What does EC stand for?

Elemental Carbon

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Elemental carbon, an indicator of diesel exhaust, was associated with increased frequency of coughing only during cold and flu season (September through April).

Metals and diesel emissions linked to respiratory symptoms in kids

Elemental carbon content was therefore much lower than the organic carbon and was mostly enriched in the fine fractions.

Comparative toxicity of size-fractionated airborne particulate matter ...

Current MSHA standards limit an underground miner's exposure to total carbon, which is a measure combining elemental carbon and organic carbon.

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It was established that beyond half of the elemental carbon is included into aromatic nucleus.

Formation of thermobitumen from oil shale by low-temperature ...

Nitrogen dioxide and elemental carbon also were strongly associated with reduced lung function growth.

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Because of increased interest in the marine and atmospheric sciences in elemental carbon (EC), or black carbon (BC) or soot carbon (SC), and because of the difficulties in analyzing or even defining this pervasive component of particulate carbon, it has become quite important to have appropriate reference materials for intercomparison and quality control.

A critical evaluation of interlaboratory data on total, elemental, ...

The pollutants most associated with these diseases appear to be carbon monoxide, elemental carbon, organic carbon, and large ("coarse") particulates.

Study Investigates Association of Air Pollution and Health Effects

The concentration of elemental carbon in the residue was 4 to 5 times higher than that contained in rocks above and below the K-T boundary and it was 4 to 25 times greater than that found in modern marine sediments.

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