Emission factors of gaseous pollutants from recent kerosene space heaters and fuels available in France in 2010

Indoor Air

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 299-308

  Carteret, M ^a   Pauwels, J F ^a   Hanoune, B ^a  

^a PhysicoChimie des Processus de Combustion et de l'Atmosphere   (France)

Author keywords

Chamber study; Emission factors; Kerosene space heater; Parameters influencing emissions; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

FOG; KEROSENE; NITROGEN OXIDES;

CHAMBER STUDY; EMISSION FACTORS; FATTY ACIDS METHYL ESTERS; GASEOUS POLLUTANTS; KEROSENE SPACE HEATER; LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS; MEASUREMENTS OF; MINUTES OF USE; PARAMETER INFLUENCING EMISSION; SPACE HEATERS;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84863792720     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2011.00763.x     Document Type: Article

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