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dc.contributor.authorOrdou, N
dc.contributor.authorAgranovski, IE
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-11T01:43:33Z
dc.date.available2017-12-11T01:43:33Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.issn0169-8095
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.atmosres.2017.08.015
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/355213
dc.description.abstractAir contamination resulting from bushfires is becoming increasingly important research question, as such disasters frequently occur in many countries. The objectives of this project were focused on physical and chemical characterisations of particulate emission resulting from burning of common representatives of Australian vegetation under controlled laboratory conditions. It was found that leaves are burned mostly with flaming phase and producing black smoke resulting in larger particles compared to white smoke in case of branches and grass, dominated by smouldering phase, producing finer particles. Following elemental analysis determined nine main elements in three different size fractions of particulate matter for each category of burning material, ranging from 14.1 μm to particle sizes below 2.54 μm. Potassium was found to be one of the main biomass markers, and sulphur was the ubiquitous element among the smoke particles followed by less prevalent trace elements like Na, Al, Mg, Zn, Si, Ca, and Fe.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom108
dc.relation.ispartofpageto112
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAtmospheric Research
dc.relation.ispartofvolume198
dc.subject.fieldofresearchOther physical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchAtmospheric sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchAtmospheric sciences not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClimate change science
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEnvironmental management
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode5199
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3701
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode370199
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3702
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4104
dc.titleMass distribution and elemental analysis of the resultant atmospheric aerosol particles generated in controlled biomass burning processes
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Sciences, Griffith School of Engineering
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorAgranovski, Igor E.
gro.griffith.authorOrdou, Niloofar


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