| Main Title |
Physical and chemical characterization of fine particulate from the combustion of residual fuel oil / |
| Author |
Miller, C. Andrew. ;
Linak, W. P. ;
Wendt, J. O. L.
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| Other Authors |
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| CORP Author |
Arizona Univ., Tucson. Dept. of Chemical and Environmental Engineering.;Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC. Air Pollution Prevention and Control Div. |
| Publisher |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Air Pollution Prevention and Control Division, |
| Year Published |
1998 |
| Report Number |
EPA/600/A-98/135; EPA-68-D4-0005 |
| Stock Number |
PB99-121477 |
| Subjects |
Petroleum as fuel--Combustion ;
Micropollutants ;
Air--Pollution
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| Additional Subjects |
Particulates ;
Fuel oils ;
Combustion products ;
Air pollution effects(Animals) ;
Residual fuels ;
Burning ;
Combustion kinetics ;
Metals ;
Air pollution sampling ;
Respiratory system diseases ;
Boilers
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| Holdings |
| Library |
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Additional Info |
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| NTIS |
PB99-121477 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
20 pages ; 28 cm |
| Abstract |
The paper gives results of research concerned with the characterization of particulate matter (PM) emissions from a practical boiler burning heaving fuel oils. The purpose is to identify hypothetical mechanisms that might relate both the combustion process and the fuel burned to the size-segrated characterization of the fine PM formed, and ultimately to its propensity to cause pulmonary injury. In this initial study, PM samples were taken from the stack of a commercial 732 kW (2.5 MBtu/hr) rated firetube boiler burning four different heavy fuel oils, including two grades and three sulfur contents. Submicron and supermicron particle size distributions (PSDs) were measured using an in-stack cascade impactor, a scanning mobility particle sizer, and an in-situ light scattering system. Size-classified bulk samples were also collected using a high volume dilution sampler. In addition to chemical and physical characterization, these samples were examined for pulmonary toxicity. Finally, EPA Method 5 (total PM) and Method 60 (metal analyses) samples were extracted and analyzed. Measured PSDs show evidence of a submicron accumulation mode between 0.07 and 0.08 micrometer in diameter. |
| Notes |
"EPA/600/A-98/135." Caption title. "PB99-121477." Microfiche. |
