Characterizing elemental, equivalent black, and refractory black carbon aerosol particles: a review of techniques, their limitations and uncertainties

DA Lack, H Moosmüller, GR McMeeking… - Analytical and …, 2014 - Springer
equivalent black- and refractory black-carbon are terms that have been defined in order to
dissect the more general term, black carbon… indirect derivation of black carbon properties, their …

Intercomparison of equivalent black carbon (eBC) and elemental carbon (EC) concentrations with three-year continuous measurement in Beijing, China

X Liu, M Zheng, Y Liu, Y Jin, J Liu, B Zhang… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
… Due to the lack of black carbon (BC) measurement data in some cases, elemental carbon
(… for their difference, 3-year collocated equivalent BC (eBC) and EC measurements with 1-h …

Evaluation of equivalent black carbon source apportionment using observations from Switzerland between 2008 and 2018

SK Grange, H Lötscher, A Fischer… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - amt.copernicus.org
… 1.3 Black carbon nomenclature note … of collocated elemental carbon (EC) observations as
equivalent black carbon (EBC)… Table 1Information about the six equivalent black carbon (EBC) …

Characterization of Equivalent Black Carbon at a regional background site in Central Europe: Variability and source apportionment☆

S Mbengue, N Serfozo, J Schwarz, N Ziková… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
… f i r s t ) are the initial concentrations of the equivalent black carbon (EBC) at end of the i spot
and … The corrected equivalent black carbon (EBC) was calculated according to equation (2) (…

Variations and sources of the equivalent black carbon in the high Arctic revealed by long‐term observations at Alert and Barrow: 1989–2003

S Sharma, E Andrews, LA Barrie… - Journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
… will be referring to these measurements as the “equivalentblack carbon (EBC). Some of the
… to convert the light absorption to the black carbon mass and was employed in the present …

[HTML][HTML] Spatiotemporal variation and trends in equivalent black carbon in the Helsinki metropolitan area in Finland

K Luoma, JV Niemi, M Aurela, PL Fung… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - acp.copernicus.org
… In this study, we present results from 12 years of black carbon (BC) measurements at 14 …
and therefore we refer to the measured BC as equivalent BC (eBC). Measurement stations were …

[HTML][HTML] The variability of mass concentrations and source apportionment analysis of equivalent black carbon across urban Europe

M Savadkoohi, M Pandolfi, C Reche, JV Niemi… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
… This study analyzed the variability of equivalent black carbon (eBC) mass concentrations
and their sources in urban Europe to provide insights into the use of eBC as an advanced air …

Temporal variability of equivalent black carbon components in atmospheric air in Southern Poland

N Zioła, B Błaszczak, K Klejnowski - Atmosphere, 2021 - mdpi.com
… This study assesses the air quality in Zabrze (southern Poland) based on the ambient
concentrations of equivalent black carbon (eBC). eBC measurement campaigns were carried out …

Limitation of the use of the absorption angstrom exponent for source apportionment of equivalent black carbon: a case study from the North West Indo-Gangetic Plain

S Garg, BP Chandra, V Sinha… - … science & technology, 2016 - ACS Publications
Angstrom exponent measurements of equivalent black carbon (BC eq ) have recently been
introduced as a novel tool to apportion the contribution of biomass burning sources to the BC …

[HTML][HTML] Recommendations for reporting equivalent black carbon (eBC) mass concentrations based on long-term pan-European in-situ observations

M Savadkoohi, M Pandolfi, O Favez, JP Putaud… - Environment …, 2024 - Elsevier
A reliable determination of equivalent black carbon (eBC) mass concentrations derived from
filter absorption photometers (FAPs) measurements depends on the appropriate …