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1. Impact of wood combustion on national pollution
In France, the impact of wood combustion on national pollution varies greatly depending on the emitting sector (domestic, collective, tertiary or industrial) and the pollutant. For example, the main source of fine particulate pollution with an average diameter of less than
(PM2.5) is wood heating in the domestic sector (36% of the national emissions mass in 2007), due to a large stock of old, inefficient appliances; conversely, SO
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emissions...
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Bibliography
Software tools
Improved Gaussian atmospheric dispersion model ADMS4 (Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling System, developed by Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants). http://www.numtech.fr
CFX three-dimensional atmospheric dispersion model. http://www.ansys.com
Standards and norms
- Solid fuel stoves – Requirements and test methods - NF EN 13240 -
- Open fireplaces and solid-fuel inserts – Requirements and test methods - NF EN 13229 -
- Domestic solid-fuel stoves – Requirements and test methods - NF EN 12815 -
- Domestic solid-fuel boilers for installation in living areas – Rated heat output less than 50 kW – Requirements and test methods - NF EN 12809 -
- Appareils de...
Regulations
Arrêté du 22 octobre 1969 relatif aux conduits fumée desservant les logements (Decree of October 22, 1969 on flues serving dwellings)
Règlement Sanitaire Départemental Type relative aux prescriptions minimales d'hygiène, de salubrité et d'entretien des ouvrages
Decree of October 22, 1993 on consumer safety with regard to closed fireplaces and inserts using solid fuels...
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ADEME French Environment and Energy Management Agency http://www.ademe.fr
CITEPA Centre Interprofessionnel Technique d'Études de la Pollution Atmosphérique (Technical Interprofessional Center for Studies on Atmospheric Pollution)
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