Air Emissions Factors and Quantification
Emissions factors are tools for building emissions inventories, guiding air quality management decisions and developing emissions control strategies.
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An emissions factor is a representative value that attempts to relate the quantity of a pollutant emitted with an industrial activity.
Emissions factors are tools for building emissions inventories, guiding air quality management decisions and developing emissions control strategies.
4/11/2024 -
EPA is releasing TANKS 5.0 for beta testing. EPA has also drafted an update to AP-42 Chapter 7, Section 1 – Organic Liquid Storage Tanks. Comments on both the TANKS 5.0 application and the AP-42 section will be accepted through April 30, 2024, and can be sent to: efcomments@epa.gov.
1/12/2024 -
EPA has drafted new emission factors for AP-42 Chapter 2, Section 4 – Municipal Solid Waste Landfills. These factors can be found on the Draft Revisions to AP-42 Chapter 2, Section 4 – Municipal Solid Waste Landfills page. Comments will be accepted through March 12, 2024, and can be sent to: efcomments@epa.gov.