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Air Pollutant Emission Factors from Composite Wood Products Manufacturing in Korea  

Lee, Eun-Jung (Korea Environment and Merchandise Testing Institute)
Jung, Dong-Il (National Institute of Environmental Research)
Kim, Dai-Gon (National Institute of Environmental Research)
Lee, Sue-Been (National Institute of Environmental Research)
Kang, Kyoung-Hee (National Institute of Environmental Research)
Hong, Ji-Hyung (National Institute of Environmental Research)
Publication Information
Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment / v.23, no.E2, 2007 , pp. 57-65 More about this Journal
Abstract
In Korea, there is a general lack of information available on air emissions from industry. The reasons for this include the lack of regulatory requirements for emission monitoring, limited information on specific industries, and difficulties in monitoring certain sources. This paper presents the first detailed air pollutant emission factors from composite wood product manufacturing in Korea. This study introduced emission factors for wood-based panels such as plywood, particle board (PB), and medium density fiberboard (MDF). The emission factors of particulate matters (PM) and hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) from MDF were higher than that from other wood products. The concentration of total volatile organic compounds (TVOCs) for hot press from wood-based panels was higher than drying or gluing processes. Emissions data from NPIP were compared to the data from the suggested emission factors in this study and the US EPA's. The data from our emission factors were closer to the observed results than the data using the US EPA's emission factor.
Keywords
Emission factors; Wood products manufacturing; PB; MDF; Plywood; HAPs;
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