Black Carbon
Aeroplanes may be ejecting significant amounts of black carbon (BC) — a pollutant known to aggravate breathing disorders, upset the monsoon and quicken glacier melt — and may be depleting the ozone layer, according to a study by climate researchers from multiple institutions in the country.
- Chemically, black carbon (BC) is a component of fine particulate matter (PM ≤ 2.5 µm in aerodynamic diameter). Black carbon consists of pure carbon in several linked forms. It is formed through the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels, biofuel, and biomass, and is emitted in both anthropogenic and naturally occurring soot. Black carbon causes human ....
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- 2 Heat Waves: Causes, Effects and Impacts
- 3 Developing Climate Resilience in Indian Cities
- 4 Plastic Pollution in Indian Himalayan Region
- 5 Dam Management and Water Security in India
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- 7 Phasing Out Coal: India’s Challenges
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