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  • Research Article   
  • Environ Pollut Climate Change 2017, Vol 1(4): 4
  • DOI: 10.4172/2573-458X.1000140

Particulate Matter and Carbon Monoxide Emission Factors from Incense Burning

Abhinay Jilla and Bhaskar Kura*
University of New Orleans, New Orleans 70148, USA
*Corresponding Author : Bhaskar Kura, University of New Orleans, New Orleans 70148, USA, Tel: +15042806572, Email: bkura@uno.edu

Received Date: Oct 25, 2017 / Accepted Date: Dec 04, 2017 / Published Date: Nov 11, 2017

Abstract

Indoor air quality is a growing concern in the world. People spend a considerable amount of time in indoor environments such as homes, workplaces, shopping malls, stores and places of worships such as churches, temples and mosques. Most often incense burning takes place in places of worship which are enclosed spaces full of worshippers. Incense burning releases pollutants such as particulate matter (PM), carbon monoxide (CO) and volatile organic compounds. Exposure to these kinds of pollutants can result in adverse health effects. The purpose of this research is to determine the particulate matter and carbon monoxide emission factors (EFs) from incense stick burning. A test chamber with a rectangular exhaust duct, a fan to exhaust air with pollutants in it and pollutant sensors were used to achieve the project goals. Several experiments were performed with different cases/ scenarios to accurately estimate the EFs and several test runs were conducted for each case to test the repeatability of the results. EFs for CO (mass), PM2.5 (mass), PM2.5 (number), PM10 (mass), PM10 (number) were developed in this research which should help in (a) assessing exposures, (b) designing ventilation systems and (c) assessing potential health risks.

Keywords: Carbon monoxide emission; Pollutant; Pollution

Citation: Jilla A, Kura B (2017) Particulate Matter and Carbon Monoxide Emission Factors from Incense Burning. Environ Pollut Climate Change 1:140. Doi: 10.4172/2573-458X.1000140

Copyright: © 2017 Jilla A, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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