Particulate emissions from different types of biomass burning

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 72, Issue , 2013, Pages 27-35

  Zhang, Yanyan ^a,b   Obrist, Daniel ^b   Zielinska, Barbara ^b   Gertler, Alan ^b  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass burning; Carbon emissions; Mercury; Particulate emissions; Polar organic compounds; Soluble potassium

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS-BURNING; CARBON EMISSIONS; COMBUSTION TEMPERATURES; POLAR ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RESIDENTIAL WOOD COMBUSTIONS; SOLUBLE POTASSIUMS; WATER-SOLUBLE POTASSIUM; WESTERN UNITED STATES;

BIOMASS; CARBON; HISTOLOGY; MERCURY (METAL); MERCURY COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; PILES; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; STOVES; TISSUE; WOOD; WOOD FUELS;

COMBUSTION;

ABIETIC ACID; ARABINITOL; CARBON; DEHYDROABIETIC ACID; FUEL; INOSITOL; LEVOGLUCOSAN; MERCURY; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POTASSIUM;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS BURNING; CARBON EMISSION; COMBUSTION; CONIFEROUS TREE; EMISSION INVENTORY; FOLIAGE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PARTICULATE MATTER; POTASSIUM; PRESCRIBED BURNING; UNDERSTORY;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FOLIAGE; LANDSCAPE; MOISTURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PINE; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHRUB; SOLUBILITY; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES; VEGETATION; WOOD;

BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; FUELS; HISTOLOGY; MERCURY; PILE SURFACES; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS;

LAKE TAHOE BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875270094     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.02.026     Document Type: Article

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