Environmental impact of residential wood heating in Scandinavia
The aims of the Scandinavian research programs dealing with pollution from wood heating are: To characterize the emissions from the most commonly used stoves burning typical Scandinavian wood. In this work the emphasis has been on the characterization of organic compounds in the emissions and especially on the identification of compounds which may have mutagenic effects; To identify compounds which are specific for wood combustion emission and thus can be used as marker compounds in ambient air studies; To assess the contribution of specific pollutants, i.e., polycyclic aromatic compounds and mutagens, from wood heating to ambient air; To study the influence of wood heating on indoor air quality; and To support the development of stoves with less polluting emissions. This paper presents a brief overview of the work done and the results obtained so far within the Norwegian project and in a joint Nordic project.
- Research Organization:
- Central Inst. for Industrial Res., Oslo
- OSTI ID:
- 5884909
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-840612-
- Journal Information:
- Proc., Annu. Meet., Air Pollut. Control Assoc.; (United States), Vol. 4; Conference: Air Pollution Control Association annual meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA, 25 Jun 1984
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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