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All particles emitted from a stack or vent give rise to various nuisances, depending upon the size, quantity and chemistry of the particles. Plume visibility and haze are a major nuisance resulting mainly from the emission of finer particles, whereas larger particles give rise to local ground level deposits.
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Horne, R. (1998). Particulate emissions — optical and other methods for continuous monitoring from a point source. In: Clarke, A.G. (eds) Industrial Air Pollution Monitoring. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1435-3_4
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