very significant contribution," he says of the aerosol effect, "but it is not as important as the greenhouse gas contribution by quite a long way."

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

One proposed process, called condensational aerosol convective invigoration, depends on clouds developing very high water vapor supersaturation.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026

The maker of aluminum cans and aerosol containers said global beverage can volumes increased 5%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

After the third use of the aerosol new symptoms developed: fever, pains in the joints and general malaise, acute phlebitis in one leg.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Most volcanic ash has fallen out, but sulfur dioxide injected into the stratosphere produces sulfate aerosols which reflect a significant proportion of the Sun’s energy.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

And it seems aerosols are playing a role.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Burning coal and oil releases sulphur dioxide, which forms tiny particles known as sulphate aerosols.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Ironically, one reason the region may be warming more quickly is its success in reducing air pollution, thinning the blanket of aerosols that bounce back solar radiation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

“I think the pattern of spread that we saw, and the fact that it spread to new rooms, suggest that Ebola aerosols were being generated and were present in the building,” he said.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




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