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Type: Journal Article
Author(s): Paul M. Lemieux; J. V. Ryan
Publication Date: 1993

Discarded automobile tires have become a concern to the general public, largely because the growing number of stockpile fires has focused attention on the potentially harmful combustion products as well as products of incomplete combustion (PICs) emitted into the atmosphere from uncontrolled burning of scrap tires. This paper describes a small-scale combustion study that was designed to collect, identify, and quantify the products emitted during the simulated open combustion of scrap tires. During the study, it was found that total estimated emissions of semivolatile organics ranged from 10 to 50 g/kg of tire material burned. Alkylsubstituted mono- and polyaromatic hydrocarbons were the predominant emission products identified. Elevated levels of zinc and lead were also measured.

Citation: Lemieux, P. M., and J. V. Ryan. 1993. Characterization of air pollutants emitted from a simulated scrap tire fire. Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association, v. 43, p. 1106-1115.

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Keywords:
  • air quality
  • ash
  • carbon dioxide
  • CO - carbon monoxide
  • combustion
  • field experimental fires
  • fire suppression
  • foam
  • gases
  • hydrocarbons
  • incendiary fires
  • organic matter
  • particulates
  • pollution
  • SO2 - sulfur dioxide
  • Virginia
  • zinc
Tall Timbers Record Number: 9017Location Status: In-fileCall Number: Fire FileAbstract Status: Fair use, Okay, Reproduced by permission
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FRAMES Record Number: 34747

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