Technical papers on contaminants in the smoke from burning household trash

So far no contaminant testing has been performed on burnboxes or burnbarrels in Alaska Villages. These links are to very technical documents that contain smoke emission data from scientific laboratory tests of burning typical household trash in a well-perforated burn barrel. When Alaska Village studies are performed, we will post the results here.

EPA – Evaluation of emissions from the open burning of household waste in barrels	Journal article – Emissions from open burning of wastes
Dioxin Formation: The Burn Barrel Study	Parameters Influencing Emissions of PCDDs/Fs from Open Burning of Household Waste in Barrels
Emissions of PCDD/F from uncontrolled, domestic waste burning	Variables Affecting Emissions of PCDD/Fs from Uncontrolled Combustion of Household Waste in Barrels

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