Gas range/oven emissions impact analysis: appendix. Final report, July 1985-December 1987

Technical Report · Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:6755913

Tikalsky, S; Reisdorf, K; Flickinger, J; Totzke, D; Haywood, J

Ten older homes in Wisconsin were selected to participate in the pilot project to determine if field measurements of NO/sub 2/ and CO on gas ranges vary significantly from those reported in the literature, and if use of both vented and unvented gas appliances can be apportioned to determine separate impacts. Continuous NO/sub 2/ and CO measurements were taken in several locations within each home during two measurement periods. Homeowners also kept detailed diaries of gas-appliance use. The results indicate that the gas oven was frequently implicated in the small group of case study homes as a source of peak hourly average NO/sub 2/ concentrations; NO/sub 2/ emission rates were as much as a factor of two greater than those previously reported. The study also found that routine service adjustments on the ten-range set resulted in statistically significant decreases in CO and NO/sub 2/ emission rates following servicing. This finding implies that some servicing of the gas range may be desirable and have an impact on indoor levels of NO/sub 2/ and CO.

• Research Organization: Dames and Moore, Madison, WI (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6755913
• Report Number(s): PB-88-245857/XAB; D/M-7683-062
• Resource Relation: Other Information: See also PB--88-232756; Portions of this document are not fully legible
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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