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20 Feb 2026
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UFP, BC, and PM2.5 measurements and the effect of dispersion conditions on concentration levels in a residential area affected by wood smoke pollution from domestic heating during the winter months
Institute of Mechanical Process Engineering and Mechanics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, 76131, Germany
Frederik Weis
Palas GmbH, Karlsruhe, 76187, Germany
Sebastian Kohler
Palas GmbH, Karlsruhe, 76187, Germany
Achim Dittler
Institute of Mechanical Process Engineering and Mechanics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, 76131, Germany
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Biomass combustion for domestic heating can contribute to air pollution in residential areas with regard to ultrafine-particle concentrations. Measurements of ultrafine-particle concentrations were performed in a residential area with a diffusion-charge-based device during winter. In the morning and evening hours the concentration increases to, on average, twice the background level. The good-practice statement of a maximum 1 h mean of the World Health Organization is exceeded during 33.6 % of days.
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