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The primary action of particulate matter is that it gets stuck in your body (and tiny PM can penetrate into the brain) and is an inflammatory irritant the rest
by pirate787 3y ago
The primary action of particulate matter is that it gets stuck in your body (and tiny PM can penetrate into the brain) and is an inflammatory irritant the rest of your life, leading to disease. It stands to reason if the PM is also a toxic particle, the impact is worse.
- ImaCake 3y agoMost particles can be removed by your immune system. Things like asbestos are bad specifically because the kinds of particles asbestos becomes are very difficult to phagacytose (and remove).