Zhang, Hefeng Hu, Dawei Chen, Jianmin Ye, Xingnan Wang, Shu Xiao Hao, Ji Ming Wang, Lin Zhang, Renyi An, Zhisheng Particle Size Distribution and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Emissions from Agricultural Crop Residue Burning Laboratory measurements were conducted to determine particle size distribution and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) emissions from the burning of rice, wheat, and corn straws, three major agricultural crop residues in China. Particle size distributions were determined by a wide-range particle spectrometer (WPS). PAHs in both the particulate and gaseous phases were simultaneously collected and analyzed by GC-MS. Particle number size distributions showed a prominent accumulation mode with peaks at 0.10, 0.15, and 0.15 μm for rice, wheat, and corn-burned aerosols, respectively. PAHs emission factors of rice, wheat, and corn straws were 5.26, 1.37, and 1.74 mg kg<sup>–1</sup>, respectively. It was suggested that combustion with higher efficiency was characterized by smaller particle size and lower PAHs emission factors. The total PAHs emissions from the burning of three agricultural crop residues in China were estimated to be 1.09 Gg for the year 2004. Agricultural Crop Residue BurningLaboratory measurements;PAHs emission factors;WPS;Particle number size distributions;crop residues;wheat;particle size distribution;Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Emissions;Particle size distributions;Particle Size Distribution;0.15 μ m;corn straws 2011-07-01
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