H A Sokol

Publications (2)0 Total impact

• Article: The impact of add-on catalytic devices on pollutant emissions from unvented kerosene heaters.

  M G Apte, G W Traynor, D A Froehlich, H A Sokol, W K Porter
  JAPCA 10/1989; 39(9):1228-30.
• Article: Selected organic pollutant emissions from unvented kerosene heaters

  G. W. Traynor, M. G. Apte, H. A. Sokol, J. C. Chuang, J. L. Mumford
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  ABSTRACT: An exploratory study was performed to assess the semivolatile and nonvolatile organic-compound emissions from unvented kerosene space heaters. A well-tuned radiant heater and a maltuned convective heater were used for the study. Each heater was operated in a 27-cu m chamber with a prescribed on/off pattern. Organic compounds were collected on teflon-impregnated glass filters backed by XAD-2 resin and analyzed by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Pollutant source strengths were calculated using a mass-balance equation. The results show that kerosene heaters can emit polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), nitrated PAHs; alkyl benzenes; pentachlorophenol; phtalates; hydro naphthalenes; aliphatic hydrocarbons, alcohols, and ketones; and other organic compounds.