Selected organic pollutant emissions from unvented kerosene space heaters
- Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (USA)
- Battelle Columbus Labs., OH (USA)
- Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC (USA)
An exploratory study was performed to assess the semivolatile and nonvolatile organic pollutant emissions rates from unvented kerosene space heaters. A well-tuned radiant heater and maltuned convective heater were tested for semivolatile and nonvolatile organic pollutant emissions. Each heater was operated in a 27-m{sup 3} chamber with a prescribed on/off pattern. Organic compounds were collected on Teflon-impregnated glass filters backed by XAD-2 resin and analyzed by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Pollutant source strengths were calculated by use of a mass balance equation. The results show that kerosene heaters can emit polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); nitrated PAHs; alkylbenzenes, phthalates; hydronaphthalenes; aliphatic hydrocarbons, alcohols, and ketones; and other organic compounds, some of which are known mutagens.
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00098
- OSTI ID:
- 5455901
- Journal Information:
- Environmental Science and Technology; (United States), Vol. 24:8; ISSN 0013-936X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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MASS SPECTROSCOPY
MUTAGENS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PHTHALATES
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
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AROMATICS
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LIQUID FUELS
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