The Environmental Protection Agency’s standard for long-term exposure to air pollutants known as PM2.5, or particulate matter 2.5 micrometers in diameter or smaller, is no more than 12 micrograms per cubic meter. Ana Ley, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2022 Or, in simpler terms, this works out to roughly a cubic yard of pollen. Zachary Smith, cleveland, 13 May 2022 After the composting is complete, about a cubic yard of soil remains, which is returned to the family or donated to farms. Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Mar. 2022 But Amigo Bob was a farmer, so Jenifer rented a U-Haul and brought the whole cubic yard of him home. Lisa Wells, Harper's Magazine, 28 Sep. 2021 Knott predicted the cost to be no more than $10 per cubic yard. Eplunus Colvin, Arkansas Online, 1 July 2021 Willy Kracht, Chile’s undersecretary of mining, said recently that up to 2,800 cubic meters of water are needed to produce one ton of lithium in Chile, versus 70 cubic meters for a ton of copper. Ryan Dube, WSJ, 10 Aug. 2022 The World Health Organization has set an eight-hour surface-level ozone exposure limit of 100 micrograms per cubic meter.Fox News, 19 July 2022 More than just a pretty face, the unit packs massive cleaning power across 1,300 square feet, thanks to its powerful fan speed which can move up to 350 cubic feet of air per minute. Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 21 June 2022
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Before long, Cardano could solve any depressed cubic.Quanta Magazine, 30 June 2022 That leaves cubics, the stubborn holdouts of the polynomial universe.Quanta Magazine, 9 July 2013 Its iconic cubic form created a modern version of a traditional Protestant meeting house. Blair Kamin, chicagotribune.com, 7 July 2019 Mozgo acquires the boxes from a Bell Gardens company that imports ginger, paints them firetruck red, pays $120 per cubic yard for dirt and then uses a $900 trailer to haul it all back to his neighborhood on the south end of downtown Los Angeles.San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2019 Mozgo acquires the boxes from a Bell Gardens company that imports ginger, paints them firetruck red, pays $120 per cubic yard for dirt and then uses a $900 trailer to haul it all back to his neighborhood on the south end of downtown Los Angeles. Benjamin Oreskes, latimes.com, 10 July 2019 Every 10-microgram-per-cubic-meter increase in the concentration of breathable particulate matter is associated with an increase of about 9 percent in infant mortality, an effect consistent over the 15-year study period, the study’s authors say.Washington Post, 27 June 2018 The highest levels of microplastic found so far in the race was 357 particles per cubic metre recorded from the South China Sea, east of Taiwan. Rob Hodgetts, CNN, 8 June 2018 Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, Valparaiso Public Works employees will load compost and mulch from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The charge for compost loading is $10 per cubic yard, payment by check or money order only. Staff Report, Post-Tribune, 3 May 2018 See More