Measurement and source apportionment of ubiquitous soot black carbon in sediments

• Main Author: Elmquist, Marie
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för tillämpad miljövetenskap (ITM) 2007
• Subjects: Environmental chemistry; Miljökemi; Arctic; Yenisey; Yukon; black carbon
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-6638

The pyrogenic particles formed from incomplete combustion of organic matter are often termed black carbon (BC) and they partake in many important biogeochemical processes. For instance, BC in water and sediment affects the solid-water partitioning of hydrophobic organic pollutants reducing their bio...