These measurements were then correlated with data on fine particulate air pollution.
Beautiful Lumangwe, a wide wall of water that thunders into the Kalungwishi River filling the air with fine mist, looks like Victoria Falls in miniature.
Her vast studio feels like a friendly cedar mill, with fine sawdust hanging in the air and a resident cat lounging undisturbed on a forklift seat.
Consider, for example, a spate of new studies that have found a rather convincing correlation between the presence of small particulate matter (PM2.5, the fine particles blown into the air by road traffic, coal-fired power plants, industrial manufacturing, and residential wood fuel combustion) and both obesity and diabetes.
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One study by the American Cancer Society found that death rates from lung cancer increased 6% for every additional 10 microgrammes of fine particles in a cubic metre of air.
As we approach the elephants, he takes out a small plastic squeeze bottle containing fine white ash and puffs some into the air, gauging the breeze.
So after weeks of test runs and fine-tuning, Soundcheck christened the space on air when the up-and-coming Escher String Quartet stopped by to perform a couple of pieces.
In my experience, exposure to air unfurls the complex layers of flavor in young fine wine.
Professor Roy Harrison, a member of two UK government advisory committees on air pollution, said US research had provided strong evidence that fine particles contained in emissions from vehicles and industry caused cancer.
This was good for my secret because I was comfortable with such language, and he and I shared sumptuous ideas over fine wine or walking through the Central Park Zoo smelling the chilly fall air.
To provide air monitoring capabilities to third world citizens, CSIRO has developed a tool that measures fine particulate levels.
"You can't get a fine if you don't fly the flight, " said John Hansman, director of the International Center for Air Transportation at MIT.
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