DCERP DATA FACTSHEET Fire Emissions Dataset Name: Emission Factors (R) Long Name: Emission factors (EF) calculated assuming that the fuel-carbon content by mass is 42.6 % and all fuel-C species produced and emitted during prescribed burning were captured Number of Stations: 10 Parameters: Ammonium; Barometric pressure; Particulate matter (PM2.5); Temperature, air; Relative humidity; Sulfur Dioxide; Sulfate; Nitrate; Chloride; Potassium; Magnesium; Calcium; Aluminum; Copper; Zinc; Manganese; Iron; Sulfur; Carbon monoxide; Carbon monoxide, hi-res; Carbon dioxide; Carbon dioxide, hi-res; Particulate matter (PM2.5), hi-res and additional fuel-C species Period of Record: 3/19/2010 – 3/3/2011 Number of Records: 3,900 DESCRIPTION OF DATASET In situ measurements of prescribed burning (PB) emissions from the combustion of pine dominated forests were conducted in conjunction with detailed before and after fuel inventory surveys, yielding actual fuel consumption. HOW WAS THIS DATA USED? The emissions data was collected to improve PB emission inventories and annual reporting, and to establish links between measured emissions and categorized fuel loads. DATA COLLECTION METHODS Innovative mobile aerosol composition monitors were employed to measure and distinguish emissions from mechanically thinned plots with those from control plots. Measured compounds included reactive gases (ammonia [NH3], nitrous acid [HONO], nitric acid [HNO3], hydrochloric acid [HCl], sulfur dioxide [SO2], light organic acids) and particulate organic compounds (POCs), water-soluble ionic species, organic carbon (OC) and elemental carbon (EC), and total PM2.5 mass. More than 100 POC species, including key molecular markers, were quantified and more than 40 volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were measured, including certain aromatic and biogenic compounds that are important PM2.5 precursors. Metallic and mineral emission components were determined via energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence and inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. HOW THE DATA PROCESSED? Applying the carbon mass balance, emission factors (EF) were calculated for the suite of aerosol species measured. COMPLETE LIST OF PARAMETERS Ammonium; Barometric pressure; Particulate matter (PM2.5); Temperature, air; Relative humidity; Sulfur Dioxide; Sulfate; Nitrate; Chloride; Potassium; Magnesium; Calcium; Aluminum; Copper; Zinc; Manganese; Iron; Sulfur; Carbon monoxide; Carbon monoxide, hi-res; Carbon dioxide; Carbon dioxide, hi-res; Particulate matter (PM2.5), hi-res; 1,2,3-TMBenzene; 1,2,4-Benzenetricarboxylic acid; 1,2,4-TMBenzene; 1,3-Butadiene; 1-Butene; 1- Methylchrysene; 1-Pentene; Butyl nitrate; 2-Ethyltoluene; 2-Hydroxy-4-isopropyl Adipic acid; 2-Methylpentane; 3-Ethlytoluene; 3-Methylpentane; 4-Ethyltoluene; 7-Oxodehydroabietic acid; Abietic acid; Acephenanthrylene; Acetate; Acetic; Adipic acid; a-Pinene; Azelaic acid; Benz(a)anthracene; Benzene; Benzo(a)pyrene; Benzo(b)fluoranthene; Benzo(e)pyrene; Benzo(GHI)fluoranthene; Benzo(GHI)perylene; Benzo(j)fluoranthene; Benzo(k)fluoranthene; b-Pinene; b-Sitosterol; Tetrachloroethylene; Trichloroethylene; Calcium, ionic; Campesterol; Cadmium; Dichloromethane; Bromomethane; Chloromethane; Methyl iodide; Methane; Chloroform; Cholesterol; Chrysene; cis-2-Butene; Coronene; Carbonyl sulfide; Chromium; Cyclopenta(cd)pyrene; Decanoic acid; Dehydroabietic acid; Dibenz(ah)anthracene; Dimethyl sulfide; Docosane; Docosanoic acid; Dodecanoic acid; Dotriacontane; Carbon, elemental; Eicosane; Eicosanoic acid; Ethane; Ethene; Ethylbenzene; Ethyne (Acetylene); Ethyl nitrate; Fluoride; Fluoranthene; Formate; Formic acid; Glutaric acid; Hydrochloric acid; Heneicosane; Heneicosanoic acid; Hentriacontane; Heptacosane; Heptatriacontane; Hexacosane; Hexacosanoic acid; Hexatriacontane; Nitric acid; Nitrous acid; i-Butane; i-Butene; Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene; i-Pentane; Isopropyl nitrate; Isophthalic acid; Isopimaric acid; Isoprene; Isopropylbenzene; Potassium, ionic; Levoglucosan; Lithium; Linoleic acid; Linolenic acid; Methyl Nitrate; Magnesium, ionic; mp-Xylene; Sodium, ionic; n-Butane; Ammonia; n- Heptane; n-Hexane; Nickel; n-Octane; Nonacosane; Nonacosanoic acid; Nonadecanoic acid; n-Pentane; N-Propyl nitrate; Organic carbon; Octacosane; Octacosanoic acid; Octanoic acid; Octatriacontane; Oleic acid; Oxalate; Oxalic acid; o-Xylene; Palmitic (Hexadecanoic) acid; Palmitoleic acid; Pentacosane; Pentatriacontane; Perylene; Phthalic acid; Picene; Pimaric acid; Pimelic acid; Propane; Propene; Propylbenzene; Pyrene; Rubidium; Retene; Sandaracopimaric acid; Antimony; Sebacic acid; Silicon; volume of air, Quartz filter; volume of air, Teflon filter; Strontium; Stearic (Octadecanoic) acid; Stigmastanol; Stigmasterol; Suberic acid; Succinic acid; Terephthalic acid; Tetracosane; Tetracosanoic acid; Tetradecanoic acid; Tetratriacontane; Titanium; Toluene; trans-2-Butene; Triacontane; Triacontanoic acid; Tricosane; Tricosanoic acid; Tritriacontane; Barium; 1,3,5-TMBenzene; Arsenic; Chlorine. DATA OWNER Name Karsten Baumann Affiliation Atmospheric Research & Analysis, Inc. E-mail [email protected] MORE INFORMATION DCERP1 Final Research Report. 2013. Chapter 15. Optimization of Prescribed Burning by Considering Mechanical Thinning as a Viable Land Management Option. .