Aldehyde emissions from wood-burning fireplaces
Aldehyde emissions from wood-burning fireplaces were measured. Total aldehydes ranged from 0.6 to 2.3 g/kg of wood burned based on tests with cedar, jack pine, red oak, and ash. Formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, and p-tolualdehyde were the major aldehydes emitted with formaldehyde comprising 21-42% of the total. Aldehyde and particle emissions were inversely correlated with burn rate and may also be related to wood type. On the basis of our measurements, nationwide aldehyde emissions from residental wood burning were estimated to be between 14 and 54 Gg/year. This value is comparable to both power plant and automobile aldehyde emission sources. It is likely that residental wood burning is a major source of primary aldehydes during the winter. 20 references.
- Research Organization:
- General Motors Research Labs., Warren, MI
- OSTI ID:
- 6750814
- Journal Information:
- Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States), Vol. 18:5
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ALDEHYDES
MONITORING
FIREPLACES
AIR POLLUTION
GASEOUS WASTES
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
WOOD FUELS
COMBUSTION
AUTOMOBILES
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
EMISSION
POWER PLANTS
QUANTITY RATIO
WOOD BURNING APPLIANCES
APPLIANCES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
ENERGY SOURCES
FUELS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
POLLUTION
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
VEHICLES
WASTES
500200* - Environment
Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)