Four major types of aerosol were identified: 1) clean background aerosol with small particle number and lung deposited surface area concentrations due to marine air flows from the Atlantic Ocean, 2) long - range transported (LRT) pollution aerosol due to air flows from eastern Europe, 3) fresh smoke plumes from
residential wood combustion in suburban small houses, and 4) fresh emissions from traffic while driving on busy streets in the city centre and on the highways during morning rush hours.
Facilities include fully equipped kitchen,
wood combustion heater and gas heaters, washing machine, TV, VCR, assorted games, books and a volleyball net.
Sensitivity of carbonaceous particle emissions from small
scale wood combustion to different fuel use scenarios and varying emission factors - Consequences to emission modeling (Abstract).
The Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment has led two major initiatives in Canada to reduce various sources of black carbon and other air pollutants from
residential wood combustion.
Large lounge room with sofa lounge, televisions, sound system, video and DVD player; well equipped kitchen with dining area; family area with sofa lounge; laundry with washing machine and iron; large bathroom / toilet; air conditioned and
wood combustion heaters; verandah and covered carport with access for seven cars or boats.
Most of it stems from construction or demolition sites, building renovations and conversions and from packaging and crushed waste whose pollutant content falls within the permitted guidelines for recycling or
wood combustion (OMW, 2005).
Each cottage consists of: Cathedral ceilings with exposed Oregon, heated outdoor spas sunken into your private deck, reverse cycle air - conditioning in each room &
wood combustion heaters.
The residence is entirely fueled by internal energy sources (
wood combustion, solar and geothermal energies).
Residential
wood combustion is the second most significant source of black carbon in Canada, as well as one of the largest sources of particulate matter, VOCs and some air toxics (including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), dioxins and furans) and a key contributor to wintertime smog.
Tar balls from
wood combustion were also observed, especially (~ 5 %) during the LRT pollution episode.
The major individual particle types observed with electron microscopy analysis (TEM / EDX) were mainly related to residential
wood combustion (K / S / C - rich, soot, other C - rich particles), traffic (soot, Si / Al - rich, Fe - rich), heavy fuel oil combustion in heat plants or ships (S with V - Ni - Fe), LRT pollutants (S / C - rich secondary particles) and sea salt (Na / Cl - rich).