Pollutant emissions from portable kerosene-fired space heaters

Journal Article · Wed Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983 · Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/es00112a012· OSTI ID:5607092

Traynor, G W; Allen, J R; Apte, M G; Girman, J R; Hollowell, C D

Indoor use of unvented combustion appliances is known to cause an increase in indoor air pollutants. We conducted laboratory tests on two radiant and two convective portable kerosene-fired space heaters to identify the pollutants they emit and to determine their emission rates. Results show that carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitric oxide, nitrogen dioxide, and formaldehyde were emitted by both types of heaters and that the radiant heaters and one of the convective heaters also emitted trace amounts of fine particles. When such heaters are operated for 1 h in a 27-m/sup 3/ chamber with 0.4 air changes per hour, the resultant CO/sub 2/ concentrations are well above the U.S. occupational standard, and NO/sub 2/ concentrations are well above California's short-term outdoor standard.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, CA
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 5607092
• Journal Information: Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States), Journal Name: Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States) Vol. 17:6; ISSN ESTHA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION
ALDEHYDES
APPLIANCES
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
FORMALDEHYDE
FUELS
HEATERS
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
KEROSENE
LIQUID FUELS
MONITORING
NITRIC OXIDE
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN DIOXIDE
NITROGEN OXIDES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PARTICLES
PARTICULATES
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POLLUTION
SPACE HEATERS
TESTING
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES