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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-7485-2016
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-7485-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Research article
| 
15 Jun 2016
Research article |
| 15 Jun 2016
New particle formation in the fresh flue-gas plume from a coal-fired power plant: effect of flue-gas cleaning
Fanni Mylläri
Department of Physics, Tampere University of Technology, P.O. Box 692, 33101 Tampere, Finland
Eija Asmi
Atmospheric Composition Research, Finnish Meteorological Institute, 00560, Helsinki, Finland
Tatu Anttila
Department of Physics, Tampere University of Technology, P.O. Box 692, 33101 Tampere, Finland
Erkka Saukko
Department of Physics, Tampere University of Technology, P.O. Box 692, 33101 Tampere, Finland
Ville Vakkari
Atmospheric Composition Research, Finnish Meteorological Institute, 00560, Helsinki, Finland
Liisa Pirjola
Department of Technology, Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, 00180, Helsinki, Finland
Risto Hillamo
Atmospheric Composition Research, Finnish Meteorological Institute, 00560, Helsinki, Finland
Tuomas Laurila
Atmospheric Composition Research, Finnish Meteorological Institute, 00560, Helsinki, Finland
Anna Häyrinen
Helen Oy, 00090 Helen, Helsinki, Finland
Jani Rautiainen
Helen Oy, 00090 Helen, Helsinki, Finland
Heikki Lihavainen
Atmospheric Composition Research, Finnish Meteorological Institute, 00560, Helsinki, Finland
Ewan O'Connor
Atmospheric Composition Research, Finnish Meteorological Institute, 00560, Helsinki, Finland
Ville Niemelä
Dekati Ltd., Tykkitie 1, 36240 Kangasala, Finland
Jorma Keskinen
Department of Physics, Tampere University of Technology, P.O. Box 692, 33101 Tampere, Finland
Miikka Dal Maso
Department of Physics, Tampere University of Technology, P.O. Box 692, 33101 Tampere, Finland
Topi Rönkkö
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Physics, Tampere University of Technology, P.O. Box 692, 33101 Tampere, Finland
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The primary emissions of a coal-fired power plant were highly affected by the flue-gas cleaning technologies. The primary emission results were used as input values for a Gaussian plume model and the model correlated well with the atmospheric measurements from the flue-gas plume. Concentrations of newly formed particles in the flue gas plume were higher than the primary particle concentration, and thus the source of particle-forming precursors should be characterized in more detail.
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