Moltó Berenguer, Julia, Gálvez Moreno, Araceli, Fuentes, M.J., Fullana, Andres, Font, Rafael
Emission of PCDD/Fs from combustion of pine needles and pine cones in a residential stove
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10045/2310
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Abstract: 
Combustion of pine needles and pine cones in a residential stove was performed to assess potential emissions of
polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDD) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDF) from house fires and
forest fires. In order to know the level of pollutants in the samples themselves, analyses of PCDD/Fs in the
materials used were made. The PCDD/F content found in pine needles was 0.66 ng I-TEQ/kg, while for pine cones
a lower value of 0.33 ng I-TEQ/kg was obtained.
In the combustion experiment a high value of dioxins and furans was obtained, 196 ng I-TEQ/kg material burnt.
The homologue profiles of PCDD/Fs showed differences between the materials and the flue gas emissions. The
results obtained show that this kind of uncontrolled combustion is an important source of dioxins and furans.
Keywords:Combustion, Pine needles, Pine cones, Residential stove
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