野生地区野火造成的危险空气污染物排放估计城市界面
Amara L Holder1, Aranya Ahmed1, Jeffrey M Vukovich2
1Center for Environmental Measurement and Modeling, Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA.
PNAS nexus
|June 22, 2023
概括
与野火相比,野生城市界面 (WUI) 火灾释放的有毒排放量明显更高,比如多环芳 (PAH),与野火相比. 了解这些排放对于在人口密地区附近进行公共卫生风险评估至关重要.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 火灾生态学 火灾生态学
背景情况:
- 荒野城市界面 (WUI) 火灾烧毁建筑物和车辆,由于独特的排放配置文件,造成了明显的公共卫生风险.
- 以前的研究表明,城市火灾会释放出许多有毒化合物,包括化,PAHs,二氧化, furan 和重金属.
研究的目的:
- 为了编制物种的排放因子从建筑物和车辆燃烧在WUI火灾.
- 将WUI火灾排放量与野火排放量进行比较.
- 估计城市燃料对WUI火灾中有毒排放的贡献.
主要方法:
- 文献调查以创建WUI火灾污染物的排放因子汇编.
- 在WUI火灾和野火之间对有毒物种的排放因子进行比较.
- 使用编制的排放因子计算显著的WUI火灾的排放估计值.
主要成果:
- 多环芳 (PAH) 和某些有机化合物的排放因子在WUI火灾中比在野火中高出数量级.
- 城市燃料在WUI火灾期间贡献了相当一部分有毒大气排放.
- 关于WUI火灾中燃料组成,消耗和燃烧条件存在重大知识差距.
结论:
- 森林火灾排放的有毒空气污染物比野火更高,需要有针对性的公共卫生战略.
- 准确估计WUI火灾影响需要进一步研究燃料特性和燃烧过程.
- 解决数据缺口对于有效的WUI火灾排放管理和风险评估至关重要.
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