Survey of Residential Wood Combustion Activity and Development of an Emissions Inventory for the MANE-VU Region

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1 Survey of Residential Wood Combustion Activity and Development of an Emissions Inventory for the MANE-VU Region Megan Schuster, MARAMA Stephen Roe, E.H. Pechan & Associates National Emissions Inventory Conference June 10, 004

2 Residential Wood Combustion (RWC) Background Information Survey methodology and sample frame Survey results Two approaches to analyze data Emission results Comparison to NEI

3 Residential Wood Combustion Project Background RWC Emissions High contribution to regional haze Contribute approx. 8% of PM fine in MANE- VU region Large uncertainty Important local source to Class I areas States have the potential to improve the activity data

4 Telephone Survey Method Completed April 5, 003 May 0, 003 Intended to obtain information on wood burning equipment type and wood type Indoor equipment: furnace/boilers, pellet stoves, fireplaces, woodstoves Outdoor equipment: outdoor fireplaces, firepits, wood-fired barbecues

5 Survey Sample Frame Sample frame Includes important variables that affect activity (i.e., annual wood consumption) Urban, suburban, or rural locations Type of housing (single versus multi-family homes) Forested versus non-forested areas Latitude

6 HDD Zones for MANE-VU HDD Zones Miles E.H. Pechan & Associates, Inc. Date: January 8, 003. Source: 000 U.S. Census. Figure. MANE-VU Region HDD Zones

7 RWC Sample Frame and (Number of Respondents) Geographic Zone High HDD Cell 1 (173) Med HDD Cell 17 (87) Low HDD Cell 9 (150) Rural-Forested Rural-Non-Forested Suburban Urban Single- Other Single- Other Single- Other Single- Family Family Family Family Cell Cell 3 Cell 4 Cell 5 Cell 6 Cell 7 (64) (87) (66) () (7) (69) Cell 18 (60) 1 Cell 10 (6) Cell 19 (91) Cell 11 (118) Cell 0 (64) Cell 1 (69) Cell 1 (71) Cell 13 (76) Cell (60) 1 Cell 14 (67) Cell 3 (63) Cell 15 (75) Other Cell 8 (69) Cell 4 (68) Cell 16 (6) 1 Number of responses ended up being less than the target value of due to either: changes in the Disposition of one or more responses (i.e., change of address from the original sample); or dropping a response out of the final database (i.e., following QA of that response)

8 Survey Results - Activity Data Summary of Wood Burners in MANE-VU Region % Burns wood 68% 10% Has wood burning equipment, did not burn wood No equipment, does not burn wood

9 Respondents Reporting Usage of Indoor Burning Equipment Geographic Zone Rural-Forested Rural-Non- Forested Single- Other Single Other Family Family High HDD Cell 1 Cell Cell 3 Cell Med HDD Cell 17 Cell 18 Cell 19 Cell Low HDD Cell 9 Cell 10 Cell 11 Cell Single Family Cell 5 11 Cell 1 6 Cell 13 0 Suburban Other Single Family Cell 6 Cell Cell Cell 3 4 Cell 14 Cell Urban Other Cell 8 Cell 4 0 Cell 16 5 RED GREEN below average of % burn wood above average of % burn wood

10 SCC Description Emission Factor (lbs/ton burned) PM10 PM.5 NOx CO VOC SO NH Fireplaces Non-Catalytic Woodstoves: Conventional Non-Catalytic Woodstoves: Low- Emitting Non-Catalytic n/a Woodstoves: Pellet- Fired Boilers and Furnaces Outdoor Equipment Notes: Source - EIIP (001), unless otherwise noted. NH3 factors from Environ/Pechan (00). n/a = not available; It is assumed that PM10 = PM.5. 1 Includes masonry heaters. Masonry heaters were not broken out from fireplaces in the survey. These SCC s are proposed for non-certified and certified woodstoves, respectively. 3 These include both certified and exempt pellet stoves. PM10/PM.5 and CO emission factors are for certified pellet stoves based on the review by OMNI (1998). Emission factors for NOx and SO are taken for certified pellet stoves (emission factors for exempt stoves not available). 4 Emission factors for PM10/PM.5 from Acurex (1998); otherwise factors for fireplaces are used. 5 Includes all outdoor wood-burning equipment (e.g. fireplaces, chimineas, barbecues, fire pits). Emission factors for fireplaces are used

11 Pechan s Original Analysis (used for Outdoor Equipment) (used for Outdoor Equipment) Equipment specific wood consumption model Per census tract, for each type of equipment, the model would assign UF and AC. User Fraction: fraction of households that actually burn wood Annual Consumption: Amount of wood burned per household (cords/yr, or BTUs/yr) -- Normalized by HDD level Pechan combined data from cells that were not statistically different from one another Used for outdoor equipment types (not equipment specific)

12 Outdoor Wood Burning combining similar cells Figure 1. Activity Variables for Outdoor RWC Equipment (UF = user fraction; AC = annual consumption in cords/yr). Rural-Forested Rural-Non-Forested Suburban Urban Geographic Zone Single-Family Other Single-Family Other Single-Family Other Single-Family Other High HDD UF= UF= 0.04 UF= UF= 0.04 UF= UF= 0.04 UF= UF= 0.04 AC= 0.50 AC= AC= 0.50 AC= AC= 0.50 AC= AC= 0.50 AC= Low HDD UF= UF= 0.04 UF= UF= 0.04 UF= UF= 0.04 UF= UF= 0.04 AC= 0.50 AC= AC= 0.50 AC= AC= 0.50 AC= AC= 0.50 AC= Med HDD UF= UF= 0.04 UF= UF= 0.04 UF= UF= 0.04 UF= UF= 0.04 AC= 0.50 AC= AC= 0.50 AC= AC= 0.50 AC= AC= 0.50 AC= 0.330

13 Emissions from outdoor wood burning equipment First known estimate of emissions from outdoor wood burning equipment (not included in the NEI) Only based on 11 respondents who burn wood Only 19 (about 15%) were from multi-unit dwellings Uncertainty in these emissions is high, however it provides a preliminary basis for emission estimates from outdoor wood burning equipment

14 Alternative Analysis Approach (Indoor Wood Burning Equipment) Emissions model Pollutant emissions estimates were calculated for each survey response A general linear model was developed for each pollutant Advantages More detailed use of data Provided error estimate

15 PM.5 Emissions Model 95% Confidence Interval Category Mean EF (lb/household-yr) Lower Bound Upper Bound Std. Deviation N SFH,URBAN, All HDD Zones Other, RNF/S/U, All HDD Zones Other, RF, All HDD Zones Single, S, Low HDD Zone Single, RNF, Low HDD Zone Single, RF, Low HDD Zone Single, S, Med HDD Zone Single, RNF, Med HDD Zone Single, RF, Med HDD Zone Single, S, High HDD Zone Single, RNF, High HDD Zone Single, RF, High HDD Zone Multiplied the Mean EF (lbs/hh-yr) from the model by the # of households (single or multi) in that census tract

16 Indoor wood burning equipment combined cells Geographic Zone Rural-Forested Rural-Non- Forested Single- Other Single Other Family Family High HDD Cell 1 Cell Cell 3 Cell Med HDD Cell 17 Cell 18 Cell 19 Cell Low HDD Cell 9 Cell 10 Cell 11 Cell Single Family Cell 5 11 Cell 1 6 Cell 13 0 Suburban Other Single Family Cell 6 Cell Cell Cell 3 4 Cell 14 Cell Urban Other Cell 8 Cell 4 0 Cell 16 5

17 MANE-VU PM.5 Emission results Indoor equipment Criteria Air Pollutant State CO VOC PM 10 PM.5 NO X NH 3 SO Connecticut,903 38,031 8,06 8, Delaware 8,90 5,10 1,116 1, District of Columbia 1,655 1, Maine 97,150 57,547 1,7 1, Maryland 56,108 34,841 7,500 7, Massachusetts 98,316 60,645 1,847 1, New Hampshire,754 36,875 7,751 7, New Jersey 67,30 43,570 8,931 8, New York 313, ,091 40,043 40, , Pennsylvania 30, ,173 39,169 39, , Rhode Island 15,606 9,814,053, Vermont 46,06 7,904 5,771 5, Totals 1,130, ,91 145, ,693 14,539 8,160,088

18 MANE-VU PM.5 Emission results Outdoor equipment Criteria Air Pollutant State CO VOC PM 10 PM.5 NO X SO NH 3 Connecticut 3,349 3, Delaware District of Columbia Maine,503, Maryland 5,067 4, Massachusetts 6,146 5, New Hampshire 1,960 1, New Jersey 7,081 6, New York 18,737 16,987,567, Pennsylvania 14,108 1,790 1,933 1, Rhode Island Vermont 1,13 1, Totals 6,414 56,583 8,549 8,

19 Indoor Equipment Residential Wood Combustion PM.5 Emissions in ME, NH and VT (tons/yr) Data Source: MANE-VU RWC Survey U.S. Bureau of Census E.H. Pechan & Associates April nd, 004 Prepared by M.H. Legend PM.5 (tons/year) < > 100

20 MANE-VU PM.5 Emission Density Plot for Indoor Equipment (ton/yr-mile ) Data Source: MANE-VU RWC Survey U.S. Bureau of Census E.H. Pechan & Associates April nd, 004 Prepared by M.Ma PM.5 (tons/year/sq mi) < >.5

21 Differences between the MANE-VU and NEI Estimates MANE-VU PM.5 inventory = 145,693 tons Includes pellet stoves and furnace/boilers Factor to convert wood consumption (cords) to tons = 1.8 tons/cord (few responses of softwood burning) Bottom up inventory from census tract level Allocates more emissions to rural areas PM.5 NEI for MANE-VU region = 77,393 tons Does not include pellet stoves or furnace/boilers Factor used to convert volume to mass = tons/cord National stats allocated to regions, then to counties Allocates more emissions to urban areas

22 Comparison of Indoor MANE-VU RWC and NEI PM.5 emissions in urban counties Model Estimate NEI Baltimore Co., MD Essex Co., NJ Ocean Co., NJ Passaic Co., NJ Albany Co., NY Nassau Co., NY New York Co., NY Richmond Co., NY Westchester Co., NY Allegheny Co., PA Bucks Co., PA Delaware Co., PA Philadelphia Co., PA Anne Arundel Co., MD District of Columbia

23 Comparison of Indoor MANE-VU RWC and NEI PM.5 emissions in suburban counties M-V Estimate NEI Sussex Co., DE Allegany Co., MD Calvert Co., MD Worcester Co., MD Nantucket Co., MA Chatauqua Co., NY Cortland Co., NY Montgomery Co., NY Columbia Co., PA Montour Co., PA Northumberland Co., PA Schuylkill Co., PA Tons

24 Comparison of Indoor MANE-VU RWC and NEI PM.5 emissions in rural counties M-V estimate NEI Aroostook Co., ME Hancock Co., ME Oxford Co., ME Somerset Co., ME Kent Co., MD Allegany Co., NY Forest Co., PA Pike Co., PA Sullivan Co., PA Grand Isle Co., VT Orange Co., VT Tons

25 Conclusions Higher emissions estimates in MANE-VU inventory can be attributed to including more equipment types, regional differences (differences in both amount and type of wood burned) Distribution of emissions within region is more realistic

26 For future similar studies Need to obtain larger sample sizes in urban areas Simpler questionnaire for wood burners in urban areas (not experienced) Design survey to characterize wood consumption for primary vs. pleasure burners. Refer to EIIP Residential Wood Combustion Report prepared by OMNI Consulting Services for MARAMA

27 MARAMA website All technical memos, Final Report and NIF files ombustion/

28 Acknowledgements MANE-VU Emissions Inventory workgroup, under the leadership of Ray Malenfant and the RWC Technical Oversight Committee Work was supported by U.S. EPA grants to MARAMA and MANE-VU.