Combustion Characteristics and Emission Factors of Trace Gases and Particulate Matter from Biomass Relevant to Canadian Wildfires: Overview of the 2024 BBCan Campaign

2026 Preprint Open access

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Authors: Amanda Hanashiro Moraes, Shakiba Talebian, Rowshon Afroz, Mohamad H. Al-Jabiri, Arthur W. H. Chan, Rachel Y.-W. Chang, Kerry Chen, Joel C. Corbin, Luka Drinovec, Bradley H. Isenor, Alex Lee, John Liggio
+16 more Carolyn Liu-Kang, Ginny Marshall, Alireza Moallemi, Grisa Mocnik, Samar G. Moussa, Oscar Olfert, Mahmoud Saleh, Timothy A. Sipkens, Hongru Shen, Jeremy J. B. Wentzell, Sumi N. Wren, Jesús Yus-Díez, Patrick L Hayes, Jonathan P. D. Abbatt, Jason Olfert, Ran Zhao
DOI: 10.22541/essoar.15002871/v1
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Abstract

Key Points:• Laboratory burns of Canadian surface fuels show large differences in emissions between fuel types and combustion phases.• Methane emissions from burning human-altered peat (mixed with mulch) are double those of natural peat.• Results provide new emission data for Canadian fuels, helping improve wildfire emission estimates and air quality predictions.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Fire effects on ecosystems Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Fire dynamics and safety research

Publication details

Publisher
Wiley
Publication date
7 May 2026
Document type
Preprint