The characterisation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons emissions from burning of different firewood species in Australia

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 283-289

  Zou, Linda Y ^a   Zhang, Weidong ^b   Atkiston, Steven ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Chongqing Institute of Environmental Science   (China)

Author keywords

Burning conditions; Gaseous PAHs; Genotoxic PAHs; Particulate PAHs; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); Wood emissions

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; GAS EMISSIONS; HEATING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; WOOD;

MASS FRACTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BURNING; FUELWOOD; PAH;

AIR; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS; EUCALYPTUS CLADOCALYX; EUCALYPTUS MELLIODORA; GAS; GENOTOXICITY; HEATING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PINE; PINUS RADIATA; RESIDENTIAL HOME;

HEATING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PINUS; POLLUTION; WOOD;

AUSTRALIA;

EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS; EUCALYPTUS CLADOCALYX; EUCALYPTUS MELLIODORA; PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 0037411396     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(02)00460-8     Document Type: Article

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