Emissions from Street Vendor Cooking Devices (Charcoal Grilling); EPA-600/R-99-048
Lead
Dr. Paul Lemieux
Air Pollution Technology Branch, Air Pollution Prevention and Control Division
National Risk Management Research Laboratory
Mail Code E 305-01
U.S. EPA RTP, NC 27711
Telephone: (919) 541-0962
FAX: (919) 541-0554
E-Mail: lemieux.paul@epamail.epa.gov
Abstract
This report discusses a joint U.S./Mexico program that established a reliable emissions inventory for street vendor cooking devices (charcoal grilling). Emissions from these devices arise when meat is cooked on a grill over a charcoal fire. These devices are prevalent in the streets of Mexicali, Mexico and they were investigated experimentally by measuring levels of:
- particulate matter, PM2.5
- particle size distributions
- volatile and semivolatile organic compounds
- aldehydes
- oxides of nitrogen and sulfur
A project report is available in English and in Spanish.
Partners
- California Air Resources Board
- U.S. EPA Region 9
- Secretaria del Medio Ambiente Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT, Spanish Only)
- Dirección General de Ecología, Baja California, México
- Imperial County Air Pollution Control District, California, U.S.A.
- Air Pollution Control Division, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. EPA