Question

Difference between black carbon and organic carbon

Answer 1

Black carbon also commonly known as soot, formed from the incomplete combustion of substances. In other words, they are comprised of microscopic particles released, but not broken down entirely, when burning fossil fuels.

Organic carbon (OC) enters the soil through the decomposition of plant and animal residues, root exudates, living and dead microorganisms, and soil biota. SOM is the organic fraction of soil exclusive of nondecomposed plant and animal residues. ... There is more inorganic C than TOC in calcareous soils.