Chemically speciated air pollutant emissions from open burning of household solid waste from South Africa

Wang, Xiaoliang; Firouzkouhi, Hatef; Chow, Judith C.; Watson, John G.; Ho, Steven Sai Hang; Carter, Warren; De Vos, Alexandra S. M.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-15375-2023

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-15375-2023

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-15375-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 23, issue 24

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15 Dec 2023

Research article |

| 15 Dec 2023

Chemically speciated air pollutant emissions from open burning of household solid waste from South Africa

Xiaoliang Wang, Hatef Firouzkouhi, Judith C. Chow, John G. Watson, Steven Sai Hang Ho, Warren Carter, and Alexandra S. M. De Vos

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Open burning of municipal solid waste emits chemicals that are harmful to the environment. This paper reports source profiles and emission factors for PM_2.5 species and acidic/alkali gases from laboratory combustion of 10 waste categories (including plastics and biomass) that represent open burning in South Africa. Results will be useful for health and climate impact assessments, speciated emission inventories, source-oriented dispersion models, and receptor-based source apportionment.