<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31320449</termId><termName>particulate matter</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ Extremely small particles and droplets suspended in air. They may include organic chemicals, acids, metals, and dust or soil particles. Also known as particle pollution, particulate matter is used as a measure of air pollution. The EPA  groups inhalable pollutants which pass through the throat and nose and enter the lungs into two categories: “inhalable coarse particles” (between 2.5 micrometers and 10 micrometers in diameter); and “fine particles” (2.5 micrometers in diameter and smaller).  ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:26:22</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31320450</termId><termName>PM</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31320451</termId><termName>matter, particulate</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31320452</termId><termName>particle pollution</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31306138</termId><termName>residue materials</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>