Surfactant: A fluid secreted by the cells of the alveoli (the tiny air sacs in the lungs) that serves to reduce the surface tension of pulmonary fluids; surfactant contributes to the elastic properties of pulmonary tissue, preventing the alveoli from collapsing.urfactant: A fluid secreted by the cells of the alveoli (the tiny air sacs in the lungs) that serves to reduce the surface tension of pulmonary fluids; surfactant contributes to the elastic properties of pulmonary tissue, preventing the alveoli from collapsing.
Guy Fawkes' Day is not a public holiday. Businesses, organizations and schools are open as usual. Public transport services run to their normal timetables. Some organizations, communities and municipalities may organize public bonfires or displays of fireworks on or around November 5.
Pearl River Car, House Fire Friday, January 5th, 2018, 9:08 am Early on October 6, 2017, the Pearl River Fire Department was dispatched for a car into a house on Sickletown Road. The vehicle missed a stop sign at an intersection, left the roadway and crashed into the front of the home, penetrating the garage wall, severing the homeâs natural gas line and igniting a fire, which quickly spread.