Emission factors from aerial and ground measurements of field and laboratory forest burns in the southeastern U.S.: PM2.5, black and brown carbon, VOC, and PCDD/PCDF

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 8443-8452

  Aurell, Johanna ^a,b   Gullett, Brian K ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROWN CARBONS; COMBUSTION EFFICIENCIES; EMISSION FACTORS; GROUND MEASUREMENTS; LABORATORY DATUM; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO P DIOXIN (PCDDS); POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS; VOC EMISSIONS;

BIOMASS; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; FORESTRY; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

LABORATORIES;

BLACK CARBON; BROWN CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AERIAL SURVEY; BIOMASS; CARBON EMISSION; COMBUSTION; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; FOREST FIRE; LABORATORY METHOD; SAMPLING;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; COMBUSTION; FOREST BURN; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LABORATORY; PARTICULATE MATTER;

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; FORESTRY; IMPURITIES; LABORATORIES; VOC;

UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BENZOFURANS; CARBON; FIRES; PARTICULATE MATTER; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN; TREES; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84881418419     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es402101k     Document Type: Article

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