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CARBONO GRAFITE [1 record]

Record 1 2023-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Pollution
DEF

Operationally defined species based on measurement of light absorption and chemical reactivity and/or thermal stability.

OBS

Consists of soot, charcoal, and/or possible light-absorbing refractory organic matter.

OBS

black carbon; BC: term and abbreviation standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Black Carbon Inventory.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'air
DEF

Espèce définie de manière opérationnelle à partir de mesures de l'absorption de la lumière et de la réactivité chimique ou de la stabilité thermique.

OBS

Consiste en suie, charbon de bois, et/ou matière organique réfractaire absorbatrice de lumière

OBS

carbone noir; CN : terme et abréviation normalisés par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l'inventaire de carbone noir.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contaminación del aire
CONT

Entre las partículas que emiten los combustibles fósiles y los biocombustibles figura el carbono negro, un conglomerado de partículas en estados sólido, líquido y gaseoso, que tienen gran cantidad de hidrocarburos y, al ser volátiles, se desprenden y pasan con facilidad a la fase gaseosa.

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