| Source with reference # | Emissions in Grams/hour or day |
| (30) Cigarette | .4 grams/hour (0.8 grams/pack) |
| Gas or Propane Furnace (4) | .001 grams/hour ( 0.024 grams/day) |
| Oil furnace | .02 grams/hour (0.48 grams/day) |
| Pellet Stove (4) | 2.4 grams/hour ( 56.6 grams/day) |
| Single Simulated Log (1, 1a) | 8 grams/hour |
| Certified Wood Stove (4) | 8.2 grams/hour (196.8 grams/day) |
| Non-certified wood stove | 15.6 grams/hour |
| Fireplace-hardwood (1,3): (36 lbs. or 16 kg burned over 3 hours.) | 30 grams/hour |
| Fireplace-softwood (1,3): (31 lbs.or 14kg burned over 3 hours.) | 59 grams/hour. |
| Auto-with Catalytic Converter (1,2) | .66 grams/hour |
| Auto-without Catalytic Converter (1,2) | 3.5 grams/hour. |
| Auto-smoking | 6 grams/hour |
| Diesel 14 ton Truck or Bus >1994 (2) | 36 grams/hour |
| Diesel Truck or Bus < 1993 (2) | 70 grams/hour |
1) Chemical Composition of Emissions from Urban Sources of Fine Organic Aerosol, Enviromental Sci. Technol., Vol 25, No.4, 1991, paragraph 5 P.755; Single simulated (synthetic) log= 8 grams/hour. log =(11 gr /min x 60 min/1,000x12)=8 grams hour; (6 lb) 2.27Kg = (Petroleum/sawdust mixtures burned in fireplace) averages from 6 to 40 grams.)
1a) Sub micrometer Aerosol Mass distributions of emissions from boiler and fireplaces, automobiles, diesel trucks and meat cooking operations. Aerosol Science and Tech AS&T , Vol 14, P. 138-152, and 1991, Main results table 8 and 9.
2) Mark A. Delucchi, The Contribution of Motor Vehicles and Other Sources to Ambient Air Pollution ,Report #16 in the series: The Annualized Social Cost of Motor-Vehicle Use in the United States, based on 1990-91 Data. Institute of Transportation Studies, University of CA, Davis 8/96; 1994 and newer 14 ton Diesel truck (2 )= 36 grams/hour. 36: hmc: .41gmsx 60km per hour = 25 grams per hour. (well maintained at constant speed hcm)
3) Barnett and Roholt (1992) Field measurements in Portland, OR
4) Puget Sound Air Quality Control District, and the US EPA, 1998 (average field measurements).
5) Ott, Wayne (1998) Stanford University.
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