Design and Operating Factors Which Affect Emissions from
Residential Wood-Fired Heaters: Review and Update  Paul E. Tiegs
OMNI Environmental Services, Inc. 5465 SW Western Avenue, Suite
M Beaverton, Oregon 97005  Air and Waste Management Association
June 22, 1995 San Antonio, Texas   R esidential wood-fired
heaters (RWH) have long been known to be significant polluters,
especially in the category of PM10 -loading to localized
airsheds. In many western valley areas of the United States,
woodstove-generated particulate and carbon monoxide are major
components of wintertime National Ambient Air Quality Standards
(NAAQS) violations. Excessive woodsmoke loading to local
airsheds also causes nuisance odors and degrades visibility and
vista values.  The physical and chemical characteristics of RWH
emissions has further accentuated problems in this source
category. RWH generated particulates are virtually all
submicron-sized organic condensate materials. In addition,
several of the organic compounds found in woodsmok