Workshop on Aerosols in Biomass Combustion, Jyväskylä, Finland, September 2007

At present there is great political emphasis on the relevance of aerosols
originating from biomass combustion devices. There are indications that
of the total amount of PM10 emissions in 2000 in Europe (2502 kton),
small scale biomass combustion devices contributes some 499 kton. In
countries such as Austria and Switzerland, about 50% of the ambient
concentration of aerosols is attributed to combustion of biomass. This
is largely due to relative inefficient and small scale combustion
devices, while more efficient, high quality stoves emit much less
aerosols that also have less impact on health due to the absence of
carbon.

This workshop summarised recent R&D work done on the formation and health
impact of aerosols from different types of biomass combustion devices
and biomass fuels, as well as the cost effectiveness of both primary
measures and secondary measures for emission reduction, such as
electrostatic precipitators (ESP’s).

Individual presentations can be downloaded below.

Programme