Emission of trace gases and organic components in smoke particles from a wildfire in a mixed-evergreen forest in Portugal

CA Alves, A Vicente, C Monteiro, C Gonçalves… - Science of the Total …, 2011 - Elsevier
On May 2009, both the gas and particulate fractions of smoke from a wildfire in Sever do
Vouga, central Portugal, were sampled. Total hydrocarbons and carbon oxides (CO2 and …

Particulate organic compounds emitted from experimental wildland fires in a Mediterranean ecosystem

CA Alves, C Gonçalves, M Evtyugina, CA Pio… - Atmospheric …, 2010 - Elsevier
Fine (PM2. 5) and coarse (PM2. 5–10) smoke particles from controlled biomass burnings of
a shrub-dominated forest in Lousã Mountain, Portugal, enabled the quantification by …

Measurement of trace gases and organic compounds in the smoke plume from a wildfire in Penedono (central Portugal)

A Vicente, C Alves, C Monteiro, T Nunes… - Atmospheric …, 2011 - Elsevier
Gas and particulate fractions were measured simultaneously from a wildfire in Penedono,
central Portugal, which occurred in summer 2009. The total volatile hydrocarbons (THC) and …

Smoke emissions from biomass burning in a Mediterranean shrubland

CA Alves, C Gonçalves, CA Pio, F Mirante… - Atmospheric …, 2010 - Elsevier
Gaseous and particulate samples from the smoke from prescribed burnings of a shrub-
dominated forest with some pine trees in Lousã Mountain, Portugal, in May 2008, have been …

Summer 2009 wildfires in Portugal: emission of trace gases and aerosol composition

C Alves, A Vicente, T Nunes, C Gonçalves… - Atmospheric …, 2011 - Elsevier
In summer 2009, emissions of trace gases and aerosols from several wildfires occurring in
Portugal were sampled. A portable high-volume sampler was used to collect sequentially …

Emission factors and detailed chemical composition of smoke particles from the 2010 wildfire season

A Vicente, C Alves, AI Calvo, AP Fernandes… - Atmospheric …, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper complements the information previously published (Atmospheric Environment
45, 641–649) on gaseous and particulate emissions from wildfires in Portugal for summer …

Organic speciation of aerosols from wildfires in central Portugal during summer 2009

A Vicente, C Alves, C Monteiro, T Nunes… - Atmospheric …, 2012 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was the detailed organic speciation of fine (PM2. 5) and coarse (PM2. 5–
10) particles and gaseous carbonyl compounds from plumes emitted by wildfires during the …

Smoke measurements during Gestosa-2002 experimental field fires

AI Miranda, J Ferreira, J Valente… - … Journal of Wildland …, 2005 - CSIRO Publishing
Currently, there is a growing awareness that smoke produced during forest fires can expose
individuals and populations to hazardous concentrations of air pollutants. Aiming to …

Chemical characterisation of particle emissions from burning leaves

C Schmidl, H Bauer, A Dattler, R Hitzenberger… - Atmospheric …, 2008 - Elsevier
Particulate matter emissions (PM10) from open-air burning of dry leaves were sampled and
analysed for a series of organic and inorganic species, including carbon fractions …

Chemical composition of atmospheric aerosols during the 2003 summer intense forest fire period

CA Pio, M Legrand, CA Alves, T Oliveira, J Afonso… - Atmospheric …, 2008 - Elsevier
In Portugal, during summer 2003, unusually large forested areas (> 300,000 ha) were
destroyed by fire, emitting pollutants to the atmosphere. During this period, aerosol samples …