title: Study of PAH emission from the solid fuels combustion in residential furnaces.
abstract: The procedure for and results of a test study of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) emission from a few types of solid fuels combustion in residential furnaces of various designs typical for Belarus are discussed. Greatest levels of PAH emission were detected from domestic wastes and wood waste combustion. Lowest levels of PAH emission are from peat briquette combustion. It was found that PAH concentration in off-gases from firewood combustion also varies significantly depending on the type of wood: the highest values of PAH are typical for waste gases from birch firewood combustion in comparison with pine firewood combustion. Draft PAH emission factors are proposed with intended application for emission inventory of such installations.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Problems of Natural Resources Use & Ecology, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 10 Staroborysovski tract, 220114 Minsk, Belarus. kakareka@ns.ecology.ac.by
authors.forename: Sergey V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Kakareka
authors.forename: Tamara I
authors.initials: TI
authors.lastname: Kukharchyk
authors.forename: Valery S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Khomich
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D029662:Betula; D005390:Fires; D005579:Fossil Fuels; D006361:Heating; D006794:Household Articles; D028223:Pinus; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis*; D002094:Republic of Belarus; D012423:Rural Health; D012987:Soil; D014934:Wood
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D005579:Fossil Fuels; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D012987:Soil