Nitrogen and sulfur emissions from the burning of forest products near large urban areas

Dean A. Hegg; Lawrence F. Radke; Peter V. Hobbs; Charles A. Brock; Philip J. Riggan

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Nitrogen and sulfur emissions from the burning of forest products near large urban areas

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Authors:

Dean A. Hegg, Lawrence F. Radke, Peter V. Hobbs, Charles A. Brock, Philip J. Riggan

Year:

1987

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

Source:

Journal of Geophysical Research, 92(D12): 14701-14709

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Abstract

Airborne measuremens of trace gases and particles in the smoke from a prescribed burn of forest products in the Los Angeles basin show significantly higher emissions of NO_x, SO₂, and particulate NO₃ than do measurements in smokes from the burning of biomass in rural areas. It is postulated that the high emissions are due to the revolatilization of previously deposited pollutants. Implications for pollutant source inventories and the nuclear winter hypothesis are briefly discussed.

Citation

Hegg, Dean A.; Radke, Lawrence F.; Hobbs, Peter V.; Brock, Charles A.; Riggan, Phillip J. 1987. Nitrogen and sulfur emissions from the burning of forest products near large urban areas. Journal of Geophysical Research, 92(D12): 14701-14709.