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EMISSIONS OF ORGANIC AIR TOXICS FROM OPEN BURNING: A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
Citation:
Lemieux*, P M., C. C. Lutes, AND D. Santoianni. EMISSIONS OF ORGANIC AIR TOXICS FROM OPEN BURNING: A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW. PROGRESS IN ENERGY AND COMBUSTION SCIENCE. Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 30(1):1-32, (2004).
Description:
A detailed literature search was performed to collect and collate available data reporting emissions of organic air toxics from open burning sources. Availability of data varied according to the source and the class of air toxics of interest, and there were several sources for which no emissions data were available at all. Several observations were made including 1) biomass open burning sources typically emitted less VOCs than open burning sources with anthropogenic fuels on a mass emitted per mass burned basis, particularly those where polymers were concerned; 2) biomass open burning sources typically emitted less SVOCs and PAHs than anthropogenic sources on a mass emitted per mass burned basis; burning pools of crude oil and diesel fuel produced significant amounts of PAHs relative to other types of open burning; PAH emissions were highest when combustion of polymers was taking place; 3) based on very limited data, biomass open burning sources typically produced higher levels of carbonyls than anthropogenic sources on a mass emitted per mass burned basis, probably due to oxygenated structures resulting from thermal decomposition of cellulose. Local burn conditions could significantly change these relative levels. Based on very limited data, PCDD/F emissions varied greatly from source to source and exhibited significant variations within source categories.
