Emissions from street vendor cooking devices (charcoal grilling). Final report, January 1998--March 1999

Technical Report · Tue Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1999

OSTI ID:678923

Lee, S Y

The report discusses a joint US/Mexican program to establish a reliable emissions inventory for street vendor cooking devices (charcoal grilling), a significant source of air pollutants in the Mexicali-Imperial Valley area of Mexico. Emissions from these devices, prevalent in the streets of Mexicali, Mexico, were investigated experimentally by measuring levels of particulate matter, particle size distributions, volatile and semivolatile organic compounds, aldehydes, and oxides of nitrogen and sulfur, emitted when meat is cooked on a grill over a charcoal fire. To investigate the emission rate, both beef and chicken were tested. Furthermore, both meats were marinated with a mixture similar to that used by the street vendors. Some tests were conducted with non-marinated beef for comparison. Two blank runs were performed sampling charcoal fires without meat. Finally, a simple control device, normally used in an exhaust fan to trap grease over a kitchen stove, was evaluated for its effectiveness in reducing emissions.

• Research Organization: ARCADIS Geraghty and Miller, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC (United States); Environmental Protection Agency, Air Pollution Prevention and Control Div., Research Triangle Park, NC (United States); United States-Mexico Centro de Informacion sobre Contaminacion de Aire, Research Triangle Park, NC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States)
• OSTI ID: 678923
• Report Number(s): PB--99-146995/XAB; CNN: Contract EPA-68-D4-0005; Contract EPA-68-C-99-201
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

09 BIOMASS FUELS
AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT
AIR POLLUTION MONITORING
ALDEHYDES
CHARCOAL
COMBUSTION PRODUCTS
EMISSION
MEXICO
NITROGEN OXIDES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PARTICULATES
SULFUR OXIDES
VOLATILE MATTER