P062: Particulate Emissions From Different Types of Biomass Burning
Project Number
04.01.01.0051
Action Priority
Conduct Applied Scientific Research
Implementers
Desert Research Institute
Supporting Agencies
Unknown or unspecified
Primary Contact
Alan Heyvaert (alan.heyvaert@dri.edu)
Stage
Completed
Duration
2009 - 2012
Total Project Cost
$184,449
Funding Request
$0
Science Program
Conduct Applied Scientific Research
Biomass burning is a significant source of PM2.5, but few studies have addressed the chemical composition of PM2.5 emissions from various types of fires. This study quantified PM2.5 emissions from various types of prescribed burning activities using analysis of carbon, polar organic compounds, water-soluble potassium, and particle-bound mercury.
Emissions were characterized for a series of prescribed burns in the Lake Tahoe Basin and controlled biomass combustion in a wood stove. In the field, emissions were collected from: landscape underburns and/ or pile burns. In a wood stove, burns included different fuel types from the Tahoe Basin, including logs, green foliage and branches.