TheContributionof theOpen BurningofLand Clearing DebristoAir Pollution

Feldstein, M; Duckworth, Spencer; Wohlers, Henry C.; Linsky, Benjamin

doi:10.1080/00022470.1963.10468217

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“…The average EFPM 2.5 reported by Lemieux et al (2000) for burning recycled and non-recycled waste in barrels was 11.3±7.5. The USEPA recommended EFPM for open burning of municipal waste is 8 g/kg (AP-42, USEPA, 1995) based on two laboratory studies from the 1960s (Feldstein et al, 1963;Gerstle and Kemnitz, 1967). This may be low since EFPM is typically ∼20% larger than EFPM 2.5 for combustion sources.…”

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Trace gas and particle emissions from domestic and industrial biofuel use and garbage burning in central Mexico

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Abstract. In central Mexico during the spring of 2007 we measured the initial emissions of 12 gases and the aerosol speciation for elemental and organic carbon (EC, OC), anhydrosugars, Cl − , NO − 3 , and 20 metals from 10 cooking fires, four garbage fires, three brick making kilns, three charcoal making kilns, and two crop residue fires. Global biofuel use has been estimated at over 2600 Tg/y. With several simple case studies we show that cooking fires can be a major, or the major, source of several gases and fine particles in developing countries. Insulated cook stoves with chimneys were earlier shown to reduce indoor air pollution and the fuel use per cooking task. We confirm that they also reduce the emissions of VOC pollutants per mass of fuel burned by about half. We did not detect HCN emissions from cooking fires in Mexico or Africa. Thus, if regional source attribution is based on HCN emissions typical for other types of biomass burning (BB), then biofuel use and total BB will be underestimated in much of the developing world. This is also significant because cooking fires are not detected from space. We estimate that ∼2000 Tg/y of garbage are generated globally and about half may be burned, making this a commonly overlooked major global source of emissions. We estimate a fine particle emission factor (EFPM 2.5 ) for garbage burning of ∼10.5±8.8 g/kg, which is in reasonable agreement with very limited previous work. We observe large HCl emission factors in the range 2-10 g/kg. Consideration of the Cl content of the global waste stream suggests that garbage burning

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Trace gas and particle emissions from domestic and industrial biofuel use and garbage burning in central Mexico

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“…Gaseous and particulate emissions are important considerations in the Bay Area. According to Feldstein,2 the open burning of 1000 tons of wood debris results in an 18 ton emission of olefins, a 15 ton emission of ethylene, and a 12 ton emission of airborne particulate. The largest variance burn to date-35,000 tons.…”

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The Meteorologically Scheduled Open Burn

Duckworth

1965

Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association

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The Meteorologically Scheduled Open Burn The feasibility of open burning under selected meteorological conditions is discussed. Meteorological provisos and nonmeteorological factors are enumerated. Topics discussed include: combustion, fuel moisture, fire hazard, forecasting, fallout and odor, and air pollution potential. A mathematical estimate of visibility reduction is described and evaluated. A procedure for estimating atmospheric ventilation is presented. The author concludes that most massive open fires result in adverse effects on either a local or areawide scale. Hence, the best meteorological decision possible is frequently one that minimizes one scale of effect at the expense of the other.

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“…Highest levels of ethylene are found at ground level. Little difference in ethylene levels were observed in the first 100 feet (6,16), while smaller amounts were found at 3,000 feet (6). Other important point sources of ethylene are industry and fires.…”

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“…Cotton plants growing within a 2-mile radius of a polyethylene plant showed damage, and a 3 ,ul/l ethylene level was observed in the immediate vicinity of the plant (7). Ethylene levels in smoke vary from 0.2 to 4 p1/1 (6,12) and are diluted to ambient levels 2 or more miles down wind from the fire (6,12).…”

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