- Author
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Stevens, R.
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Pinto, J.
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Mamane, Y.
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Ondov, J.
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Abdulraheem, M.
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N. Al-Majed
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Sadek, M.
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Cofer, W.
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Ellenson, W.
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Kellogg, R.
- Title
- Chemical and Physical Properties of Emissions From Kuwaiti Oil Fires.
- Coporate
- Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC
- Report
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EPA/600/A-92/148,
1992,
20 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Book or Conf
- Environmental Quality and Ecosystem Stability, 5th International Conference. June 22-24, 1992,
Jerusalem, Israel,
1992
- Keywords
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oil well fires
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chemical properties
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physical properties
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emissions
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airborne sampling
- Abstract
- After the Iraqi retreat from Kuwait in 1991, airborne sampling was conducted in the oil fire plumes near Kuwait City and ground-level samples were taken of the air within the city. for the airborne sampling, a versatile air pollution sampler was used to determinethe SO₂, elemental concentrations, the aerosol mass loadings and SO₄² and NO₃ concentrations. Striking differences between the black and white plumes were associated with high concentrations of NaCl and CaCl₂ measured in the white plumes and large numbers of carbon chain agglomerates in the black plumes. For the ground-based measurements, an annular denuder system was used to determine levels of SO₂, SO₄², trace elements, and mass loadings. Certain pollutant levels rose in the city during inversion conditions,when winds were too weak to continue moving the combustion products directly to the Persian gulf, and the increased levels of Pb and certain trace elements were comparable to those in other large urban areas in Europe.