EVALUATION OF BLACK CARBON IN THE PANTANAL BIOME

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Black carbon is one of the main components of particulate matter and has an enormous influence on air quality and climate change, and there is no agreement on a terminology that considers the definitions, specific properties, measurement methods and associated uncertainties.  Petzold (2013) advocates that the term equivalent black carbon (EBC) should be used instead of BC for absorption measurements obtained from optical absorption methods, together with the appropriate mass absorption coefficient for the conversion of the absorption coefficient into mass concentration (MAC).