Draft Emissions Factors for AP-42 Chapter 2, Section 4 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
Background
EPA's emission factor development team reviews and, if necessary, revises emissions factors for WebFIRE and AP-42. As part of this effort, EPA drafted new emission factors for AP-42 Chapter 2, Section 4 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills. The EPA is offering a 60-day public review period that will end March 12, 2024. Comments on the draft factors can be sent to: efcomments@epa.gov.
Draft Emission Factor Summary List
The draft emission factors for AP-42 Chapter 2, Section 4 can be found in the following spreadsheet:
AP-42 Chapter 2, Section 4 Tables and Draft Factors (xlsx)
AP-42 Chapter 2, Section 4 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
Draft AP-42 Chapter 2, Section 4 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (pdf)
Red Line Strike Out AP-42 Chapter 2, Section 4 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (pdf)
Emission Factor Background Data
Each draft emission factor contains a reference spreadsheet labeled by the factor ID with a summary tab, a tab with data included and a tab with data excluded. These reference spreadsheets can be found here:
Factor 1 Reference Data (xlsx)
Factor 2 Reference Data (xlsx)
Factor 3 Reference Data (xlsx)
Underlying data for each test report can be viewed by clicking the link for the project data sets (PDS). For PDS created using the Electronic Reporting Tool (ERT), we recommend using the ERT to view the submitted test data. Please see the ERT user's guide for more information.
Reviewed but not Revised Emission Factors
In accordance with Section 130 of the Clean Air Act, EPA has reviewed but not revised 3 emission factors. These emission factors are provided with an explanation of why they were not revised in the spreadsheet below:
Chapter 2, Section 4 Reviewed but Not Revised Emission Factors (xlsx)