TY - JOUR A1 - Dutschke, Andreas A1 - Lohrer, Christian A1 - Kurth, Lutz A1 - Seeger, Stefan A1 - Barthel, Mathias A1 - Panne, Ulrich T1 - Aerosol emissions from outdoor firework displays JF - Chemical engineering & technology N2 - The results of investigations on the emission of particulate matter from three outdoor firework displays are presented. During these events, possibly harmful and toxic aerosol emissions were measured. Aerosols in the size range from 30 to 450 nm were detected. The maxima in the observed particle size distribution were between 80 and 175 nm, and the highest value determined was ~1.3 · 106 particles per cm³, while the highest mass concentration was approximately 1.8 mg m–3. The time-averaged particle mass concentration did, however, not exceed 0.7 mg m–3 (over 15 min). KW - Firework display KW - Particle size range KW - Particulate matter KW - Threshold values PY - 2011 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/ceat.201100080 SN - 0930-7516 SN - 1521-4125 VL - 34 IS - 12 SP - 2044 EP - 2050 PB - Wiley-VCH Verl. CY - Weinheim AN - OPUS4-24929 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Dutschke, Andreas A1 - Lohrer, Christian A1 - Seeger, Stefan A1 - Kurth, Lutz A1 - Schmidt, Martin A1 - Kaiser, Michael A1 - Stattaus, Kim A1 - Panne, Ulrich T1 - Determination of reaction products during a large firework display in Germany T2 - 11th international symposium on fireworks T2 - 11th International symposium on fireworks CY - Puerto Vallarta, México DA - 2009-04-20 KW - Firework display KW - Reaction products KW - Particles KW - Sound pressure PY - 2009 SN - 978-0-9734123-8-3 SP - 50 EP - 63 AN - OPUS4-19383 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Dutschke, Andreas A1 - Seeger, Stefan A1 - Kurth, Lutz A1 - Panne, Ulrich A1 - Lohrer, Christian T1 - Emissions of reaction products and sound from outdoor and indoor firework displays JF - Journal of pyrotechnics N2 - This work presents results of investigations towards the emission of chemical reaction products and sound pressure during an outdoor and an indoor firework display. Potentially harmful and toxic gases, and aerosols, were measured as well as sound pressures. Aerosols were measured with a Differential Mobility Analyzer (DMA) as well as a Laser Particle Counter. The focus was on particles with diameters between 11 nm and 20 µm. A transportable Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy detector registered the concentrations of emitted reaction gases, simultaneously. During the outdoor firework display, peak particle concentrations of >550000 particles cm-3, equivalent to a mass concentration of approximately 3.95 mg m-3, were detected, revealing a concentration maximum at approximately 175 nm particle diameter. The time-averaged particle mass concentration did not exceed 1.58 mg m-3 over 15 minutes. Due to the large distances (110 m) to the firing points, no significant harmful or toxic gas concentrations were measured during the entire firework display. In contrast, concentrations of sulphur dioxide (SO2) rose after an indoor firework display in a large event hall. On two days, more than 23000 particles cm-3 (which equates to a mass concentration of approximately 0.41 mg m-3) were detected when the hall ventilation was turned off, and more than 11000 particles cm-3 (which equates to a mass concentration of approximately 1.18 mg m-3) when the hall ventilation was activated. Concentration maxima appeared at approximately 300 nm particle diameter. The time-averaged particle concentrations in this case did not exceed 0.56 mg m-3 (over 15 minutes). KW - Pyrotechnic articles KW - Aerosols KW - Combustion gases PY - 2009 SN - 1082-3999 IS - 28 SP - 78 EP - 93 CY - Whitewater, Colo. AN - OPUS4-20796 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -