Major research begins into ‘non-ideal’ operation of wood burners
10 February 2024 • Article Summary
AirQualityNews.com
As current estimates of how much wood burners contribute to air pollution are based around their use in optimal conditions, researchers from the Universities of Manchester and York and the National Centre for Atmospheric Science have started a six week study to measure emissions from domestic wood burning stoves in a dedicated laboratory-based test facility in Manchester.
By using a wood burner in a controlled environment alongside specialised pollution monitoring equipment, the researchers aim to show that 'non-ideal' operating conditions result in a large and heretofore unaccounted source of particulate pollution in the UK.
The project, code-named CLARISE (CondensabLe AeRosol from non Ideal Stove Emissions), "brings together national expertise in order to understand how the operation of these wood burners affects the emissions of gas and particulate pollutants," stated Dr. Marvin Shaw, research scientist at the National Centre for Atmospheric Science and the University of York.