Characterization and control of organic compounds emitted from air pollution sources. Final report
A dilution source sampling system is used to quantify the air pollutant emissions from major urban air pollution sources. The emissions from catalyst-equipped gasoline powered-motor vehicles, noncatalyst gasoline-powered motor vehicls, diesel trucks, meat charbroiling, the cooking of vegetables with seed oils, fireplace combustion of softwood and hardwood, cigarette combustion, and paint spray coating operations are characterized. Semi-volatile and particle-phase organic compounds in the diluted source emissions are collected simultaneously by both a traditional filter/PUF (polyurethane foam) sampling train and by an advanced organic compound-based denuder/filter/PUF sampling train to provide information on the gas/particle phase distribution of the semi-volatile organic compounds. Emission rates of hundreds of organic compounds, spanning carbon number from C1 to C29 are determined by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry and gas chromatography with flame ionization detection. Fine partile mass emission rates and fine particle elemental chemical composition are measured as well.
- Research Organization:
- California Inst. of Tech., Dept. of Environmental Engineering Science, Pasadena, CA (United States); Oregon State Univ., Coll. of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, OR (United States); California State Air Resources Board, Research Div., Sacramento, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- California State Air Resources Board, Sacramento, CA (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 305765
- Report Number(s):
- PB-99-118937/XAB; CNN: Contract CARB-93-329; TRN: 90201152
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: Apr 1998
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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