An Extensive Survey on Wood Use for Domestic Heating in Lombardy: Implication for PM Emission Inventory. Caserini, S., Marazzi, L., Crovetto, G. M., Ballarin Denti, A., Lapi, M., Bosco, C., Fraccaroli, A., Fossati, G., Guariso, G., & Gurrieri, G. L.
An Extensive Survey on Wood Use for Domestic Heating in Lombardy: Implication for PM Emission Inventory [link]Paper  abstract   bibtex   
Given the lack of reliable data on wood combustion for residential heating in Lombardy (Italy), a specific survey has been undertaken: 98.061 questionnaires have been sent by mail to students of 386 secondary schools; 32.993 students (33,6%) of 236 schools filled the questionnaires. Data concerning quantity and quality of wood use, type of combustion systems and temporal split of wood use during the 2003-2004 winter season have been analyzed in order to produce an estimate of wood combustion and the consequent PM10 emissions, through the application of emission factors available in literature. The results allowed to define a large entity and a pattern of wood use for domestic heating in Lombardy, in particular in the sub-alpine area: 25\,% of the families of the sample use wood, with an average consumption of 4.0 t/y per family. The most reliable estimate of wood use in Lombardy is 1,9 Mt/y (210 kg/inhab/y), calculated through the creation of different clusters of towns according to population and altitude. PM10 emissions assessment made through emission factors available in literature confirm the role of wood as the most relevant source of primary PM in the domestic sector, a source with a significant importance in the total PM10 emission inventory in Lombardy. Further investigations are ongoing in order to assess specific emissions estimates of PM10 from different wood combustion systems commonly used in the region.
@article{caseriniExtensiveSurveyWood2005,
  title = {An Extensive Survey on Wood Use for Domestic Heating in {{Lombardy}}: Implication for {{PM}} Emission Inventory},
  author = {Caserini, Stefano and Marazzi, Luca and Crovetto, G. Matteo and Ballarin Denti, Antonio and Lapi, Mita and Bosco, Claudio and Fraccaroli, Anna and Fossati, Giuseppe and Guariso, Giorgio and Gurrieri, Gian L.},
  date = {2005-04},
  url = {http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/conference/ei14/},
  abstract = {Given the lack of reliable data on wood combustion for residential heating in Lombardy (Italy), a specific survey has been undertaken: 98.061 questionnaires have been sent by mail to students of 386 secondary schools; 32.993 students (33,6\%) of 236 schools filled the questionnaires. Data concerning quantity and quality of wood use, type of combustion systems and temporal split of wood use during the 2003-2004 winter season have been analyzed in order to produce an estimate of wood combustion and the consequent PM10 emissions, through the application of emission factors available in literature. The results allowed to define a large entity and a pattern of wood use for domestic heating in Lombardy, in particular in the sub-alpine area: 25\,\% of the families of the sample use wood, with an average consumption of 4.0 t/y per family. The most reliable estimate of wood use in Lombardy is 1,9 Mt/y (210 kg/inhab/y), calculated through the creation of different clusters of towns according to population and altitude. PM10 emissions assessment made through emission factors available in literature confirm the role of wood as the most relevant source of primary PM in the domestic sector, a source with a significant importance in the total PM10 emission inventory in Lombardy. Further investigations are ongoing in order to assess specific emissions estimates of PM10 from different wood combustion systems commonly used in the region.},
  keywords = {*imported-from-citeulike-INRMM,~INRMM-MiD:c-12907089,citizen-science,combustion-emissions,forest-resources,italy,survey}
}

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