Characterization of gas and particle emissions from open burning of household solid waste from South Africa

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

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-8921-2023

Articles | Volume 23, issue 15

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-8921-2023

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-8921-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 23, issue 15

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11 Aug 2023

Research article |

| 11 Aug 2023

Characterization of gas and particle emissions from open burning of household solid waste from South Africa

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

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Data for: Air Pollutant Emissions from Open Burning of Household Solid Waste from South Africa Xiaoliang Wang https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/QTV9YW

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Open burning of household and municipal solid waste is a common practice in developing countries and is a significant source of air pollution. However, few studies have measured emissions from open burning of waste. This study determined gas and particulate emissions from open burning of 10 types of household solid-waste materials. These results can improve emission inventories, air quality management, and assessment of the health and climate effects of open burning of household waste.