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ArticleEnergy & fuels : an American Chemical Society journal2015

VOCs Emissions from Multiple Wood Pellet Types and Concentrations in Indoor Air.

Lydia Soto-Garcia, William J Ashley, Sandar Bregg, Drew Walier, Ryan LeBouf, Philip K Hopke, Alan Rossner

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Article in Energy & fuels : an American Chemical Society journal, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
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  3. Predictors of blood volatile organic compound levels in Gulf coast residents.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2018
    Article
  4. Carbon Monoxide Off-Gassing From Bags of Wood Pellets.Annals of work exposures and health · 2018
    Article
  5. Indoor air quality of everyday use spaces dedicated to specific purposes-a review.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2018
    Review
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Lydia Soto-GarciaCenter for Air Resources Engineering and Science, Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York 13699, United States.
William J AshleyInstitute for the Sustainable Environment, Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York 13699, United States.
Sandar BreggInstitute for the Sustainable Environment, Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York 13699, United States.
Drew WalierInstitute for the Sustainable Environment, Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York 13699, United States.
Ryan LeBoufNational Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, United States.
Philip K HopkeCenter for Air Resources Engineering and Science, Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York 13699, United States; Institute for the Sustainable Environment, Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York 13699, United States.
Alan RossnerInstitute for the Sustainable Environment, Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York 13699, United States.

Funding

Intramural CDC HHS CC999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Wood pellet storage safety is an important aspect for implementing woody biomass as a renewable energy source. When wood pellets are stored indoors in large quantities (tons) in poorly ventilated spaces in buildings, such as in basements, off-gassing of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) can significantly affect indoor air quality. To determine the emission rates and potential impact of VOC emissions, a series of laboratory and field measurements were conducted using softwood, hardwood, and blended wood pellets manufactured in New York. Evacuated canisters were used to collect air samples from the headspace of drums containing pellets and then in basements and pellet storage areas of homes and small businesses. Multiple peaks were identified during GC/MS and GC/FID analysis, and four primary VOCs were characterized and quantified: methanol, pentane, pentanal, and hexanal. Laboratory results show that total VOCs (TVOCs) concentrations for softwood (SW) were statistically (p < 0.02) higher than blended or hardwood (HW) (SW: 412 ± 25; blended: 203 ± 4; HW: 99 ± 8, ppb). The emission rate from HW was the fastest, followed by blended and SW, respectively. Emissions rates were found to range from 10

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