Particulate emission from biomass combustion

Art Fernandez, Sheldon B. Davis, Jost O. L. Wendt (), Roberta Cenni, R. Scott Young and Mark L. Witten
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Art Fernandez: University of Arizona
Sheldon B. Davis: University of Arizona
Jost O. L. Wendt: University of Arizona
Roberta Cenni: Institut für Verfahrenstechnik und Dampfkesselwesen, Universität Stuttgart
R. Scott Young: Lung Injury Laboratory, Arizona Health Sciences Center
Mark L. Witten: Lung Injury Laboratory, Arizona Health Sciences Center

Nature, 2001, vol. 409, issue 6823, 998-998

Abstract: Abstract Mixing dried human sewage sludge with pulverized coal is being evaluated as a way to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from traditionally coal-fired power plants, as well as to overcome sewage-disposal problems. Here we investigate the effects of inhaling particles emitted from the combustion of this mixture and find that these cause significantly more lung damage in mice than do particles from coal alone, probably because of their zinc content. Our findings indicate that the use of dried municipal sewage sludge as a 'green' (CO2-neutral) replacement fuel should be considered with caution.

Date: 2001
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