PM10 Particulates (Hansard, 10 February 1993)

HC Deb 10 February 1993 vol 218 c647W 647W

§ Ms. Short
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what are the major sources of PM₁₀ particulates in the local atmosphere; what are the principal health effects; and whether he will set an air quality standard for PM₁₀.

§ Mr. Maclean
The major sources of PM₁₀ particulates in the local atmosphere are fuel conbustion—in towns and cities, principally diesel and petrol—wind-blown dusts both natural and man-made and aerosol particles formed