Nitrogen and sulfur emissions from the burning of forest products near large urban areas
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- 20 December 1987
- journal article
- Published by American Geophysical Union (AGU) in Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
- Vol. 92 (D12) , 14701-14709
- https://doi.org/10.1029/jd092id12p14701
Abstract
Airborne measurements of trace gases and particles in the smoke from a prescribed burn of forest products in the Los Angeles basin show significantly higher emissions of NOx, SO2, and paniculate NO−3 than do measurements in smokes from the burning of biomass in rural areas. It is postulated that the high emissions are due to the revolatilization of previously deposited pollutants. Implications for pollutant source inventories and the nuclear winter hypothesis are briefly discussed.Keywords
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