Table IX. Major pollutant emissions from residential wood combustion compared to emissions from other sources in the Portland-Vancouver AQMAa (1978)
|
| Pollutant |
Tons
per year |
Tons inc
January |
Av. tons per
day in Jan. |
High Tons perd
day in Jan. |
| Carbon monoxide |
|
|
|
|
| Wood-burning stoves |
87000 |
17400 |
560 |
2250 |
| Transportationb |
779000 |
65000 |
2,100 |
2,100 |
| Volatile Hydrocarbons |
1080 |
216 |
7.0 |
28 |
| NOx as NO2 |
270 |
54 |
1.7 |
7.0 |
| SOx as SO2 |
108 |
22 |
0.70 |
2.8 |
| Aldehydes |
600 |
119 |
3.8 |
15 |
| Polycyclic organic matter |
160 |
32 |
1.0 |
4.1 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene |
1.4 |
0.28 |
0.009 |
0.036 |
| Carcinogens |
21 |
4.2 |
0.14 |
0.54 |
| Priority pollutants |
220 |
44 |
1.4 |
5.7 |
| Total particulates |
4600 |
920 |
30 |
120 |
Respirable particulates from other
Portland sourcese |
8600 |
717 |
23 |
23 |
Total particulates from other
Portland sourcese |
16900 |
1408 |
45 |
45 |
|
a Based on emission inventory data from Reference 13 and emission factors listed in Table VI.
b Oregon Department of Environmental Quality 1978 Annual Report.
c Assumes 20% of the heating load occurs in January,
d Assumes 4 times the average value which might represent a cold weekend.
e Cooper, et al(1)
