- Author
- Tolocka, M. P. | Richardson, P. B. | Miller, J. H.
- Title
- Effect of Post-Flame Temperature and Oxygen Supply on the Production of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) Emitted From Hydrocarbon Diffusion Flames.
- Coporate
- George Washington Univ., Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Book or Conf
- Chemical and Physical Processes in Combustion. Fall Technical Meeting, 1996. Proceedings. Combustion Institute/Eastern States Section. December 9-11, 1996, Hilton Head, SC, 111-114 p., 1996
- Keywords
- combustion | diffusion flames | hydrocarbons | polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons | flame temperature | oxygen | carbon monoxide
- Abstract
- Incomplete combustion can lead to toxic emissions from both unwanted fires and from industrial processes. Typical1y, both acute toxins such as carbon monoxide (CO) and chronic toxins such as Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH), are simultaneously emitted. Carbon monoxide is believed to be responsible for roughly two thirds of all fire deaths. Because of its threat to human health, CO is regulated by the EPA as a criteria pollutant by the Clean Air Act. PAH are hazardous in their own right; these pollutants exhibit mutagenic and carcinogenic properties. In light of the biotoxicity of these compounds, PAH are listed as Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAP) under Title III of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA). However, PAH may contribute to the acute toxicity of combustion products as well.