PM-10 high-volume collection and quantitation of semi- and nonvolatile phenols, methoxylated phenols, alkanes, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from winter urban air and their relationship to wood smoke emissions

A study conducted to determine the relationship of residential wood burning with the concentration of phenols and methoxylated phenols in urban winter air is discussed. Samples of organic pollutants were collected from three sampling sites. C analysis was used to compare the contribution of wood burning to inhalable particulate carbon. The utility of guaiacol measurements for quantitatively determining the contribution of wood burning to air pollution was demonstrated.