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Carbon black vs. black carbon and other airborne materials containing elemental carbon: Physical and chemical distinctions

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Long, Christopher M., Nascarella, Marc A., Valberg, Peter A.·2013·Environmental Pollution

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Airborne particles containing elemental carbon (EC) are currently at the forefront of scientific and regulatory scrutiny, including black carbon, carbon black, and engineered carbon-based nanomaterials, e.g., carbon nanotubes, fullerenes, and graphene. Scientists and regulators sometimes group these EC-containing particles together, for example, interchangeably using the terms carbon black and black carbon despite one being a manufactured product with well-controlled properties and the other being an undesired, incomplete-combustion byproduct with diverse properties. In this critical review, we synthesize information on the contrasting properties of EC-containing particles in order to highlight significant differences that can affect hazard potential. We demonstrate why carbon black should not be considered a model particle representative of either combustion soots or engineered carbon-based nanomaterials. Overall, scientific studies need to distinguish these highly different EC-containing particles with care and precision so as to forestall unwarranted extrapolation of properties, hazard potential, and study conclusions from one material to another.

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Authors
Long, C. M., Nascarella, M. A., & Valberg, P. A.
Venue
Environmental Pollution
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-10
Volume
181
Pages
271-286
ISSN
0269-7491 (ISSN-L)
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W2064191532
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558
References
77
FWCI
6.71
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Long, C. M., Nascarella, M. A., & Valberg, P. A. (2013). Carbon black vs. black carbon and other airborne materials containing elemental carbon: Physical and chemical distinctions. Environmental Pollution. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2013.06.009

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