Characterization of particles from residential wood combustion and modelling of spatial variation in a low-strength emission area

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 37, 2008, Pages 8686-8697

  Glasius, M ^a   Ketzel, M ^a   Wahlin P ^a   Bossi, R ^a   Stubkjaer J ^a   Hertel, O ^a   Palmgren, F ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Molecular tracers; Particle concentration; Wood stove emissions

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GAS INDUSTRY; GLUCOSE; HYDROCARBONS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PERMANENT MAGNETS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; POPULATION STATISTICS; SMOKE; WOOD;

AVERAGE CONCENTRATIONS; COMBUSTION ACTIVITIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DETACHED HOUSES; DIURNAL VARIATIONS; EMISSION AREAS; EMISSION FACTORS; GAUSSIAN PLUMES; LEVOGLUCOSAN; LOCAL CONTRIBUTIONS; LOCAL SOURCES; MEASUREMENT RESULTS; MODELLING; MOLECULAR TRACERS; MONOSACCHARIDE ANHYDRIDES; NATURAL GASES; PARTICLE CONCENTRATION; PARTICLE EMISSIONS; PARTICLE NUMBERS; POPULATION EXPOSURES; RESIDENTIAL; RESIDENTIAL AREAS; RESIDENTIAL WOOD COMBUSTIONS; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; STANDARD DEVIATIONS; WOOD COMBUSTIONS;

THERMOCHEMISTRY;

LEVOGLUCOSAN; MANNOSAN; MONOSACCHARIDE; NATURAL GAS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; COMBUSTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PAH; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TRACER; WOOD;

ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISPERSION; HEATING; MEASUREMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOOD;

AEROSOLS; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION; GLUCOSE; HYDROCARBONS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SMOKE; THERMOCHEMISTRY; WOOD;

DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; ROSKILDE; SCANDINAVIA; VINDINGE;

EID: 54549089733     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.04.037     Document Type: Article

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