Articles | Volume 19, issue 22
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-14173-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-14173-2019
Research article
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25 Nov 2019
Research article |  | 25 Nov 2019

Gaseous, PM2.5 mass, and speciated emission factors from laboratory chamber peat combustion

John G. Watson, Junji Cao, L.-W. Antony Chen, Qiyuan Wang, Jie Tian, Xiaoliang Wang, Steven Gronstal, Steven Sai Hang Ho, Adam C. Watts, and Judith C. Chow

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Although peat burning is a common global emission source, region-specific emission factors are lacking. This work fills that gap for six peat-bearing regions. It is also shown through simulated aging with an oxidation flow reactor that potential aerosol mass changes during transport.
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