Main Title |
Residential wood combustion technology review. Volume II, Appendices A-C / |
Author |
Houck, James E. ;
Tiegs, P. E.
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Other Authors |
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CORP Author |
OMNI Environmental Services, Inc., Beaverton, OR.;Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC. Air Pollution Prevention and Control Div. |
Publisher |
OMNI Environmental Services, Inc., |
Year Published |
1998 |
Report Number |
EPA-600/R-98-174b |
Stock Number |
PB99-122129 |
Subjects |
Stoves, Wood ;
Air--Pollution
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Additional Subjects |
Combustion products ;
Wood burning appliances ;
Residential buildings ;
Stoves ;
Fireplaces ;
Space heating ;
Wood burning furnaces ;
Wood fuels ;
Air heaters ;
Space heaters ;
Masonry ;
Particulates ;
Particles ;
Emissions ;
Cordwood
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB99-122129 |
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 |
1 volume (various pagings) |
Abstract |
The report gives results of a review of the current state-of-the-art of residential wood combustion (RWC). The key environmental parameter of concern was the air emission of particles. The technological status of all major RWC categories--cordwood stoves, fireplaces, masonry heaters, pettel stoves, and wood-fired central heating furnaces--was reviewed. Advanced in technology achieved since the mid-1980s were the primary focus. Key findings of the review included: (1) the new source performance standard (NSPS) certification procedure only qualitatively predicts the level of emissions from wood heaters under actual use in homes; (2) woodstove durability varies with model, and a method to assess the durability problem is controversial; (3) nationally, the overwhelming majority of RWC air emissions are from noncertified devices (primarily from older noncertified woodstoves); (4) new technology appliances and fuels can reduce emissions significantly; (5) the International Organizatin for Standardization and EPA NSPS test procedures are quite dissimilar, and data generated by the two procedures would not be comparable; and (6) the effect of wood moisture and wood type on particulate emission appears to be real but less than an order of magnitude. |
Notes |
"December 1998." Final report. Prepared for Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Pollution Prevention and Control Division. Microfiche. |