Indoor air pollution to emissions from wood burning stoves

Conference · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1984 · Proc., Annu. Meet., Air Pollut. Control Assoc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5776138

Traynor, G W; Apte, M G; Carruthers, A R; Dillworth, J F; Grimsrud, D T; Gundel, L A

Wood-burning stoves have been found under some conditions to contribute to indoor concentrations of carbon monoxide, nitric oxide, nitrogen dioxide, and suspended particles, including benzo-A-pyrene. Indoor pollutant emissions from wood-burning stoves can be emitted into the indoor environment during starting, stoking, and reloading operations, or they can be emitted continuously if a leak or crack exists in the stove or its vent system. In this study the authors investigate the impact on indoor air quality from the use of four different wood-burning stoves in an occupied house under simulated use conditions. Measurements of carbon monoxide (CO), nitric oxide, nitrogen dioxide, formaldehyde, total suspended particles, submicron suspended particles and five polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) are discussed in this paper. The PAH compounds investigated were benzo(B)fluoranthene, benzo(k)fluoranthene, benzo(A)pyrene, benzo(GHI)perylene, and indeno(1,2,3-CD)pyrene.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Lab., Berkeley, CA
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 5776138
• Report Number(s): CONF-840612-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Proc., Annu. Meet., Air Pollut. Control Assoc.; (United States) Journal Volume: 2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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