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A high performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method for determining the concentration of trace amounts of benzo(a)pyrene (B(a)P) in particulate matter from combustion of forest fuels was validated. Particulate matter was prepared for analysis by a small-scale (1 mg),…
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Year: 1985
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Unknown
Keywords: PM - particulate matter, BaP - benzo(a)pyrene, liquid chromatography
Prescribed fire helps to maintain wilderness in its natural state, but it may result in air quality impacts that are unacceptable. This paper examines existing and proposed air quality regulations and how they may affect the use of prescribed fire in wilderness. It also…
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Year: 1985
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects
Region(s): Unknown
Keywords: air quality, fire management
Smoke produced by vegetation fires consists of a complex mixture of gaseous, liquid, and solid phases. Many particulates are generated during vegetation fires. Crutzen and Andreae (1990) have estimated that global emissions of pyrogenic smoke particles (50-150 Tg yr-l) may…
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Year: 1997
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Effects
Region(s): Unknown
Keywords: fire, atmosphere, global change, biomass burning