Preferred Label : Soot;
NCIt definition : Black particulate matter formed as by-products of combustion or pyrolysis of organic
(carbon-containing) materials, such as coal, wood, fuel oil, waste oil, paper, plastics
and household refuse. Their chemical compositions and physical properties are highly
variable and depend on the type of starting material and the combustion conditions.
Chemically, soots vary with respect to their relative amounts of carbon and the types
of organic and inorganic compounds adsorbed to the particles. Physically, soots vary
with respect to their particle types, sizes, and shapes. The primary routes of potential
human exposure to soots are inhalation, ingestion and dermal contact. The general
population may be exposed to soots from fireplaces, furnaces, engine exhaust and particulate
emissions from any combustion source. These are known to be human carcinogens. (NCI05);
Origin ID : C44446;
UMLS CUI : C0037684;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
