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Products of incomplete combustion

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-022423

1. Organic compounds formed by combustion. Usually generated in small amounts and sometimes toxic, PICs are heat-altered versions of the original material fed into the incinerator (e.g. charcoal is a P.I.C. from burning wood).

2. All particles and gases that are emitted from an object at the time it is burning.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-022423
FieldEnvironment
SubjectAir
AbbreviationPICs
SynonymsPIC
ReferencesTerms of Environment; I-BEAM Glossary of Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-022423",
  "term": "Products of incomplete combustion",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Products of Incomplete Combustion",
  "definition": "1. Organic compounds formed by combustion. Usually generated in small amounts and sometimes toxic, PICs are heat-altered versions of the original material fed into the incinerator (e.g. charcoal is a P.I.C. from burning wood).\n\n2. All particles and gases that are emitted from an object at the time it is burning.",
  "abbreviation": "PICs",
  "synonyms": [
    "PIC"
  ],
  "subject": "Air",
  "references": [
    "Terms of Environment",
    "I-BEAM Glossary of Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/products-of-incomplete-combustion/"
}

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