Smoke

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-025859

1. Particles suspended in air after incomplete combustion.

2. The airborne solid and liquid particles and gases that evolve when material undergoes pyrolysis or combustion.

3. Smoke in various concentrations can cause significant problems for people with respiratory ailments. It becomes a more universal hazard when visibilities are reduced to ¼ mile or less.

4. Matter in the engine exhaust which obscures the transmission of light. [40 CFR 92.2 (CFR 2013)]

5. Matter in exhaust emissions that obscures the transmission of light, as measured by the test procedures specified in subpart G of this part.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-ENV-025859
Field	Environment
Subject	Air
References	Terms of Environment; I-BEAM Glossary of Terms; NOAA National Weather Service Glossary; 40 CFR 86.082-2 (CFR 2018); 40 CFR 87.1 (CFR 2018)

Record as JSON

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-025859",
  "term": "Smoke",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Particles suspended in air after incomplete combustion.\n\n2. The airborne solid and liquid particles and gases that evolve when material undergoes pyrolysis or combustion.\n\n3. Smoke in various concentrations can cause significant problems for people with respiratory ailments. It becomes a more universal hazard when visibilities are reduced to ¼ mile or less.\n\n4. Matter in the engine exhaust which obscures the transmission of light. [40 CFR 92.2 (CFR 2013)]\n\n5. Matter in exhaust emissions that obscures the transmission of light, as measured by the test procedures specified in subpart G of this part.",
  "subject": "Air",
  "references": [
    "Terms of Environment",
    "I-BEAM Glossary of Terms",
    "NOAA National Weather Service Glossary",
    "40 CFR 86.082-2 (CFR 2018)",
    "40 CFR 87.1 (CFR 2018)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/smoke/"
}

Record 25,859 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.