DIOXIN EMISSIONS FROM DOMESTIC FIREPLACES

Authors
BROKER G GEUEKE KJ HIESTER E NIESENHAUS H
Citation
G. Broker et al., DIOXIN EMISSIONS FROM DOMESTIC FIREPLACES, Staub, Reihhaltung der Luft, 54(7-8), 1994, pp. 283-288
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences","Engineering, Civil","Engineering, Environmental
Journal title
Staub, Reihhaltung der Luft → ACNP
ISSN journal
00390771
Volume
54
Issue
7-8
Year of publication
1994
Pages
283 - 288
Database
ISI
SICI code
0039-0771(1994)54:7-8<283:DEFDF>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
The Landesanstalt fur Immissionsschutz NRW (State Agency fur Air Pollu tion Control and Noise Abatement in North-Rhine Westphalia) investigat ed the emission of PCDD/PCDF from domestic heating equipment. The aim was to estimate the contribution of the total emission of PCDD/PCDF in the Federal Republic of Germany excluding the new eastern states. For the investigations a burner for natural gas, an oil burner, a stove f or solid fuels, and an open fireplace were available. It was found tha t the contribution of domestic heating to the total emission of PCDD/P CDF is of low significance compared with other sources. It amounts to less than 20 g per year (expressed as TE Nato CCMS). The specific emis sion values obtained for the various fuels differed considerably.