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Research article
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31 Jan 2024
Research article |
| 31 Jan 2024
| 31 Jan 2024
The contribution of residential wood combustion to the PM2.5 concentrations in the Helsinki metropolitan area
Leena Kangas
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Finnish Meteorological Institute, Erik Palménin aukio 1, P.O. Box 503, 00101 Helsinki, Finland
Jaakko Kukkonen
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Erik Palménin aukio 1, P.O. Box 503, 00101 Helsinki, Finland
Centre for Atmospheric and Climate Physics Research, and Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Hertfordshire, College Lane, Hatfield, AL10 9AB, UK
Mari Kauhaniemi
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Erik Palménin aukio 1, P.O. Box 503, 00101 Helsinki, Finland
Kari Riikonen
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Erik Palménin aukio 1, P.O. Box 503, 00101 Helsinki, Finland
Mikhail Sofiev
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Erik Palménin aukio 1, P.O. Box 503, 00101 Helsinki, Finland
Anu Kousa
Helsinki Region Environmental Services Authority, Ilmalantori 1, 00240 Helsinki, Finland
Jarkko V. Niemi
Helsinki Region Environmental Services Authority, Ilmalantori 1, 00240 Helsinki, Finland
Ari Karppinen
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Erik Palménin aukio 1, P.O. Box 503, 00101 Helsinki, Finland
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Residential wood combustion is a major source of fine particulate matter. This study has evaluated the contribution of residential wood combustion to fine particle concentrations and its year-to-year and seasonal variation in te Helsinki metropolitan area. The average concentrations attributed to wood combustion in winter were up to 10- or 15-fold compared to summer. Wood combustion caused 12 % to 14 % of annual fine particle concentrations. In winter, the contribution ranged from 16 % to 21 %.
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