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Title: Characterization of kerosene-heater emissions inside two mobile homes

Abstract

In an effort to determine the impact of kerosene heater emissions on indoor air quality, measurements were made in and around two mobile homes at a rural mobile home park near Apex, NC. The sampling was performed at two single-wide mobile homes equipped with kerosene heaters. The concentrations of acidic aerosols and gases, fine and coarse particulate aerosol mass, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compounds and semivolatiles, were determined for periods of heater operation and for periods in which heaters were not operated. Simultaneous outdoor measurements of acid aerosols and gases, fine and coarse aerosol mass, and volatile organic compounds were conducted to determine the contribution of outdoor pollutants to the indoor concentrations. Comparisons between the concentrations obtained from the analysis of outdoor, heater-on, and heater-off samples allowed the authors to examine the impacts of the kerosene emissions on indoor concentrations. Concentrations of sulfates, aerosol strong acidity, fine and coarse aerosol mass, carbon monoxide, and sulfur dioxide were found to be higher when the heater was operated; however, these heater-on concentrations were comparable to those observed in moderately polluted atmospheres. Indoor concentrations of nitrous acid and nitrogen oxides during heater operation were found to be considerably higher than thosemore » observed in polluted atmospheres. Finally, use of kerosene heaters was found to be responsible for increased concentrations of non-methane volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds indoors. Acid aerosol indoor concentrations were quite variable during the study and were found to exist in the presence of excess ammonia.« less

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC (USA). Atmospheric Research and Exposure Assessment Lab.
OSTI Identifier:
6487749
Report Number(s):
PB-90-263013/XAB; EPA-600/D-90/115
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; COMBUSTION PRODUCTS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; KEROSENE; COMBUSTION; MOBILE HOMES; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION MONITORING; CARBON MONOXIDE; ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; NITROGEN OXIDES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARTICULATES; SPACE HEATERS; VOLATILE MATTER; AIR POLLUTION; APPLIANCES; BUILDINGS; CARBON COMPOUNDS; CARBON OXIDES; CHALCOGENIDES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; FUELS; HEATERS; LIQUID FUELS; MATTER; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PARTICLES; PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; POLLUTION; RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS; THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; 540120* - Environment, Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (1990-)

Citation Formats

Burton, R M, Seila, R A, Wilson, W E, Pahl, D A, and Mumford, J L. Characterization of kerosene-heater emissions inside two mobile homes. United States: N. p., 1990. Web.
Burton, R M, Seila, R A, Wilson, W E, Pahl, D A, & Mumford, J L. Characterization of kerosene-heater emissions inside two mobile homes. United States.
Burton, R M, Seila, R A, Wilson, W E, Pahl, D A, and Mumford, J L. 1990. "Characterization of kerosene-heater emissions inside two mobile homes". United States.
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title = {Characterization of kerosene-heater emissions inside two mobile homes},
author = {Burton, R M and Seila, R A and Wilson, W E and Pahl, D A and Mumford, J L},
abstractNote = {In an effort to determine the impact of kerosene heater emissions on indoor air quality, measurements were made in and around two mobile homes at a rural mobile home park near Apex, NC. The sampling was performed at two single-wide mobile homes equipped with kerosene heaters. The concentrations of acidic aerosols and gases, fine and coarse particulate aerosol mass, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compounds and semivolatiles, were determined for periods of heater operation and for periods in which heaters were not operated. Simultaneous outdoor measurements of acid aerosols and gases, fine and coarse aerosol mass, and volatile organic compounds were conducted to determine the contribution of outdoor pollutants to the indoor concentrations. Comparisons between the concentrations obtained from the analysis of outdoor, heater-on, and heater-off samples allowed the authors to examine the impacts of the kerosene emissions on indoor concentrations. Concentrations of sulfates, aerosol strong acidity, fine and coarse aerosol mass, carbon monoxide, and sulfur dioxide were found to be higher when the heater was operated; however, these heater-on concentrations were comparable to those observed in moderately polluted atmospheres. Indoor concentrations of nitrous acid and nitrogen oxides during heater operation were found to be considerably higher than those observed in polluted atmospheres. Finally, use of kerosene heaters was found to be responsible for increased concentrations of non-methane volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds indoors. Acid aerosol indoor concentrations were quite variable during the study and were found to exist in the presence of excess ammonia.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6487749}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1990},
month = {Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1990}
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