Black carbon in the environment

Book · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5473087

Goldberg, E

This volume is an addition to Wiley's Environmental Science and Technology series. It will be useful to environmental scientists, chemists, and others involved in the study of pollutants. As defined by the author, black carbons are impure forms of the element produced by incomplete combustion of fossil fuels or biomass. They are highly variable in makeup and are widely distributed over the globe. As the pace of the fossil fuel consumption and forest burning to clear cropland increases, black carbons will become more pervasive. The text is based on literature from a wide range of scientific fields. Topics explored include chemical and physical properties, formation, distribution, degradation, anthropogenic sources, transport, and reactions in the environment. A broad spectrum of information is presented in a well-organized manner.

• OSTI ID: 5473087
• Resource Relation: Other Information: From review by Mike Bogar, in Journal of Environmental Sciences, (Nov-Dec 1987)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
CARBON
CARCINOGENESIS
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
COMBUSTION PRODUCTS
FOSSIL FUELS
COMBUSTION
WOOD
AIR POLLUTION
CLIMATES
IMPURITIES
SOOT
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
FUELS
NONMETALS
OXIDATION
PATHOGENESIS
POLLUTION
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
500200* - Environment
Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)