Emissions of decamethylcyclopentasiloxane from Chicago

Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

Authors

Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5) is a high-production-volume chemical that is emitted to air in tens of thousands of tonnes each year globally. However, specific information about emission rates to air is still limited. Here we present an estimate of D5 emissions from the city of Chicago based on measurements that have recently been published. We used a multimedia environmental fate model parameterized for Chicago to back-calculate the emission rate of D5 from the measurements. Our estimated average emission rate for D5 is 500 (2.5-to-97.5-percentile interval: 260-1100) kg d(-1). The corresponding per-capita emissions of 190 (100-420) mg capita(-1)d(-1) agree well with previous estimates for Europe and North America.

Original languageEnglish
JournalChemosphere
Volume107
Pages (from-to)473-475
Number of pages3
ISSN0045-6535
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01.07.2014

    Research areas

  • Chemistry - Air Pollutants, Chicago, Environmental Monitoring, Models, Statistical, Siloxanes, Temperature, Time Factors

Recently viewed

Publications

  1. Residual stresses of the as-cast Mg-xCa alloys with hot sprues by neutron diffraction
  2. Interrogating the city
  3. Einen gemeinsamen Code finden
  4. Transitions to plant-based diets
  5. Natural vs. financial insurances in the management of public good ecosystems
  6. Emergency Politics After Globalization
  7. Minisymposium: Dynamische Visualisierung in der Lehre von Mathematik
  8. Immune cells contribute to myelin degeneration and axonopathic changes in mice overexpressing proteolipid protein in oligodendrocytes
  9. “Have you felt angry lately?”
  10. Helsingør statement on poly- and perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFASs)
  11. Continuous pretreatment, hydrolysis, and fermentation of organic residues for the production of biochemicals
  12. Actor-Network Theory II
  13. Home range and habitat use by the pacas (Cuniculus paca) in a montane tropical forest in Bolivia
  14. Do unbiased people act more rationally? - The case of comparative realism and vaccine intention
  15. Selbstbild und Selbstvertrauen
  16. Influence of spectrally selective solar cells on microalgae growth in photo-bioreactors
  17. Do high incomes reflect individual performance?
  18. Make it your Break! Benefits of Person-Break Fit for Post-Break Affect
  19. Kunst und Klasse
  20. Ground Truthing in Digital Technoculture
  21. SEIS
  22. Postretirement Career Planning
  23. Complexity in Water Management and Governance
  24. How small business managers’ age and focus on opportunities affect business growth
  25. Predicting individual plant performance in grasslands
  26. Sustainable software products—Towards assessment criteria for resource and energy efficiency
  27. Soziale und kulturelle Differenz
  28. Abiotic and biotic degradation of five aromatic organosilicon compounds in aqueous media
  29. Trade Dynamics and Trade Costs
  30. Erving Goffman: Social Embarrassment and Social Organization
  31. Employees’ perceived benefits from participating in CSR activities and implications for increasing employees engagement in CSR
  32. 'You're-like-wind-blowing-over-the-land-and-passing-on'
  33. Hybrid joining of cast aluminum and sheet steel using refill friction stir spot welding with strength enhancement via adhesive application
  34. Zwischen Selbstvermarktung und Subversion. Das Web 2.0 und seine Subjekte
  35. An assessment of The Natural Step theory of sustainability
  36. Exports, R&D and productivity
  37. Pre-startup planning sophistication and its impact an new venture performance in Germany
  38. Kunstvermittlung im System Kunst
  39. Historical ecology meets conservation and evolutionary genetics
  40. Neuartige Spurenstoffe im Wasser
  41. Frontier settlement and cultural change
  42. Action regulation theory: Foundations, current knowledge, and future directions