PMID- 15819195
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20050725
LR  - 20190714
IS  - 0013-936X (Print)
IS  - 0013-936X (Linking)
VI  - 39
IP  - 6
DP  - 2005 Mar 15
TI  - Emission factors and importance of PCDD/Fs, PCBs, PCNs, PAHs and PM10 from the 
      domestic burning of coal and wood in the U.K.
PG  - 1436-47
AB  - This paper presents emission factors (EFs) derived for a range of persistent 
      organic pollutants (POPs) when coal and wood were subject to controlled burning 
      experiments, designed to simulate domestic burning for space heating. A wide 
      range of POPs were emitted, with emissions from coal being higher than those from 
      wood. Highest EFs were obtained for particulate matter, PM10, (approximately 10 
      g/kg fuel) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (approximately 100 mg/ kg fuel 
      for sigmaPAHs). For chlorinated compounds, EFs were highest for polychlorinated 
      biphenyls (PCBs), with polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs), dibenzo-p-dioxins 
      (PCDDs) and dibenzofurans (PCDFs) being less abundant. EFs were on the order of 
      1000 ng/kg fuel for sigmaPCBs, 100s ng/ kg fuel for sigmaPCNs and 100 ng/kg fuel 
      for sigmaPCDD/Fs. The study confirmed that mono- to trichlorinated dibenzofurans, 
      Cl1,2,3DFs, were strong indicators of low temperature combustion processes, such 
      as the domestic burning of coal and wood. It is concluded that numerous PCB and 
      PCN congeners are routinely formed during the combustion of solid fuels. However, 
      their combined emissions from the domestic burning of coal and wood would 
      contribute only a few percent to annual U.K. emission estimates. Emissions of 
      PAHs and PM10 were major contributors to U.K. national emission inventories. 
      Major emissions were found from the domestic burning for Cl1,2,3DFs, while the 
      contribution of PCDD/F-sigmaTEQ to total U.K. emissions was minor.
FAU - Lee, Robert G M
AU  - Lee RG
AD  - Department of Environmental Science, IENS, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 
      4YQ, UK.
FAU - Coleman, Peter
AU  - Coleman P
FAU - Jones, Joanne L
AU  - Jones JL
FAU - Jones, Kevin C
AU  - Jones KC
FAU - Lohmann, Rainer
AU  - Lohmann R
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - United States
TA  - Environ Sci Technol
JT  - Environmental science & technology
JID - 0213155
RN  - 0 (Air Pollutants)
RN  - 0 (Benzofurans)
RN  - 0 (Coal)
RN  - 0 (Dibenzofurans, Polychlorinated)
RN  - 0 (Environmental Pollutants)
RN  - 0 (Naphthalenes)
RN  - 0 (Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins)
RN  - 0 (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons)
RN  - DFC2HB4I0K (Polychlorinated Biphenyls)
SB  - IM
MH  - Air Pollutants/*analysis
MH  - Benzofurans/*analysis
MH  - Coal
MH  - Dibenzofurans, Polychlorinated
MH  - Environmental Pollutants/*analysis
MH  - *Incineration
MH  - Naphthalenes/*analysis
MH  - Polychlorinated Biphenyls/*analysis
MH  - Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins/*analogs & derivatives/*analysis
MH  - Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons/*analysis
MH  - United Kingdom
MH  - Wood
EDAT- 2005/04/12 09:00
MHDA- 2005/07/26 09:00
CRDT- 2005/04/12 09:00
PHST- 2005/04/12 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2005/07/26 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2005/04/12 09:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1021/es048745i [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Environ Sci Technol. 2005 Mar 15;39(6):1436-47. doi: 10.1021/es048745i.