Title
Impacts of controlling biomass burning emissions on wintertime carbonaceous aerosol in Europe
Author
Fountoukis, C.
Butler, T.
Lawrence, M.G.
Denier van der Gon, H.A.C.
Visschedijk, A.J.H.
Charalampidis, P.
Pilinis, C.
Pandis, S.N.
Publication year
2014
Abstract
We use a 3-D regional chemical transport model, with the latest advancements in the organic aerosol (OA) treatment, and an updated emission inventory for wood combustion to study the organic aerosol change in response to the replacement of current residential wood combustion technologies with pellet stoves. Simulations show a large decrease of fine organic aerosol (more than 60%) in urban and suburban areas during winter and decreases of 30-50% in elemental carbon levels in large parts of Europe. There is also a considerable decrease (around 40%) of oxidized OA, mostly in rural and remote regions. Total PM2.5 mass is predicted to decrease by 15-40% on average during the winter in continental Europe. Accurate representation of the intermediate volatility precursors of organic aerosol in the emission inventory is crucial in assessing the efficiency of such abatement strategies. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. Chemicals/CAS: carbon, 7440-44-0
Subject
Earth / Environmental
CAS - Climate, Air and Sustainability
ELSS - Earth, Life and Social Sciences
Urban Development
Emission
Built Environment
Black carbon
Organic aerosol
Pellet stoves
Regional CTM
Residential wood combustion
Biomass burning emissions
Black carbon
Carbonaceous aerosol
Organic aerosol
Regional chemical transport model
Regional CTM
Residential wood combustions
Urban and suburban areas
Combustion
Housing
Pelletizing
Aerosols
carbon
aerosol composition
atmospheric pollution
biomass burning
black carbon
carbon
combustion
volatile organic compound
aerosol
article
biomass
combustion
Europe
particle size
particulate matter
priority journal
rural area
simulation
suburban area
urban area
winter
wood
Europe
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.01.016
TNO identifier
492948
ISSN
1352-2310
Source
Atmospheric Environment, 87, 175-182
Bibliographical note
Funding Details: FP7, ERC, Fonds National de la Reserche Luxembourg
Document type
article