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A study for development of emission factors for trace gases and carbonaceous particulate species from in situ burning of wheat straw in agricultural fields in india
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Atmospheric Environment . Dec2007, Vol. 41 Issue 39, p9173-9186. 14p. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- Major crops subject to field burning of crop residue (FBCR) generated an estimated 284 Tg of residue in India, of which 40% was contributed by wheat in the year 2000. About 7.5% of this total generated wheat straw was subjected to on-site burning, that is expected to emit large amounts of trace gases and particulate matter (PM) to the atmosphere, whose country-specific estimates and emission factors (EFs) are presently not available. An in situ experiment for wheat straw burning was undertaken for developing India specific EFs. The EFs of , , CO, , , NO and were found to be , , , , , and , whereas those for organic carbon (OC), black carbon (BC) and total carbon (TC) were , , and , respectively. Although these EFs have been generated from a single field experiment nevertheless they address important information gap on FBCR in the region. Further, the total emissions of , , CO, , , NO, , OC, BC and TC from wheat straw burning in India for the year 2000 was estimated as , , , , , , , , and Gg, respectively. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13522310
- Volume :
- 41
- Issue :
- 39
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Atmospheric Environment
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 27755534
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.07.054