APPENDIX A1

POINT SOURCE INVENTORY

AND REPORTING

Bureau of Air Quality

Department of Environmental Protection
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A. Introduction 

This document describes the methodology used by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to develop 

inventories of air pollutants emitted as required by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 

Consolidated Emission Reporting Rule (CERR) (40 CFR Part 51, Subpart A). The 2002 inventory will 

also be the base year inventory for State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision development for PM2.5, 8-

hour ozone and regional haze. 

The CERR requires the Commonwealth to report actual emissions for the following pollutants: sulfur 

oxides, volatile organic compounds (VOC), nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, lead and lead compounds, 

primary PM2.5, primary PM10, and ammonia (40 CFR 51.15(a)). The CERR lists primary PM as an 

optional pollutant for reporting purposes. The CERR does not require the submission of hazardous air 

pollutant emissions data. 

Emissions from point sources are reported for 65 of the Commonwealth’s 67 counties. Point source 

emissions from sources located in Allegheny County are reported directly to EPA by the Allegheny 

County Health Department. Point source emissions from sources located in Philadelphia Counties are 

reported directly by the Philadelphia County Health Department, Air Management Services. 

The annual emission inventory must be temporally resolved to provide seasonal data for air quality 

modeling purposes. Temporal adjustments to the annual inventory are made because of seasonal 

differences in the rate of emissions or activity, or to apportion emissions to a particular season or day. 

For the 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) emissions inventory, VOC, NOx, 

and CO emissions are reported as actual annual and actual summer weekday. Summer weekday 

emissions are defined as an average day’s emissions for a typical summer day during the ozone season. 

For the PM2.5 NAAQS and regional haze rule emission inventories, direct emissions (including 

condensibles) of PM10 and PM2.5, and the precursor VOC, NOx, SOx, and NH3 are reported as actual 

annual data. 

For the ozone SIP inventories, rule effectiveness and rule penetration are applied. Rule effectiveness 

reflects the ability of a regulatory program to achieve all the emission reductions that could have been 

achieved by full compliance with the applicable regulations at all sources at all times. Rule penetration is 

an estimate of the extent to which a regulation covers emissions from an area source category for a 

specified control area. Rule penetration is applied to the control efficiency for a regulation to account for 

less than 100 percent coverage of the emissions for an area source category. Because the inventory was 

developed prior to EPA’s issuance of the November, 2005 revision to the rule effectiveness guidance, 

Commonwealth followed the previous EPA guidance and assumed an 80% rule effectiveness for 

applicable sources unless specified to the contrary. 

B. Point Sources 

A point source is a stationary, identifiable source of air pollution that usually emits the air pollutants 

through a stack or vent. A facility contains one or more point sources and is not limited to industrial 

facilities. Examples of an air pollution facility are steel mills, oil refineries, electric generating facilities, 

and coal preparation plants. A non-industrial facility may contain a large boiler or other air pollution 

source. 

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The data for the 2002 and 2004 sulfur oxides, volatile organic compounds (VOC), nitrogen oxides, carbon 

monoxide, lead and lead compounds, primary PM2.5, primary PM10, and ammonia point source emission 

inventory is derived from the Pennsylvania Air Information Management System (AIMS). AIMS 

sources are identified and inventoried by Pennsylvania regional air quality offices through permitting 

operations and regional and central office field inspections and surveys. The AIMS system is designed to 

include all point source emission categories as required by the CERR. 

The AIMS database is linked to the Department’s eFACTS (Environment Facility, Application, 

Compliance Tracking System) database. This allows Department-wide sharing of data for all program 

areas. In addition, the public is provided better access to the information through the Department’s 

Internet website. 

The point source inventories for Allegheny and Philadelphia Counties will be prepared by the Allegheny 

County Health Department and the Philadelphia County Health Department, respectively. The two 

county agencies will submit their point source emission inventories directly to EPA’s National Emission 

Inventory as required by the CERR. The county agencies will also provide their point source data to the 

Department in order that effective State Implementation Plan preparation may be undertaken. 

Paper Submittal of Inventory Data 

Annually, facilities complete worksheets for each source that operated and emitted pollutants for the year. 

Data required for processes include monthly material throughputs, days and weeks the sources operated, 

material processed, maximum throughput per hour, and correct Source Classification Code (SCC) 

number. In addition to these process data, combustion unit data must include fuel used, fuel 

characteristics such as sulfur content and Btu. For each source, an estimate of total criteria and hazardous 

pollutant emissions must be supplied, along with the estimation method. If emissions are estimated using 

anything other than emissions factors from SCC codes, methodology must be provided. In addition to 

emissions estimates for each piece of equipment, site emissions are required. If there is equipment that is 

too small for individual reporting, emissions from this equipment will be reflected in the site total. 

After the facilities provide these data, DEP reviewers input the data into the AIMS system. At this time, 

the system may create an error message if emissions are significantly different from those expected, based 

upon emissions factors and throughputs. At this point, the reviewer must determine if the estimate is 

accurate and may either override the error message or contact the facility for corrections, which are then 

input by the reviewer. 

After all data are entered, reports are generated to show comparisons between emissions years. If 

there are significant differences, reviewers must determine why emissions are different. 

Explanations may include changes in production or change in material input. Once all 

discrepancies have been corrected or explained, the data are accepted, and the inventory is 

considered complete.

Instructions Available 

DEP has developed instructions for companies to complete the annual inventory submission, which 

describes the database fields in the AIMS/eFACTS system. This document is revised annually to reflect 

any new guidance for the applicable reporting year. 

Information on the emission inventory reporting system can be found at: 

www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/airwaste/aq/emission/Emission_Inventory.htm. Instructions for the 

system are attached. 

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE ANNUAL EMISSIONS 

REPORTING FORMS 

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 

Department of Environmental Protection 

Edward G. Rendell, Governor Kathleen McGinty, Secretary 

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection 

2700-BK-DEP1936 Rev. 12/2005 
2005 Emissions Inventory Reporting Instructions 

Table of Contents 

1. Background........................................................................................................................................................1

1.1 Annual Emission Statement (AES) Background:...................................................................................1

1.2 Electronic Reporting:................................................................................................................................2

1.2.1 Web-based Reporting Forms...............................................................................................................2

1.2.2 eXtensible Markup Language (XML) .................................................................................................2

2. Helpful Resources..............................................................................................................................................3

2.1 Check-Lists For Common Errors ............................................................................................................3

2.1.1 Facility Information .............................................................................................................................3

2.1.2 Sub Facility Information......................................................................................................................3

2.1.3 Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs)........................................................................................................3

2.2 AP-42 and FIRE ........................................................................................................................................4

2.3 Industry-Specific Emission Factors .........................................................................................................5

2.4 Standard Industrial Classification and North American Industry Classification System..................5

2.5 Small Business Assistance..................................................................................................................5

3. Instructions For Determining Which Facilities Belong In AIMS/eFACTS For Inventory Purposes........6

3.1 Title V Facilities.........................................................................................................................................6

3.2 Non-Title V Facilities.................................................................................................................................7

3.2.1 Facilities Inventoried for Emission Statement Purposes......................................................................7

3.2.2 Facilities Inventoried for Permit Cap Compliance Certification .........................................................8

3.2.3 Facilities Inventoried for State Implementation Planning Purposes....................................................9

4. Commonly Asked Questions About Inventory Reporting ...........................................................................10

5. Elaboration On Worksheet Contents, For All Firm-Plants.........................................................................12

5.1 Throughputs For Each Source ...............................................................................................................12

5.2 Operating Schedules For Each Source ..................................................................................................12

5.3 Emission Estimates..................................................................................................................................13

5.4 Fuel Analysis............................................................................................................................................13

5.5 Surface Coating (Paint, Glue, Ink) Analysis.........................................................................................13

5.6 Control Devices........................................................................................................................................13

5.7 Stacks........................................................................................................................................................13

5.8 Hazardous Air Pollutants .......................................................................................................................14

5.9 Site Pollutant Summary ..........................................................................................................................14

6. Confidentiality .................................................................................................................................................15

7. Certification of Data Accuracy for Emission Statement..............................................................................15

8. Extensions Beyond March 1 ...........................................................................................................................15

9. DEP Contact Listings......................................................................................................................................16

9.1 Contact Listing, Norristown - Region I (Southeast).............................................................................16

9.2 Contact Listing, Wilkes-Barre - Region II (Northeast)........................................................................17

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9.3 Contact Listing, Harrisburg - Region III (Southcentral).....................................................................18

9.4 Contact Listing, Williamsport - Region IV (Northcentral)..................................................................19

9.5 Contact Listing, Pittsburgh - Region V (Southwest)............................................................................19

9.6 Contact Listing, Meadville - Region VI (Northwest)............................................................................20

9.7 Contact Listing, Philadelphia Air Management Services....................................................................22

9.8 Contact Listing, Allegheny County Health Department......................................................................22

10. Calculation Method Codes For Emissions ....................................................................................................23

11. Reliability Codes For Emissions.....................................................................................................................24

12. Abbreviations/Acronyms ................................................................................................................................25

13. Table A: Hazardous Air Pollutants (112 [b]) Sorted Alphabetically by Pollutant Name ........................26

14. Table B: Hazardous Air Pollutants (112 [b]) Sorted by Chemical Abstract Service Number ................31

15. Table C: Compounds As Listed In 112(b)....................................................................................................35

Appendix A WORKSHEET FOR A NEW FACILITY................................................................................36

Appendix B WORKSHEET FOR MISCELLANEOUS SOURCE EMISSIONS.......................................38

Appendix C WORKSHEET FOR NEW COMBUSTION UNITS ...............................................................39

Appendix D WORKSHEET FOR NEW PROCESSES.................................................................................43

Appendix E WORKSHEET FOR NEW INCINERATORS.........................................................................48

Appendix F WORKSHEET FOR NEW CONTROL DEVICES .................................................................54

Appendix G WORKSHEET FOR NEW STACKS........................................................................................55

Appendix H WORKSHEET FOR NEW FUEL MATERIAL LOCATIONS..............................................56

Appendix I WORKSHEET FOR CHANGES TO EXISTING STACKS OR CONTROL DEVICES...58

Appendix J CERTIFICATION OF DATA ACCURACY..........................................................................60

These instructions were prepared by: 

Carrie E. Eastman 

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection 

Bureau of Air Quality, Harrisburg 

717-783-5974 

ceastman@state.pa.us

Note: This booklet contains the instructions for filling out the Annual Emission Statement. These 

instructions have been prepared to assist the owner/operators to report their emissions 

data. These instructions are not regulations. The Department reserves the right to modify 

these instructions as needed. Please save this booklet for future reference. If you have 

questions about the Annual Emission Statement, please contact your Regional Air Quality 

staff. 

This booklet is available electronically via the Internet. Access the DEP Web site at 

www.depweb.state.pa.us, Keyword: "Emission Inventory." 

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1. Background 

1.1 Annual Emission Statement (AES) Background: 

The Annual Emission Statement (AES) requests information to satisfy several regulatory requirements. 

These requirements include Title V permitting, the Annual Inventory, and Emission Statements, as well as 

other regulations that are part of the State Implementation Plan (SIP). The Title V regulation is found in the 

Pennsylvania Code, Title 25, Chapter 127. The Annual Inventory regulation is found in the Pennsylvania 

Code, Title 25, Chapter 135.1-135.5. The Emission Statement regulation is found in Pennsylvania Code, Title 

25, Chapter 135.21. The Emission Statement information is due March 1. The Annual Inventory information is 

due March 1 or within 60 days of the date the facility’s owner/operator is notified by the Department of 

Environmental Protection (DEP) that the facility is subject to Annual Inventory, whichever is later. DEP has 

chosen March 1 as the collective deadline to avoid having to request Emission Statement and Annual 

Inventory information separately. 

When a facility’s owner/operator provides the AES to the appropriate DEP regional office, the 

information is entered, either automatically or manually depending on the reporting method, into DEP’s 

computer database. This database is called the Air Information Management System / environment, Facility, 

Application, Compliance Tracking System (AIMS/eFACTS). The Regional Air Quality (RAQ) staff review the 

submission for incorrect or missing data before the data is accepted into AIMS/eFACTS. For a facility that has 

not been entered in AIMS/eFACTS in previous years, the RAQ staff first creates a map showing the 

connections between the sub facilities being tracked, the control devices and the stacks. Worksheets for 

owners/operators of facilities that have never previously reported, or for new sub facilities, are included in 

these Instructions, and are also available from the DEP website or from RAQ staff. For a facility that has 

previously been entered, a skeleton consisting of the map and unchanging sub facility information, such as 

rated capacities, has been copied over from the previous year. 

Once the operating schedules, throughputs, and facility emission estimates have been entered, 

AIMS/eFACTS calculates the emissions using Sub Facility Classification Code (SCC) factors. If the 

AIMS/eFACTS and facility estimates do not match, the RAQ staff may work with the facility’s owner/operator to 

determine if corrections are needed. AIMS/eFACTS can contain multiple emission estimates for a specific 

pollutant from a specific piece of equipment. Acceptable calculation methods include stack tests, Continuous 

Emission Monitoring (CEM) data, material balance calculations, and industry-specific emission factors, to list 

some examples. CEM data is usually the most reliable and should be used before any other method. 

Some uses for AIMS/eFACTS data include Emissions Reductions Credits, Open Market Trading, 

regulation evaluation, the State Implementation Plan and modeling. A variety of standard and custom reports 

can be run on AIMS/eFACTS by DEP staff. AIMS/eFACTS data is provided to the federal National Emission 

Inventory (NEI) database and to other state agencies and the public upon request (See Chapter VI. 

Confidentiality). 

Lab samples are also logged into AIMS/eFACTS and linked to the appropriate plant and sub facility. 

AIMS/eFACTS also contains permit, emission fee, compliance, stack test and Continuous Emission Monitoring 

(CEM) information. 

This booklet is available electronically via Internet. Access the DEP Web Site at 

http://www.depweb.state.pa.us, Keyword: Emission Inventory." 

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1.2 Electronic Reporting: 

Detailed electronic reporting information such as upcoming training (when scheduled) and registration 

forms are available from the DEP web site at http://www.depweb.state.pa.us, Keyword: "Emission Inventory." 

Contact Carrie Eastman at 717-783-5974 or through electronic mail at ceastman@state.pa.us to request 

electronic reporting information, including registration forms to request access to the services. 

1.2.1 Web-based Reporting Forms 

The Bureau of Air Quality’s (BAQ’s) web-based reporting application is called AES*Online. 

AES*Online allows a facility’s owner/operator to enter data on an Internet web site through an ordinary web 

browser. AES*Online users no longer need to fill out paper forms. Facility users log in to a series of secure 

screens and enter their facility’s inventory data. AES*Online automatically fills in fields where applicable from 

the previous year’s submission and also checks the data as it is entered to insure accuracy. Additionally, 

AES*Online includes the ability to add notes to the data and exchange correspondence with RAQ staff. 

AES*Online provides a unique navigation system to allow the user to move between screen forms with ease. 

After the RAQ staff review the submission, entries that need clarification are highlighted by the system so that 

the facility user can immediately verify the data without having to scroll through unnecessary screens. Data is 

automatically saved as each screen form is completed to prevent loss of data if the Internet connection is 

broken. 

AES*Online requires Internet access. If your data management system is maintained in spreadsheets 

or databases, you may want to explore the entirely automated eXtensible Markup Language (XML) option 

instead of AES*Online. 

1.2.2 eXtensible Markup Language (XML) 

XML provides a common language that allows dissimilar computer systems to share data. XML surrounds 

each piece of data with tags, similar to the way a web browser displays a page from the Internet. Software, 

called a parser, uses these tags to interpret the data. Many different software companies offer parsers, for a 

variety of prices. An XML parser is bundled into Windows 2003. XML uses a Document Type Definition (DTD) 

to establish the data content and tags for a specific file or document. BAQ has developed a DTD that defines 

the AES data and tags. A company that wishes to submit XML data to BAQ must request a copy of the DTD 

and configure their parser to translate the BAQ DTD. Files in XML format may be transferred on disk or over 

the Internet. The XML standards and sample files are available for download at 

http://www.depweb.state.pa.us, Keyword: "Emission Inventory." 

Useful links for more information on XML: 

http://www.w3.org

http://msdn.Microsoft.com/xml/

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2. Helpful Resources 

2.1 Check-Lists For Common Errors 

Some errors have a way of being repetitious. While the BAQ accepts responsibility for unclear 

instructions and other systemic errors, please complete this checklist before submitting your AES. 

Comments and questions about the contents of the AES can be directed to Mike Rudawski at 717-783-

9241 or mrudawski@state.pa.us. 

2.1.1 Facility Information 

• Is your tax ID (IRS #) valid? 

• Are all the contacts on your forms correct? 

• Is BAQ’s map of your sub facilities correct? 

• Do you have any sub facilities not included in the map? 

2.1.2 Sub Facility Information 

• Are your units of measure correct? (AIMS/eFACTS automatically defaults to the units used last year.) 

• Does your SCC match BAQ’s? 

• Have you submitted throughput data by month for each sub facility? 

• Have you included date effective and date end? 

• How about days per week, total days, and total hours? 

• If you have manually calculated your emissions, have you explained how you did it? (Please provide 

as many details as possible.) 

• Does the Pollutant Summary page include all emissions? 

• Does the summary page compare with the other emissions you have entered? 

2.1.3 Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) 

• Have you speciated your HAPs emissions by sub facility? 

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2.2 AP-42 and FIRE 

AP-42 is a compilation of air pollutant emission factors containing the same factors used for sub Facility 

Classification Codes (SCCs). AP-42 uses factors for general sub facility categories. AP-42 contains a variety 

of methods for calculating emissions for any given sub facility type. The Bureau of Air Quality currently uses 

version 6.23 from October 2000. The AP-42 series is available in several media. AP-42 is available free 

online at www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/ap42/index.html 

The Factor Information REtrieval (FIRE) database contains emission estimation factors for criteria and 

hazardous air pollutants. FIRE factors are very specific for sub facility type. FIRE offers sub facility specific 

factors, and does not provide multiple calculation methods ranked by preference. More information about 

FIRE may be obtained at www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/software/fire/index.html . 

Please note: If comparing factors in FIRE against AP-42, the FIRE factors should take 

precedence because the FIRE version is more recent. 

Paper copies of AP-42 may be obtained from the Government Printing Office (GPO) in Washington, 

DC. Orders must be prepaid (except for other federal agencies or college bookstores). The stock number for 

the 5th edition of AP-42 (“Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factors; Volume I: Stationary Point And Area 

Sub Facilities”) is S/N 055-000-00500-1. Supplement A is S/N 055-000-00551-6. Supplement B is S/N 055-

000-00565-6. The Government Printing Office can be contacted for current pricing at: 

US GPO Superintendent of Documents 

P.O. Box 371954 

Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954 

www.gpo.gov

phone 866-512-1800 

fax 202-512-2250 

Mail orders must include a check or money order made out to the “Superintendent of Documents”. 

The Air CHIEF compact disc (CD-ROM), with AP-42 and other hazardous air pollutant emission 

estimation reports and databases, can be purchased from the Government Printing Office. The item number is 

S/N 055-000-00643-1. 

For further information on Air CHIEF and other aspects of emission estimation, call U.S. EPA’s Info 

CHIEF help line at 919-541-1000 during regular office hours, Eastern Time. The CHIEF web page is 

www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/ . EPA does not have the staff or the structure to provide engineering support. 

If you have factor needs, new data, questions, or suggestions for U.S. EPA, please send them to this 

address: 

AP-42 Team (MD 14) 

Emission Factor and Inventory Group 

Emissions, Monitoring, and Analysis Division 

Office Of Air Quality Planning And Standards 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 

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2.3 Industry-Specific Emission Factors 

Industry groups have also developed emission factors. You may want to contact your group to obtain 

any factors that exist. 

2.4 Standard Industrial Classification and North American Industry 

Classification System 

The U.S. Bureau of Census has replaced its Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system with the 

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). SICs have been converted to the 2002 version of the 

NAICS codes in AIMS/eFACTS where possible. In some cases, a conversion was not possible. The NAICS is 

also required by the IRS, and your financial department may have this information for you. 

NAICS information is available from a federal website. Copies are available for download or purchase. 

Go to http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html or the NAICS link on BAQ’s web site at 

http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/airwaste/aq/emission/Emission_Inventory.htm

2.5 Small Business Assistance 

The Environmental Management Assistance Program (EMAP) is a program in Pennsylvania designed 

to help small businesses understand and comply with environmental regulations and identify pollution 

prevention and energy efficiency opportunities. There are four ways to request assistance from EMAP: Call 

regulations.877-ask-emap, visit the website at www.askemap.org, send an email to questions@askemap.org

or contact your local Small Business Development Center (check www.pasbdc.org for the center nearest you). 

Services such as site visits and permit reviews are confidential and provided at no charge. Business names 

and addresses will not be released to any regulatory agency. 

The DEP Small Business Ombudsman, Jeanne Dworetzky, helps businesses locate sources of funding 

to install equipment and process changes which result in pollution prevention or energy efficiency. She can 

also represent small business interests to DEP. Jeanne Dworetzky can be reached at 717-772-5942 or 

jdworetsky@state.pa.us. 

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3. Instructions For Determining Which Facilities Belong In 

AIMS/eFACTS For Inventory Purposes 

These guidelines are a synthesis of the inventory requirements of Title V, the Annual Inventory, 

Emission Statements and other regulations that are part of the State Implementation Plan (SIP). The Title V 

regulation is found in the Pennsylvania Code, Title 25, Chapter 127. The Annual Inventory regulation is found 

in the Pennsylvania Code, Title 25, Chapter 135.1-135.5. The Emission Statement regulation is found in 

Pennsylvania Code, Title 25, Chapter 135.21. The definition of the term “Title V Facility” can be found in the 

Pennsylvania Code, Title 25, Chapter 121.1. Exemptions from state operating permits can be found at 

www.depweb.state.pa.us, Keyword: "Air Permits". Search for document number 275-2101-003 Plan Approval 

and Operating Permit Exemption List (pdf file in the eLibrary). For information on permitting, contact the 

Bureau of Air Quality’s Division of Permits at717-787- 717-787-4325. 

Owners/operators of facilities that wish to generate or trade Emission Reduction Credits (ERCs) will 

need to document emissions. The AES is one way to document emissions. All owners/operators of facilities 

have the option of submitting the AES for ERC purposes. If the facility’s owner/operator does not submit the 

AES, the facility’s owner/operator should at least maintain sufficient production records to be able to 

reconstruct emissions for ERC purposes and for audits. 

The emissions from any facility that is not required to submit annual inventory forms are captured in the 

area source inventory, which is calculated using demographics and emission factors. For information on area 

source inventory, contact the Bureau of Air Quality’s Division of Air Information at 717-787-9702. 

Any emissions that are below the source reporting thresholds for facilities that are subject to 

the annual inventory will be calculated by BAQ using emission factors. Owners/operators of facilities 

have the option of submitting emission estimates for emissions below the sub facility thresholds if the facility’s 

estimate is better than the factor-generated numbers. 

3.1 Title V Facilities 

All owners/operators of Title V facilities must complete the AES. Owners/operators of Title V facilities 

are subject to the Annual Emission Statement because by definition they exceed the reporting thresholds in 

the Emission Statement and SIP regulations. Inventory information from Title V facilities is used for emission 

fee purposes and, in combination with other information, to demonstrate compliance. The RAQ staff determine 

which sub facilities will appear on the AIMS/eFACTS reporting forms. In some cases, the facility’s 

owner/operator and RAQ staff may agree to treat multiple pieces of related equipment as one sub facility in the 

Title V permit. The facility’s owner/operator must provide operating schedules and throughputs for all sub 

facilities on the forms. NOx, SOx, VOC, PM10, PM2.5, ammonia (NH3) and CO emissions of 1.0 ton per year 

or more per sub facility must be reported on a sub facility by sub facility basis. Report to the nearest hundredth 

(0.00) of a ton. 

All HAPs must be reported. HAPs must be reported individually (speciated). Any HAP emissions 

greater than 0.5 ton per speciated HAP per sub facility per year must be reported on a sub facility by sub 

facility basis. Report to the nearest hundredth (0.00) of a ton. Sub facility-by-sub facility speciated reporting of 

HAPs is required for Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) purposes. In cases where HAPs are 

also VOCs or particulates, do not subtract the HAP emission estimates from the VOC or particulate emission 

estimates. The subtraction will be dealt with by BAQ’s AIMS/eFACTS database. 

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Based upon the Federal Clean Air Act, Section 112 (C) (6), certain pollutants are of special concern. 

For these HAPs of special concern, owners/operators of facilities should report any emissions above the 

following thresholds:

Polychlorobiphenols (PCB) 0.01 tons/yr per sub facility 

Mercury (Hg) 0.01 tons/yr per sub facility 

Lead (Pb) 0.01 tons/yr per sub facility 

Polycyclic Organic Matter (POM) 0.01 tons/yr per sub facility 

Dioxins 0.00001 tons/yr or 0.02 pounds/yr per sub facility 

Furans 0.00001 tons/yr or 0.02 pounds/yr per sub facility 

As all HAPs must be reported and as some sub facilities are considered insignificant and not included on the 

reporting forms, use the “Other Sub Facility” block on the reporting forms to reconcile the facility totals with 

individual sub facility estimates. 

3.2 Non-Title V Facilities 

Owners/operators of Non-Title V facilities may be required to complete the AES for several reasons: 

the Emission Statement regulation, permit cap compliance certification and State Implementation Plan (SIP) 

purposes. DEP may also request inventory information from any facility, per the Pennsylvania Code, Title 25, 

Chapter 135. The Emission Statement, permit caps and SIP are discussed in paragraphs 1-3 below. 

3.2.1 Facilities Inventoried for Emission Statement Purposes 

The Emission Statement regulation is found in Pennsylvania Code, Title 25, Chapter 135.21. Owners 

or operators of facilities that are located in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, or Montgomery Counties that emits or 

have a potential to emit 25 tons or more per year of VOC or 25 tons or more per year of NOx are required 

owner/operator to report. Owners or operators of facilities located in the remainder of the Commonwealth that 

emits or has a potential to emit 50 tons or more per year of VOC or 100 tons or more per year of NOx must

complete the AES. Facilities that emit less than 25 tons per year of either oxides of nitrogen or VOC and 

that are on the exemption list in Section 3.2.1.1 of this document do not have to complete the AES. 

Owners or operators of facilities located in Allegheny or Philadelphia Counties should contact 

the county agency listed in Sections 9.7 and 9.8 for reporting instructions. 

Owners/operators of Non-Title V facilities subject to the Emission Statement regulation must report 

throughputs and operating schedules for all sub facilities in AIMS/eFACTS. In addition, these 

owners/operators of facilities must report VOC and NOx actual emissions of 1.0 TPY or more per sub facility. 

Emissions less than 1.0 ton per year do not have to be reported. Report to the nearest hundredth (0.00) of a 

ton. All emissions must be reported sub facility by sub facility, not as facility totals. The emission estimates for 

other pollutants will be calculated by Air Quality’s AIMS/eFACTS database using emission factors. The 

facility’s owner/operator has the option of reporting emission estimates for other pollutants if the facility’s 

owner/operator’s estimates are better than the factor-based calculations. These facilities may also be required 

to report HAPs. Please refer to Section 3.1 of this document. 

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3.2.1.1. Emission Statement Exemptions 

The following list of exemptions was published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin Volume 23, Number 17, 

pages 1994-95 on April 24, 1993: 

• Non-Industrial Surface Coating: 

3⁄4 Architectural 

3⁄4 Automotive Refinishing 

• Other Solvent Use 

3⁄4 Electronics and Electrical Degreasing 

3⁄4 Other Manufacturing Degreasing 

3⁄4 Automotive Repair Cold Cleaning Degreasing 

3⁄4 Manufacturing Cold Cleaning Degreasing 

3⁄4 Dry cleaning 

3⁄4 Graphic Arts 

• Surface Coatings 

3⁄4 Flatwood Products 

3⁄4 Furniture & Fixtures 

3⁄4 Electrical Insulation 

3⁄4 Metal Cans 

3⁄4 Miscellaneous Finished Products 

3⁄4 Machinery & Equipment 

3⁄4 Appliances 

3⁄4 New Motor Vehicles 

3⁄4 Marine 

3⁄4 Miscellaneous Manufacturing 

3⁄4 Maintenance 

3⁄4 Other Special Coatings 

• Waste Management Practices 

3⁄4 Publicly-Owned Treatment Works 

3⁄4 Landfills 

3⁄4 Treatment Storage Disposal Facilities 

• Small Stationary Fossil Fuels* 

3⁄4 Fuel Oil Combustion 

3⁄4 Coal Combustion 

3⁄4 Gas Combustion 

• Miscellaneous Sub Facilities 

3⁄4 On-Site Incineration (does not include open burning) 

3⁄4 Leaking Underground Storage Tanks 

*The sizes of small stationary fossil fuel sources are defined by Chapter 127.14, Permit Exemptions. 

3.2.2 Facilities Inventoried for Permit Cap Compliance Certification 

Some owners/operators of facilities have taken permit restrictions in order to avoid major status and a 

federally enforceable permit. Also, a facility may have a sub facility cap for other reasons. The method of 

demonstrating cap compliance is addressed in the permit. The AES may be used to demonstrate cap 

compliance. 

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3.2.3 Facilities Inventoried for State Implementation Planning Purposes 

Owners/operators of synthetic minor facilities are subject to the inventory and must complete the 

AIMS/eFACTS reporting forms if actual VOC emissions are greater than or equal to 10 TPY for the facility. 

This VOC threshold was established to meet EPA’s ozone planning requirements. The facility’s 

owner/operator must report annually. Owners/operators of synthetic minor facilities subject to the inventory 

must report throughputs and operating schedules for all sub facilities on the AIMS/eFACTS reporting forms. In 

addition, these owners/operators of facilities must report VOC actual emissions as a facility total. Report to the 

nearest hundredth of a ton. The emission estimates for other pollutants will be calculated by Air Quality’s 

AIMS/eFACTS database using emission factors. The facility’s owner/operator has the option of reporting 

emission estimates for other pollutants if the facility’s owner/operator’s estimates are better than the factorbased calculations.

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4. Commonly Asked Questions About Inventory Reporting 

Nitrogen oxide (NO) is listed on the Title V pollutant list. Fees are paid for nitrogen dioxide (NO2). 

Nitrogen oxides (NOx) are reported for inventory but are actually NO2. Should the Title V NO be 

reported as NO, as NO2, or as NOx? 

 Report NOx as NO2. 

If a facility’s owner/operator has completed some emission estimates incorrectly before receiving 

these instructions, does the facility’s owner/operator need to go back and fix them? If so, when? 

Yes. Incorrectly completed facility emission estimates should be corrected as soon as possible by 

notifying the RAQ staff. 

Which sub facilities must be tracked and reported for inventory?

Owners/operators of facilities are responsible for reporting on any sub facilities identified by RAQ staff. 

If a sub facility does not appear on the preprinted forms or web site, the sub facility is not automatically 

exempted from reporting. 

For the purposes of Title V fees, owners/operators of facilities must provide emission estimates and 

pay fees on all sub facilities covered by the regulations, whether or not the sub facilities appear on the AES. 

Any owners/operators of facilities that are applying for synthetic minor status must document all 

parameters that they agree to cap in their application. These caps are in place from the time the synthetic 

minor application was submitted. Therefore, any facility’s owner/operator that has applied for a synthetic minor 

permit and has agreed to cap production must document compliance with the caps. The AES is one method of 

documenting compliance. Please contact your RAQ staff for more information on documenting compliance. 

Blank reporting forms for sub facilities not currently in AIMS/eFACTS are included in this Instruction 

booklet, and may also be downloaded from the DEP web site or obtained from RAQ staff. 

If a sub facility is missing from the AES, did the facility’s owner/operator have to report any HAPs, 

including fugitives, emitted from the missing sub facilities? 

If applicable requirements (such as BAT) exist for the sub facility, the sub facility must be added to 

AIMS/eFACTS so that sub facility-specific HAPS can be reported. If applicable requirements do not exist, the 

facility’s owner/operator must report all HAPS but can report the HAPs as speciated facility totals. 

Please clarify the current and future policies on aggregating small, similar sub facilities. 

Any aggregation of small similar sub facilities will have to be done via the permit. Please contact your 

RAQ staff to discuss aggregating sub facilities. 

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If a facility was in the 2002 baseline inventory with significant emissions, but has now changed 

processes so that the facility is not subject to the AES under the current guidance, what should the 

facility’s owner/operator do? 

The facility’s owner/operator will not have to report the AES. The facility will not be deleted from the 

AIMS/eFACTS database because DEP needs to maintain all emission information from previous years in case 

the facility generates Emission Reduction Credits (ERCs). Also, deletion would cause the facility to disappear 

from the baseline inventory. The facility will be left in the AIMS/eFACTS database and marked as not subject 

to the AES. 

EPA has adopted new National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ozone and fine particulates. The 

EPA implementation rules for these pollutants establish 2002 as the new baseline inventory year. Facility 

owners/operators should review their 2002 inventory to determine whether they should report. Please contact 

RAQ staff if you need to be added to the 2002 inventory. 

What version of the Source Classification Codes (SCCs) should be used? 

Use version 6.23 from October 2000. Information can be found at 

www.epa.gov/ttnchie1/software/fire/index.html . 

Will DEP request inventory information for previous operating years from companies that have been 

operating since 1990 but have not reported previously?

Yes, these companies will need to be added to the 1990 baseline inventory and other periodic 

inventories. The RAQ staff will notify the companies of the information needed. 

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5. Elaboration On Worksheet Contents, For All Firm-Plants 

5.1 Throughputs For Each Source 

Throughputs must be tracked and reported in monthly increments for each sub facility. If an operating 

schedule changes during a month, you must provide a throughput for each operating schedule in 

effect that month. Monthly throughputs are required to accommodate various data reports generated from 

AIMS/eFACTS, such as quarterly reporting with a December start date, or quarterly percentages. 

Note: If there is not enough space provided on the preprinted forms to submit all operating schedules 

and throughputs and/or new SCCs, use the form WORKSHEET FOR ADDITIONAL OPERATING 

SCHEDULES FOR EXISTING SUB FACILITY/SCCs, OR ADDITIONAL SUB FACILITY/SCCs FOR EXISTING 

SUB FACILITIES. 

5.2 Operating Schedules For Each Source 

DEP recognizes that owners/operators of facilities may change operating schedules during the year. 

Owners/operators of primary facilities must provide at least one operating schedule for each sub facility. 

Owners/operators of primary facilities may provide multiple operating schedules per sub facility if an operating 

schedule changes significantly during the year. Examples of significant changes could be a piece of 

equipment shut down for more than two weeks or a change from 1 shift to 2 or 3 (and vice versa). Consult with 

RAQ staff for guidance. Keep in mind that worst-case production numbers will yield worst-case emissions 

numbers when emissions are calculated in AIMS/eFACTS using SCCs. 

For each sub facility operating schedule, the facility’s owner/operator must provide: 

1. Start date of the operating schedule, 

2. End date of the operating schedule. 

Additionally, for each operating schedule 2 of the following 3 must be provided: 

1. Total hours the sub facility operated during that particular operating schedule, 

2. Total days the sub facility operated during that particular operating schedule, and 

3. Average days per week the sub facility operated during that particular operating schedule. 

If you are trying to report a shutdown period for a sub facility, you end the current operating schedule 

when the shutdown occurs and start a new operating schedule when the shutdown is over. For example, if 

your plant were shut down from July 1 to July 15, you would have: 

Operating schedule 1: Date effective = January 1 

Date end = June 30 

Operating schedule 2: Date effective = July 16 

Date end = December 31 

Note: If there is not enough space provided on the preprinted forms to submit all operating schedules 

and throughputs and/or new SCCs, contact your DEP regional office. 

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5.3 Emission Estimates 

Owners/operators of facilities must provide an estimate of the tons of NOx, VOC, PM10, PM2.5, SOX, 

NH3 and CO emitted per year for each sub facility within the plant. See Section 5.8 of this document for HAP 

reporting. 

Owners/operators of facilities must also indicate the method used to calculate the emissions. 

Calculation Method Codes are listed in the back of the instructions. Continuous Emission Monitoring (CEM) 

data is the most reliable for emission estimates and should be used when available. 

5.4 Fuel Analysis 

Percent sulfur, percent ash and Btu content must be reported for all fuels. Report zeros where 

appropriate. Check with the DEP contact for your county or your RAQ staff to determine the analytical results 

that must be reported. 

5.5 Surface Coating (Paint, Glue, Ink) Analysis 

Percent water, coating density, and total volatile content must be reported for all water- and solventbased coatings used. If possible, include a list of all coatings and their associated analyses with your 

submission. Some DEP regions provide VOC worksheets to aid reporting. Contact your RAQ staff for the 

preferred reporting format. 

5.6 Control Devices 

The owners/operators of new facilities and previously unreported sub facilities must report control 

efficiencies for every pollutant controlled by a control device. These pollutants may include VOCS, NOX, SOX, 

CO, PM 10, PM2.5 and NH3. If the primary control system does not capture 100 percent of the sub facility 

emissions, both a fugitive emission point and a regular stack should be reported. Capture and control are 

not the same. A device may control 90 percent of the captured VOCs but capture only 80 percent of the 

VOCs generated by the sub facility. 

If your facility’s owner/operator is planning to add, modify, or remove control devices, your RAQ staff 

should be notified prior to the change. 

5.7 Stacks 

The owners/operators of new facilities and previously unreported sub facilities must report stack inside 

diameter, height, exhaust flow in ACFM, exhaust velocity in meters or feet per second, exhaust temperature, 

exhaust percent moisture and the direction of stack discharge. Stack information is requested on all forms 

except the WORKSHEET FOR A NEW FIRM-PLANT and the WORKSHEET FOR NEW FUEL MATERIAL 

LOCATIONS. 

Note: If your facility’s owner/operator is planning to add, modify, or remove stacks, your DEP inspector 

should be notified prior to the change and the form WORKSHEET FOR NEW STACKS or the WORKSHEET 

FOR CHANGES TO EXISTING CONTROL DEVICES OR STACKS FOR EXISTING SUB FACILITYS should 

be submitted. 

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5.8 Hazardous Air Pollutants 

Hazardous Air Pollutant (HAP) estimates are required for certain plants. Please refer to Chapter III. 

Guidance For Determining Which Facilities Belong in AIMS/eFACTS For Inventory Purposes for more 

information. All HAPs that must be reported are listed in Chapters XII to XVI. A calculation method is required 

with the HAP estimates. Refer to Chapter XI., Calculation Method Codes For Emissions. Additional 

information can be found in the Pennsylvania Code, Chapter 121.1 under "Title V regulated air pollutants". 

You must use the reporting form provided in the Appendix or with your preprinted input forms. 

There are de minimus levels for HAP reporting. If the total HAP emissions from a facility are less than 

one (1) ton per year per HAP, the facility’s owner/operator is not required to report Haps. However, if the 

facility has over one (1) ton per year of any HAP that Hap needs to be reported for each sub facility that emits 

that specific HAP. For example, a facility has 1.5 tons per year of benzene emissions from three sub facilities 

and 0.75 tons per year of toluene emissions. The three sub facilities emit 1 ton, 950 pounds and 50 pounds of 

toluene respectively. The facility’s owner/operator must report the three sources of benzene 

All HAPs must be reported. HAPs must be reported individually (speciated). Any HAP emissions 

greater than 0.5 ton per speciated HAP per sub facility per year must be reported on a sub facility by sub 

facility basis. Report to the nearest hundredth of a ton. Sub facility by sub facility speciated reporting of HAPs 

is required for Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) purposes. 

In some cases HAPs are also VOCs or particulates, such as trichloroethylene. Do not subtract the 

HAP emission estimates from the VOC or particulate emission estimates. The subtraction will be dealt with by 

Air Quality’s AIMS/eFACTS database. 

Based upon the Federal Clean Air Act, Section 112 (C) (6), certain pollutants are of special concern. 

For these HAPs of special concern, owners/operators of facilities should report any emissions above 

the following thresholds:

Polychlorobiphenols (PCB) 0.01 TPY per sub facility 

Mercury (Hg) 0.01 TPY per sub facility 

Lead (Pb) 0.01 TPY per sub facility 

Polycyclic Organic Matter (POM) 0.01 TPY per sub facility 

Dioxins 0.00001 TPY per sub facility 

Furans 0.00001 TPY per sub facility 

As all HAPs must be reported and as some sub facilities are considered insignificant and not included on the 

reporting forms, use the “Other Sub Facility” block on the reporting forms to reconcile the facility totals with 

individual sub facility estimates. 

5.9 Site Pollutant Summary 

The form summarizes the annual emissions of NOX, SOX, VOC, PM10, PM 2.5, NH3 and CO for the 

facility. You must use the reporting form provided in the Appendix or with your preprinted input forms. 

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6. Confidentiality 

Confidential status must be requested in a letter to the DEP regional office annually. The letter 

must specify the sub facilities and information that are affected, and the reasons for needing confidentiality. 

Confidentiality is discussed in Section 13.2 of the Pennsylvania Air Pollution Control Act. Only throughputs 

and operating schedules can be treated as confidential in AIMS/eFACTS. Confidential throughputs and 

operating schedules are not provided in basic reports requested by the public and agencies other than EPA. 

Confidential throughputs and operating schedules are not provided to EPA. 

7. Certification of Data Accuracy for Emission Statement 

This form must be completed annually by the owners/operators of facilities that are subject to the 

Emission Statement regulation. You must use the form provided in the Appendix or with your preprinted input 

forms. If you are using the form in the Appendix, make sure to fill in your Primary Facility ID (assigned by 

DEP) in the space at the top of the form. 

8. Extensions Beyond March 1 

As per 25 Pa. Code Section 135.3(c) a facility’s owner/operator may request an extension of time from 

the Department for the filing of the annual emission inventory, and the Department may grant the extension for 

reasonable cause. Extension requests should be made in writing to the RAQ contact listed in these 

Instructions. Include the reason for the request and the expected date by which the inventory report will be 

submitted. 

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9. DEP Contact Listings 

Please return the completed forms to the appropriate RAQ representative from the following contact 

listing. If you have questions about the forms, please call your RAQ representative. 

9.1 Contact Listing, Norristown - Region I (Southeast) 

Contact County

James Rebarchak 

Southeast Regional Office 

2 East Main Street 

Norristown, PA 19401 

(484) 250-7503 

Montgomery County 

Kevin McLemore 

Southeast Regional Office 

2 East Main Street 

Norristown, PA 19401 

(484) 250-7502250-5900 

Chester County 

Delaware County 

Kevin McLemore 

Southeast Regional Office 

2 East Main Street 

Norristown, PA 19401 

(484) 250-7502 

Chester County 

Delaware County 

Shawn Mountain 

Southeast Regional Office 

2 East Main Street 

Norristown, PA 19401 

(484) 250-7504 

Bucks County 

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9.2 Contact Listing, Wilkes-Barre - Region II (Northeast) 

Contact County

Roger Bellas 

Northeast Regional Office 

Two Public Square 

Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790 

(570) 826-2464 

Lackawanna County 

Luzerne County 

Pike County 

Monroe County (except: 

Schuylkill County 

Susquehanna County 

Wayne County 

Wyoming County 

Stroudsburg 

East Stroudsburg 

Stroud 

Ross 

Hamilton Township) 

Peter DiSabella 

Northeast Regional Office 

Two Public Square 

Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790 

(610) 826-2345 

Lehigh County 

Northampton County 

Monroe County (partial): Stroudsburg 

East Stroudsburg 

Hamilton Township 

Ross 

Stroud 

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9.3 Contact Listing, Harrisburg - Region III (Southcentral) 

Contact County

Frederick Heagy 

Southcentral Regional Office 

909 Elmerton Ave. 

Harrisburg, PA 17110 

(717) 705-4886 

Cumberland County 

Dauphin County 

Lebanon County 

Perry County 

Susan Foster 

York District Office 

150 Roosevelt Avenue, Suite 200 

York, PA 17401-3381 

(717) 771-4481 

Adams County 

Franklin County 

York County 

Dave Bonga 

Lancaster District Office 

1661 Old Philadelphia Pike 

Lancaster, PA 17602 

(717) 390-2360 

Berks County 

Lancaster County 

Richard Roller 

Altoona District 

3001 Fairway Drive 

Altoona, PA 16602 

(814) 946-7294 

Bedford County 

Blair County 

Fulton County 

Juniata County 

Huntington County 

Mifflin County 

 

 

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9.4 Contact Listing, Williamsport - Region IV (Northcentral) 

 

Contact County

Muhammad Zaman 

Northcentral Regional Office 

208 West Third Street 

Suite 101 

Williamsport, PA 17701 

(570) 327-0512 

Bradford County 

Cameron County 

Centre County 

Clearfield County 

Clinton County 

Columbia County 

Lycoming County 

Montour County 

Northumberland County 

Potter County 

Snyder County 

Sullivan County 

Tioga County 

Union County 

9.5 Contact Listing, Pittsburgh - Region V (Southwest) 

Contact County

Keith Gratzmiller 

Pittsburgh Regional Office 

400 Waterfront Drive 

Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745 

(412) 442-4000 

Armstrong County 

Beaver County 

Greene County 

Washington County 

Dan Haney 

Greensburg District Office 

RR2, Box 603-C, Route 819S 

Greensburg, PA 15601-9802 

(724) 925-5415 

Cambria County 

Fayette County 

Indiana County 

Somerset County 

Westmoreland County 

 

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9.6 Contact Listing, Meadville - Region VI (Northwest) 

Contact County Township/Borough 

Staci Gustafson 

Northwest Regional Office 

230 Chestnut Street 

Meadville, PA 16335-3481 

(814) 332-6940 

Crawford County 

Erie County 

Mercer County (partial): Deer Creek Township 

Delaware Township 

Fairview Township 

Fredonia Borough 

French Creek Township 

Greene Township 

Greenville Borough 

Hempfield Township 

Jamestown Borough 

Lake Township 

Mill Creek Township 

New Lebanon Borough 

New Vernon Township 

Otter Creek Township 

Perry Township 

Pymatuning Township 

Salem Township 

Sandy Creek Township 

Sandy Lake Borough 

Sandy Lake Township 

Sheakleyville Borough 

Stoneboro Borough 

Sugar Grove Township 

West Salem Township 

Venango County (partial): Canal Township 

Cooperstown Borough 

French Creek Township 

Jackson Township 

Oakland Township 

Plum Township 

Sugarcreek Borough 

Utica Borough 

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9.6 Contact Listing, Meadville - Region VI (Northwest) (continued) 

Contact County Township/Borough 

Lori McNabb 

121 North Mill Street 

New Castle, PA 16101 

Butler County 

Lawrence County 

Mercer County (partial): Clark Boro 

Coolspring Township 

East Lackawannock 

Township 

Farrell 

Findley Township 

Grove City Borough 

Hermitage 

Hickory Township 

Jackson Center 

Jackson Township 

Jefferson Township 

Lackawannock Township 

Liberty Township 

Mercer 

Pine Township 

Sharon 

Sharpsville Borough 

Shenango Township 

South Pymatuning 

Township 

Springfield Township 

West Middlesex Borough 

Wheatland Borough 

Wilmington Township 

Wolf Creek Township 

Worth Township 

Venango County 

(partial):

Barkeyville Borough 

Clinton Township 

Clintonville Borough 

Emlenton Borough 

Franklin Borough 

Irwin Township 

Mineral Township 

Polk 

Sandycreek Township 

Scrubgrass Township 

Victory Township 

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9.6 Contact Listing, Meadville - Region VI (Northwest) (continued) 

Contact County Township/Borough 

David Bubbenmoyer 

Northwest Regional 

Office 

230 Chestnut Street, 

Meadville, PA 16335 

(814) 723-3273 

Clarion County 

Elk County 

Forest County 

Jefferson County 

McKean County 

Warren County 

Venango County (partial): Allegheny Township 

Cherrytree Township 

Cornplanter Township 

Cranberry Township 

Oil City 

Oil Creek Township 

Pinegrove Township 

Pleasantville Borough 

President Township 

Richland Township 

Rockland Township 

Rouseville Borough 

9.7 Contact Listing, Philadelphia Air Management Services 

Contact 

Assistant Director of Engineering 

Department of Public Health 

Air Management Services 

321 University Avenue 

Philadelphia, PA 19104 

(215) 875-5678 

9.8 Contact Listing, Allegheny County Health Department 

Contact 

Allegheny County Health Department 

Bureau of Air Pollution Control 

301 39th Street 

Pittsburgh, PA 15201 

(412) 578-8133 

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10. Calculation Method Codes For Emissions 

These codes are assigned by the facility’s owner/operator and describe the method used to calculate 

the emission estimates. Codes 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 are assigned within AIMS/eFACTS and should not be assigned 

by the facility’s owner/operator. 

CODE AIMS DESCRIPTION 

1 DEP Stack Test 

2 Company Stack Test Approved by DEP 

3 Other Company Test Approved by DEP 

9 See Comment

10 Company SCC Factor 

11 Company Material Balance 

12 Company Efficiency of Control Device 

13 Company VOC Calculation 

14 Continuous Emission Monitoring 

15 AP-42

16 Company-Calculated Site Emission 

 

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11. Reliability Codes For Emissions 

Reliability codes are assigned by the RAQ staff or AIMS/eFACTS. The codes are provided in the 

instructions for informational purposes only. The following list is arranged in order of most reliable method 

of calculation to least reliable. Codes A, B, C, D, E and U are assigned by AIMS/eFACTS and describe the 

reliability of the SCC used. 

CODE DESCRIPTION 

CEM 

BST 

ST 

DVC 

CVC 

MMB 

ME 

RE 

EMB 

COM 

A 

B 

C 

D 

E 

SITE 

U 

NA 

Continuous Emission Monitoring 

Best Stack Test 

Stack Test 

DEP VOC Calculation 

Company VOC Calculation 

Measured Material Balance 

Measured Efficiency 

Rated Efficiency 

Estimated Material Balance 

See Comment 

A Rated Factor 

B Rated Factor 

C Rated Factor 

D Rated Factor 

E Rated Factor 

Site-Level Manual Emission 

U Unrated Factor 

N/A For Plant Total 

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12. Abbreviations/Acronyms 

 

Abbreviation/Acronym Definition 

ACFM Actual cubic feet per minute 

ACT Actual

AIMS Air Information Management System (BAQ’s database module of 

eFACTS) 

AIRS Aerometric Information Retrieval System (EPA’s database) 

BAQ Bureau of Air Quality 

BTU British thermal units 

CAS Chemical abstract service 

CD Control device

CO Carbon monoxide

CU Combustion unit

DEP Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection 

eFACTS environment, Facility, Application, Compliance Tracking System 

EHS Extremely Hazardous Substance 

EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency 

FML Fuel material location 

FUEL MAT LOC Fuel material location 

Hg Mercury

IN Incinerator

INC Incinerator

MACT Maximum Achievable Control Technology 

MBTU Thousand Btu

MMBTU Million Btu

NAICS North American Industrial Classification System 

NOx Nitrogen oxides

Pb Lead

PCB Polychlorobiphenols

P000 General particulate

PM10 Particulate matter less than 10 microns in diameter 

PM2.5 Particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in diameter 

POM Polycyclic Organic Matter 

PR Process

PTE 

RAQ 

Potential to Emit 

Regional Air Quality 

SCC Sub Facility Classification Code 

SCFM Standard cubic feet per minute 

SIC Standard Industrial Classification 

SOx Sulfur oxides

TPY Tons per Year 

VOC Volatile organic compounds 

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13. Table A: Hazardous Air Pollutants (112 [b]) Sorted 

Alphabetically by Pollutant Name 

CAS POLLUTANT (Alphabetical By Pollutant Name)

75070 Acetaldehyde

60355 Acetamide

75058 Acetonitrile

98862 Acetophenone

53963 2-Acetylaminofluorene

107028 Acrolein

79061 Acrylamide

79107 Acrylic acid

107131 Acrylonitrile

107051 Allyl chloride

92671 4-Aminobiphenyl

62533 Aniline

90040 o-Anisidine

1332214 Asbestos

71432 Benzene (including Benzene from gasoline) 

92875 Benzidine

98077 Benzotrichloride

100447 Benzyl chloride

92524 Biphenyl

117817 Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP)

542881 Bis(chloromethyl)ether

75252 Bromoform

106990 1,3-Butadiene

156627 Calcium cyanamide

133062 Captan

63252 Carbaryl

75150 Carbon disulfide

56235 Carbon tetrachloride

463581 Carbonyl sulfide

120809 Catechol

133904 Chloramben

57749 Chlordane

7782505 Chlorine

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CAS POLLUTANT (Alphabetical By Pollutant Name)

79118 Chloroacetic acid

532274 2-Chloroacetophenone

108907 Chlorobenzene

510156 Chlorobenzilate

67663 Chloroform

107302 Chloromethyl methyl ether 

126998 Chloroprene (2-chloro-1,3-butadiene)

1319773 Cresols/Cresylic acid (isomers and mixture) 

95487 o-Cresol

108394 m-Cresol

106445 p-Cresol

98828 Cumene (Isopropylbenzene)

94757 2,4-D, salts,esters (Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid) 

72559 DDE (p,p-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene)

334883 Diazomethane

132649 Dibenzofurans

96128 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane

84742 Dibutylphthalate

106467 1,4-Dichlorobenzene

91941 3,3-Dichlorobenzidine

111444 Dichloroethyl ether (Bis(2 chloroethyl)ether) 

542756 1,3-Dichloropropene (mixture)

62737 Dichlorvos

111422 Diethanolamine

121697 N,N-Dimethylaniline

64675 Diethyl sulfate

119904 3,3-Dimethoxybenzidine

60117 Dimethyl aminoazobenzene

119937 3,3-Dimethyl benzidine

79447 Dimethyl carbamoyl chloride 

68122 Dimethyl formamide

57147 1,1-Dimethyl hydrazine

131113 Dimethyl phthalate

77781 Dimethyl sulfate

534521 4,6-Dinitro-o-cresol, and salts 

51285 2,4-Dinitrophenol

121142 2,4-Dinitrotoluene

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CAS POLLUTANT (Alphabetical By Pollutant Name)

123911 1,4-Dioxane (1,4-Diethyleneoxide)

122667 1,2-Diphenylhydrazine

106898 Epichlorohydrin (1-chloro-2,3-epoxypropane)

106887 1,2-Epoxybutane (1,2-Butylene oxide) 

140885 Ethyl acrylate

100414 Ethyl benzene

51796 Ethyl carbamate (Urethane) 

75003 Ethyl chloride (Chloroethane) 

106934 Ethylene dibromide (1,2-Dibromoethane) 

107062 Ethylene dichloride (1,2-Dichloroethane) 

107211 Ethylene glycol

151564 Ethylene imine (Aziridine) 

75218 Ethylene oxide

96457 Ethylene thiourea

75343 Ethylidene dichloride (1,1-Dichloroethane) 

50000 Formaldehyde

76448 Heptachlor

118741 Hexachlorobenzene

87683 Hexachlorobutadiene

77474 Hexachlorocyclopentadiene

67721 Hexachloroethane

822060 Hexamethylene 1,6-diisocyanate

680319 Hexamethylphosphoramide

110543 Hexane

302012 Hydrazine

7647010 Hydrochloric acid

7664393 Hydrogen fluoride (Hydrofluoric acid) 

123319 Hydroquinone

78591 Isophorone

58899 Lindane (gamma hexachlorocyclohexane) (all isomers) 

108316 Maleic anhydride

67561 Methanol

72435 Methoxychlor

74839 Methyl bromide (Bromomethane) 

74873 Methyl chloride (Chloromethane) 

71556 Methyl chloroform (1,1,1-Trichloroethane) 

78933 Methyl ethyl ketone (2-Butanone) 

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CAS POLLUTANT (Alphabetical By Pollutant Name)

60344 Methyl hydrazine

74884 Methyl iodide (Iodomethane) 

108101 Methyl isobutyl ketone (4-methyl-2-pentanone) (Hexone) 

624839 Methyl isocyanate

80626 Methyl methacrylate

1634044 Methyl tert butyl ether 

101144 4,4-Methylene-bis(2-chloroaniline)

75092 Methylene chloride (Dichloromethane) 

101688 Methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) 

101779 4,4-Methylenedianiline

91203 Naphthalene

98953 Nitrobenzene

92933 4-Nitrobiphenyl

100027 4-Nitrophenol

79469 2-Nitropropane

684935 N-Nitroso-N-methylurea

62759 N-Nitrosodimethylamine

59892 N-Nitrosomorpholine

56382 Parathion

82688 Pentachloronitrobenzene (Quintobenzene)

87865 Pentachlorophenol

108952 Phenol

106503 p-Phenylenediamine

75445 Phosgene

7803512 Phosphine

7723140 Phosphorus

85449 Phthalic anhydride

1336363 Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) (Aroclors) 

1120714 1,3-Propane sultone

57578 beta Propiolactone

123386 Propionaldehyde

114261 Propoxur (Baygon)

78875 Propylene dichloride (1,2-Dichloropropane) 

75569 Propylene oxide

75558 1,2-Propylenimine (2-Methyl aziridine) 

91225 Quinoline

106514 Quinone (1,4-benzoquinone)

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CAS POLLUTANT (Alphabetical By Pollutant Name)

100425 Styrene

96093 Styrene oxide

1746016 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo p dioxin 

79345 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane

127184 Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene)

7550450 Titanium tetrachloride

108883 Toluene

95807 2,4-Toluene diamine

584849 2,4-Toluene diisocyanate

95534 o-Toluidine

8001352 Toxaphene (chlorinated camphene) 

120821 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene

79005 1,1,2-Trichloroethane

79016 Trichloroethylene

95954 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol

88062 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol

121448 Triethylamine

1582098 Trifluralin

540841 2,2,4-Trimethylpentane

108054 Vinyl acetate

593602 Vinyl bromide (bromoethene) 

75014 Vinyl chloride

75354 Vinylidene chloride (1,1-Dichloroethylene) 

1330207 Xylenes (isomers and mixture) 

95476 o-Xylenes

108383 m-Xylenes

106423 p-Xylenes

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14. Table B: Hazardous Air Pollutants (112 [b]) Sorted by 

Chemical Abstract Service Number 

CAS POLLUTANT (by Chemical Abstract Service Number)

50000 Formaldehyde

51285 2,4-Dinitrophenol

51796 Ethyl carbamate (Urethane) 

53963 2-Acetylaminofluorene

56235 Carbon tetrachloride

56382 Parathion

57147 1,1-Dimethyl hydrazine

57578 beta Propiolactone

57749 Chlordane

58899 Lindane (gamma hexachlorocyclohexane) (all isomers) 

59892 N-Nitrosomorpholine

60117 Dimethyl aminoazobenzene

60344 Methyl hydrazine

60355 Acetamide

62533 Aniline

62737 Dichlorvos

62759 N-Nitrosodimethylamine

63252 Carbaryl

64675 Diethyl sulfate

67561 Methanol

67663 Chloroform

67721 Hexachloroethane

68122 Dimethyl formamide

71432 Benzene (including Benzene from gasoline) 

71556 Methyl chloroform (1,1,1-Trichloroethane) 

72435 Methoxychlor

72559 DDE (p,p-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene)

74839 Methyl bromide (Bromomethane) 

74873 Methyl chloride (Chloromethane) 

74884 Methyl iodide (Iodomethane) 

75003 Ethyl chloride (Chloroethane) 

75014 Vinyl chloride

75058 Acetonitrile

75070 Acetaldehyde

75092 Methylene chloride (Dichloromethane) 

75150 Carbon disulfide

75218 Ethylene oxide

75252 Bromoform

75343 Ethylidene dichloride (1,1-Dichloroethane) 

75354 Vinylidene chloride (1,1-Dichloroethylene) 

75445 Phosgene

75558 1,2-Propylenimine (2-Methyl aziridine) 

75569 Propylene oxide

76448 Heptachlor

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CAS POLLUTANT (by Chemical Abstract Service Number)

77474 Hexachlorocyclopentadiene

77781 Dimethyl sulfate

78591 Isophorone

78875 Propylene dichloride (1,2-Dichloropropane) 

78933 Methyl ethyl ketone (2-Butanone) 

79005 1,1,2-Trichloroethane

79016 Trichloroethylene

79061 Acrylamide

79107 Acrylic acid

79118 Chloroacetic acid

79345 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane

79447 Dimethyl carbamoyl chloride 

79469 2-Nitropropane

80626 Methyl methacrylate

82688 Pentachloronitrobenzene (Quintobenzene)

84742 Dibutylphthalate

85449 Phthalic anhydride

87683 Hexachlorobutadiene

87865 Pentachlorophenol

88062 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol

90040 o-Anisidine

91203 Naphthalene

91225 Quinoline

91941 3,3-Dichlorobenzidine

92524 Biphenyl

92671 4-Aminobiphenyl

92875 Benzidine

92933 4-Nitrobiphenyl

94757 2,4-D, salts,esters (Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid) 

95476 o-Xylenes

95487 o-Cresol

95534 o-Toluidine

95807 2,4-Toluene diamine

95954 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol

96093 Styrene oxide

96128 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane

96457 Ethylene thiourea

98077 Benzotrichloride

98828 Cumene (Isopropylbenzene)

98862 Acetophenone

98953 Nitrobenzene

100027 4-Nitrophenol

100414 Ethyl benzene

100425 Styrene

100447 Benzyl chloride

101144 4,4-Methylene-bis(2-chloroaniline)

101688 Methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) 

101779 4,4-Methylenedianiline

106423 p-Xylenes

106445 p-Cresol

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CAS POLLUTANT (by Chemical Abstract Service Number)

1,4-Dichlorobenzene

106503

106514

106887 

106467

p-Phenylenediamine

Quinone (1,4-benzoquinone)

1,2-Epoxybutane (1,2-Butylene oxide) 

106898 Epichlorohydrin (1-chloro-2,3-epoxypropane)

106934 Ethylene dibromide (1,2-Dibromoethane) 

106990 1,3-Butadiene

107028 Acrolein

Allyl chloride

107062 

107131

107211 Ethylene glycol

Chloromethyl methyl ether 

108054

108101 

108316

108383

108394

108883

108907

108952

110543

111422

111444 Dichloroethyl ether (Bis(2 chloroethyl)ether) 

114261 Propoxur (Baygon)

Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP)

Hexachlorobenzene

107051

Ethylene dichloride (1,2-Dichloroethane) 

Acrylonitrile

107302 

Vinyl acetate

Methyl isobutyl ketone (4-methyl-2-pentanone) (Hexone) 

Maleic anhydride

m-Xylenes

m-Cresol

Toluene

Chlorobenzene

Phenol

Hexane

Diethanolamine

117817

118741

119904 3,3-Dimethoxybenzidine

119937

120809

120821

121142 2,4-Dinitrotoluene

121448 Triethylamine

N,N-Dimethylaniline

123319

123386 Propionaldehyde

3,3-Dimethyl benzidine

Catechol

1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene

121697

122667 1,2-Diphenylhydrazine

Hydroquinone

123911 1,4-Dioxane (1,4-Diethyleneoxide)

126998 Chloroprene (2-chloro-1,3-butadiene)

127184 Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene)

131113 Dimethyl phthalate

132649 Dibenzofurans

133062 Captan

133904 Chloramben

140885 Ethyl acrylate

151564 Ethylene imine (Aziridine) 

156627 Calcium cyanamide

Hydrazine

334883 Diazomethane

463581 Carbonyl sulfide

302012

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CAS POLLUTANT (by Chemical Abstract Service Number)

510156 Chlorobenzilate

532274 2-Chloroacetophenone

534521 4,6-Dinitro-o-cresol, and salts 

540841 2,2,4-Trimethylpentane

542756 1,3-Dichloropropene (mixture)

542881 Bis(chloromethyl)ether

584849 2,4-Toluene diisocyanate

593602 Vinyl bromide (bromoethene) 

624839 Methyl isocyanate

680319 Hexamethylphosphoramide

684935 N-Nitroso-N-methylurea

822060 Hexamethylene 1,6-diisocyanate

1120714 1,3-Propane sultone

1319773 Cresols/Cresylic acid (isomers and mixture) 

1330207 Xylenes (isomers and mixture) 

1332214 Asbestos

1336363 Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) (Aroclors) 

1582098 Trifluralin

1634044 Methyl tert butyl ether 

1746016 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo p dioxin 

7550450 Titanium tetrachloride

7647010 Hydrochloric acid

7664393 Hydrogen fluoride (Hydrofluoric acid) 

7723140 Phosphorus

7782505 Chlorine

7803512 Phosphine

8001352 Toxaphene (chlorinated camphene) 

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15. Table C: Compounds As Listed In 112(b) 

Compound Name 

Antimony Compounds 

Arsenic Compounds (inorganic including arsine) 

Beryllium Compounds 

Cadmium Compounds 

Chromium Compounds 

Cobalt Compounds 

Coke Oven Emissions 

Cyanide Compounds 1

Fine mineral fibers 3

Glycol ethers 2

Lead Compounds 

Manganese Compounds 

Mercury Compounds 

Nickel Compounds 

Polycyclic Organic Matter 4

Radionuclides (including radon) 5

Selenium Compounds 

Note: Unless otherwise specified, “Glycol ethers” and all listings above that contain the word 

“compounds” are defined as including any unique chemical substance that contains the named chemical (i.e., 

antimony, arsenic, etc.) as part of that chemical’s infrastructure. 

 1 X’CN where X = H’ or any other group where a formal dissociation may occur. For example, 

KCN or Ca(CN)2 .

 2 Includes mono- and di-ethers of ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, and triethylene glycol 

R(OCH2CH2)n-OR’ where 

n = 1, 2, or 3 

R = alkyl or aryl groups 

R’ = R, H, or groups which, when removed, yield glycol ethers with the structure: 

R(OCH2CH2)n-OH. Polymers are excluded from the glycol category. 

 3 Includes mineral fibers emissions from facilities manufacturing or processing glass, rock, or 

slag fibers (or other mineral derived fibers) of average diameter 1 micrometer or less.

 4 Includes organic compounds with more than one benzene ring, and which have a boiling 

point greater than or equal to 100 o

 C.

 

 5 A type of atom that spontaneously undergoes radioactive decay. 

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Appendix A WORKSHEET FOR A NEW FACILITY 

Date*: For Year*: Tax ID/Plant Code*:

Facility Name*: Primary Facility ID*:

Region*: County*: Municipality*:

SIC*: NAICS:

Contact Type Name Address Telephone 

Firm* 

Location 

Corporate 

Fee 

Inspection 

Permit 

Responsible 

Official 

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Appendix A WORKSHEET FOR A NEW FACILITY (cont’d) 

Location Information 

Latitude*: UTM Elevation: North:

Longitude*: Coordinates Zone: East:

Fuel Use Summary* 

Type Total Use Type Total Use 

Pollutant Summary* 

(Sum of Individual and Miscellaneous Sub Facilities) 

Emission Estimates (0.00 Tons/Year) 

Ammonia PM10

CO PM2.5

Lead SOX

NOX VOC

*Indicates a required field

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Appendix B WORKSHEET FOR MISCELLANEOUS SOURCE 

EMISSIONS 

Date*: ____________________ For Year*: _______________ Tax ID/Plant Code*: _________________ 

Facility Name*: _________________________________________ Primary Facility ID*: _________________ 

Other Miscellaneous Sub Facility Emissions (Criteria/HAPs/Non-Criteria) 

Sub Facility (optional 

name) Pollutant CAS Amount (0.00) Calc Method 

Note: Most criteria pollutants and HAPs need to be reported if greater than 0.5 TPY. The following pollutants need to be 

reported if greater than the amount listed: 

Polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) 0.01 TPY 

Mercury (Hg) 0.01 TPY 

Lead (Pb) 0.01 TPY 

Polycyclic Organic Matter (POM) 0.01 TPY 

Dioxins 0.02 Lbs/Yr 

Furans 0.02 Lbs/Yr

*Indicates a required field

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Appendix C WORKSHEET FOR NEW COMBUSTION UNITS 

Date: ____________________ For Year: _______________ Tax ID/Plant Code: _________________ 

Facility Name: _________________________________________ Primary Facility ID: _______________ 

Unit Name: 

Description:

Manufacturer: Model: Date Installed: 

DEP Permit No.: Connected to FML(s)?: 

Actual Emission Estimates (Tons/Yr) for Emission Fees and Emission Statements 

Pollutant CAS Emission Amt (0.00 TPY) Calculation Method 

CO

Lead

NH3

NOX

PM10

PM2.5

SOX

VOC

Additional Pollutants (enter HAPs individually): 

NOTE: Most Criteria pollutants and HAPS need to be reported if greater than 0.5 TPY. The following pollutants need to be 

reported if greater than the amounts listed: 

Polychlorobiphenols (PCB) 0.01 TPY 

Mercury (Hg) 0.01 TPY 

Lead (Pb) 0.01 TPY 

Polycyclic Organic Matter (POM) 0.01 TPY 

Dioxins (submit Lbs/Yr only) 0.02 Lbs/Yr 

Furans (submit Lbs/Yr only) 0.02 Lbs/Yr 

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Appendix C WORKSHEET FOR NEW COMBUSTION UNITS (cont’d) 

First Fuel Burned: ________________ Maximum Throughput/Hr: _________________________ 

SCC, if known: ________________ _____________________________________________________ 

FML? (y/n) ___ % Sulfur: _________ % Ash: __________ BTU/lb-gal-ft3: ____________ 

SCHEDULE 1 

Date Effective: Monthly Throughput in (Units): 

Date End: JAN: ___________ FEB: ___________ MAR: __________ 

Total Days: APR: ___________ MAY: __________ JUN: __________ 

Total Hours: JUL: ___________ AUG: ___________ SEP: ___________ 

Days per Week: OCT: ___________ NOV: ___________ DEC: ___________ 

SCHEDULE 2 

Date Effective: Monthly Throughput in (Units): 

Date End: JAN: ___________ FEB: ___________ MAR: __________ 

Total Days: APR: ___________ MAY: __________ JUN: __________ 

Total Hours: JUL: ___________ AUG: ___________ SEP: ___________ 

Days per Week: OCT: ___________ NOV: ___________ DEC: ___________ 

2nd Fuel Burned: ________________ Maximum Throughput/Hr: _________________________ 

SCC, if known: ________________ _____________________________________________________ 

FML? (y/n) ___ % Sulfur: _________ % Ash: __________ BTU/lb-gal-ft3: ____________ 

SCHEDULE 1 

Date Effective: Monthly Throughput in (Units): 

Date End: JAN: ___________ FEB: ___________ MAR: __________ 

Total Days: APR: ___________ MAY: __________ JUN: __________ 

Total Hours: JUL: ___________ AUG: ___________ SEP: ___________ 

Days per Week: OCT: ___________ NOV: ___________ DEC: ___________ 

SCHEDULE 2 

Date Effective: Monthly Throughput in (Units): 

Date End: JAN: ___________ FEB: ___________ MAR: __________ 

Total Days: APR: ___________ MAY: __________ JUN: __________ 

Total Hours: JUL: ___________ AUG: ___________ SEP: ___________ 

Days per Week: OCT: ___________ NOV: ___________ DEC: ___________ 

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Appendix C WORKSHEET FOR NEW COMBUSTION UNITS (cont’d) 

First Control Device 

Type (Baghouse, ESP, etc.): Manufacturer: Model: Date Installed: 

Pressure Drop (in/water): Scrubber Flow Rate 

(gal/min): 

DEP ID number? Is Material Collected/ Land 

filled on Site? 

Pollutant Control Efficiencies 

Pollutant Efficiency % Sub Facility (mfr rating, calculated, other) 

Second Control Device 

Type (Bughouse, ESP, etc.): Manufacturer: Model: Date Installed: 

Pressure Drop (in/water): Scrubber Flow Rate 

(gal/min): 

DEP ID number? Is Material Collected Land 

filled on Site? 

Pollutant Control Efficiencies 

Pollutant Efficiency % Sub Facility (mfr rating, calculated, other) 

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Appendix C WORKSHEET FOR NEW COMBUSTION UNITS (cont’d) 

First Stack 

Inside Diameter: Height: 

Flow Volume ACFM: Velocity (m/sec): 

Distance to Nearest Property Line: 

Temperature °F: Moisture %: DEP ID Number? 

Stack Discharge Type: ________ 

S = Vertical Unobstructed Opening 

W = Vertical Weather Cap or Similar Obstruction 

X = Horizontal or Nearly Horizontal 

Y = Downward or Nearly Downward 

Z = Fugitive Emissions 

Second Stack 

Inside Diameter: Height: 

Flow Volume ACFM: Velocity (m/sec): 

Distance to Nearest Property Line: 

Temperature °F: Moisture %: DEP ID Number? 

Stack Discharge Type: ________ 

S = Vertical Unobstructed Opening 

W = Vertical Weather Cap or Similar Obstruction 

X = Horizontal or Nearly Horizontal 

Y = Downward or Nearly Downward 

Z = Fugitive Emissions 

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Appendix D WORKSHEET FOR NEW PROCESSES 

Date: ____________________ For Year: _______________ Tax ID/Plant Code: _________________ 

Facility Name: _________________________________________ Primary Facility ID: _______________ 

Process Name: 

Description:

Manufacturer: Model: Date Installed: 

DEP Permit No.: Connected to FML(s)?: 

Actual Emission Estimates (Tons/Yr) for Emission Fees and Emission Statements 

Pollutant CAS Emission Amt (0.00 TPY) Calculation Method 

CO

Lead

NH3

NOX

PM10

PM2.5

SOX

VOC

Additional Pollutants (enter HAPs individually): 

NOTE: Most Criteria pollutants and HAPS need to be reported if greater than 0.5 TPY. The following pollutants need to be 

reported if greater than the amounts listed: 

Polychlorobiphenols (PCB) 0.01 TPY 

Mercury (Hg) 0.01 TPY 

Lead (Pb) 0.01 TPY 

Polycyclic Organic Matter (POM) 0.01 TPY 

Dioxins (Submit Lbs/Yr only) 0.02 Lbs/Yr 

Furans (Submit Lbs/Yr only) 0.02 Lbs/Yr 

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Appendix D WORKSHEET FOR NEW PROCESSES (cont’d) 

First Material Processed or Produced: _____________________________________________________ 

SCC, if known: ________________ Maximum Throughput/Hr: _________________________ 

SCHEDULE 1 

Date Effective: Monthly Throughput in (Units): 

Date End: JAN: ___________ FEB: ___________ MAR: __________ 

Total Days: APR: ___________ MAY: __________ JUN: __________ 

Total Hours: JUL: ___________ AUG: ___________ SEP: ___________ 

Days per Week: OCT: ___________ NOV: ___________ DEC: ___________ 

SCHEDULE 2 

Date Effective: Monthly Throughput in (Units): 

Date End: JAN: ___________ FEB: ___________ MAR: __________ 

Total Days: APR: ___________ MAY: __________ JUN: __________ 

Total Hours: JUL: ___________ AUG: ___________ SEP: ___________ 

Days per Week: OCT: ___________ NOV: ___________ DEC: ___________ 

2nd Material Processed or Produced: _____________________________________________________ 

SCC, if known: ________________ Maximum Throughput/Hr: _________________________ 

SCHEDULE 1 

Date Effective: Monthly Throughput in (Units): 

Date End: JAN: ___________ FEB: ___________ MAR: __________ 

Total Days: APR: ___________ MAY: __________ JUN: __________ 

Total Hours: JUL: ___________ AUG: ___________ SEP: ___________ 

Days per Week: OCT: ___________ NOV: ___________ DEC: ___________ 

SCHEDULE 2 

Date Effective: Monthly Throughput in (Units): 

Date End: JAN: ___________ FEB: ___________ MAR: __________ 

Total Days: APR: ___________ MAY: __________ JUN: __________ 

Total Hours: JUL: ___________ AUG: ___________ SEP: ___________ 

Days per Week: OCT: ___________ NOV: ___________ DEC: ___________ 

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Appendix D WORKSHEET FOR NEW PROCESSES (cont’d) 

First Fuel Burned: ________________ Maximum Throughput/Hr: _________________________ 

SCC, if known: ________________ _____________________________________________________ 

FML? (y/n) ___ % Sulfur: _________ % Ash: __________ BTU/lb-gal-ft3: ____________ 

SCHEDULE 1 

Date Effective: Monthly Throughput in (Units): 

Date End: JAN: ___________ FEB: ___________ MAR: __________ 

Total Days: APR: ___________ MAY: __________ JUN: __________ 

Total Hours: JUL: ___________ AUG: ___________ SEP: ___________ 

Days per Week: OCT: ___________ NOV: ___________ DEC: ___________ 

SCHEDULE 2 

Date Effective: Monthly Throughput in (Units): 

Date End: JAN: ___________ FEB: ___________ MAR: __________ 

Total Days: APR: ___________ MAY: __________ JUN: __________ 

Total Hours: JUL: ___________ AUG: ___________ SEP: ___________ 

Days per Week: OCT: ___________ NOV: ___________ DEC: ___________ 

2nd Fuel Burned: ________________ Maximum Throughput/Hr: _________________________ 

SCC, if known: ________________ _____________________________________________________ 

FML? (y/n) ___ % Sulfur: _________ % Ash: __________ BTU/lb-gal-ft3: ____________ 

SCHEDULE 1 

Date Effective: Monthly Throughput in (Units): 

Date End: JAN: ___________ FEB: ___________ MAR: __________ 

Total Days: APR: ___________ MAY: __________ JUN: __________ 

Total Hours: JUL: ___________ AUG: ___________ SEP: ___________ 

Days per Week: OCT: ___________ NOV: ___________ DEC: ___________ 

SCHEDULE 2 

Date Effective: Monthly Throughput in (Units): 

Date End: JAN: ___________ FEB: ___________ MAR: __________ 

Total Days: APR: ___________ MAY: __________ JUN: __________ 

Total Hours: JUL: ___________ AUG: ___________ SEP: ___________ 

Days per Week: OCT: ___________ NOV: ___________ DEC: ___________ 

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Appendix D WORKSHEET FOR NEW PROCESSES (cont’d) 

First Control Device 

Type (Baghouse, ESP, etc.): Manufacturer: Model: Date Installed: 

Pressure Drop (in/water): Scrubber Flow Rate 

(gal/min): 

DEP ID number? Is Material Collected/ 

Landfilled on Site? 

Pollutant Control Efficiencies 

Pollutant Efficiency % Sub Facility (mfr rating, calculated, other) 

Second Control Device 

Type (Baghouse, ESP, etc.): Manufacturer: Model: Date Installed: 

Pressure Drop (in/water): Scrubber Flow Rate 

(gal/min): 

DEP ID number? Is Material Collected/ 

Landfilled on Site? 

Pollutant Control Efficiencies 

Pollutant Efficiency % Sub Facility (mfr rating, calculated, other) 

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Appendix D WORKSHEET FOR NEW PROCESSES (cont’d) 

First Stack 

Inside Diameter: Height: 

Flow Volume ACFM: Velocity (m/sec): 

Distance to Nearest Property Line: 

Temperature °F: Moisture %: DEP ID Number? 

Stack Discharge Type: ________ 

S = Vertical Unobstructed Opening 

W = Vertical Weather Cap or Similar Obstruction 

X = Horizontal or Nearly Horizontal 

Y = Downward or Nearly Downward 

Z = Fugitive Emissions 

Second Stack 

Inside Diameter: Height: 

Flow Volume ACFM: Velocity (m/sec): 

Distance to Nearest Property Line: 

Temperature °F: Moisture %: DEP ID Number? 

Stack Discharge Type: ________ 

S = Vertical Unobstructed Opening 

W = Vertical Weather Cap or Similar Obstruction 

X = Horizontal or Nearly Horizontal 

Y = Downward or Nearly Downward 

Z = Fugitive Emissions 

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Appendix E WORKSHEET FOR NEW INCINERATORS 

Date: ____________________ For Year: _______________ Tax ID/Plant Code: _________________ 

Facility Name: _________________________________________ Primary Facility ID: _______________ 

Incinerator Name: 

Description:

Manufacturer: Model: Date Installed: 

Incinerator Capacity: Primary Burner Capacity: Secondary Burner Capacity: 

Incinerator Class: Waste Type (see back): DEP Permit No.: 

Exhaust Flow(ACFM): Exhaust Temp: Exhaust Moisture (%): 

Exhaust CO2 (%): Connected to FML(s)? 

Actual Emission Estimates (Tons/Yr) for Emission Fees and Emission Statements: 

Pollutant CAS Emission Amt (0.00 TPY) Calculation Method 

CO

Lead

NH3

NOX

PM10

PM2.5

SOX

VOC

Additional Pollutants (enter HAPs individually): 

NOTE: Most Criteria pollutants and HAPS need to be reported if greater than 0.5 TPY. The following pollutants need to be 

reported if greater than the amounts listed: 

Polychlorobiphenols (PCB) 0.01 TPY 

Mercury (Hg) 0.01 TPY 

Lead (Pb) 0.01 TPY 

Polycyclic Organic Matter (POM) 0.01 TPY 

Dioxins (Submit Lbs/Yr only) 0.02 Lbs/Yr 

Furans (Submit Lbs/Yr only) 0.02 Lbs/Yr 

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Appendix E WORKSHEET FOR NEW INCINERATORS (cont’d) 

Primary Material Incinerated _____________________________________________________ 

SCC, if known: ________________ Maximum Throughput/Hr: _________________________ 

SCHEDULE 1 

Date Effective: Monthly Throughput in (Units): 

Date End: JAN: ___________ FEB: ___________ MAR: __________ 

Total Days: APR: ___________ MAY: __________ JUN: __________ 

Total Hours: JUL: ___________ AUG: ___________ SEP: ___________ 

Days per Week: OCT: ___________ NOV: ___________ DEC: ___________ 

SCHEDULE 2 

Date Effective: Monthly Throughput in (Units): 

Date End: JAN: ___________ FEB: ___________ MAR: __________ 

Total Days: APR: ___________ MAY: __________ JUN: __________ 

Total Hours: JUL: ___________ AUG: ___________ SEP: ___________ 

Days per Week: OCT: ___________ NOV: ___________ DEC: ___________ 

Secondary Material Incinerated _____________________________________________________ 

SCC, if known: ________________ Maximum Throughput/Hr: _________________________ 

SCHEDULE 1 

Date Effective: Monthly Throughput in (Units): 

Date End: JAN: ___________ FEB: ___________ MAR: __________ 

Total Days: APR: ___________ MAY: __________ JUN: __________ 

Total Hours: JUL: ___________ AUG: ___________ SEP: ___________ 

Days per Week: OCT: ___________ NOV: ___________ DEC: ___________ 

SCHEDULE 2 

Date Effective: Monthly Throughput in (Units): 

Date End: JAN: ___________ FEB: ___________ MAR: __________ 

Total Days: APR: ___________ MAY: __________ JUN: __________ 

Total Hours: JUL: ___________ AUG: ___________ SEP: ___________ 

Days per Week: OCT: ___________ NOV: ___________ DEC: ___________ 

DEP Bureau of Air Quality - 49 - December 2005
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Appendix E WORKSHEET FOR NEW INCINERATORS (cont’d) 

First Fuel Burned: ________________ Maximum Throughput/Hr: _________________________ 

SCC, if known: ________________ _____________________________________________________ 

FML? (y/n) ___ % Sulfur: _________ % Ash: __________ BTU/lb-gal-ft3: ____________ 

SCHEDULE 1 

Date Effective: Monthly Throughput in (Units): 

Date End: JAN: ___________ FEB: ___________ MAR: __________ 

Total Days: APR: ___________ MAY: __________ JUN: __________ 

Total Hours: JUL: ___________ AUG: ___________ SEP: ___________ 

Days per Week: OCT: ___________ NOV: ___________ DEC: ___________ 

SCHEDULE 2 

Date Effective: Monthly Throughput in (Units): 

Date End: JAN: ___________ FEB: ___________ MAR: __________ 

Total Days: APR: ___________ MAY: __________ JUN: __________ 

Total Hours: JUL: ___________ AUG: ___________ SEP: ___________ 

Days per Week: OCT: ___________ NOV: ___________ DEC: ___________ 

2nd Fuel Burned: ________________ Maximum Throughput/Hr: _________________________ 

SCC, if known: ________________ _____________________________________________________ 

FML? (y/n) ___ % Sulfur: _________ % Ash: __________ BTU/lb-gal-ft3: ____________ 

SCHEDULE 1 

Date Effective: Monthly Throughput in (Units): 

Date End: JAN: ___________ FEB: ___________ MAR: __________ 

Total Days: APR: ___________ MAY: __________ JUN: __________ 

Total Hours: JUL: ___________ AUG: ___________ SEP: ___________ 

Days per Week: OCT: ___________ NOV: ___________ DEC: ___________ 

SCHEDULE 2 

Date Effective: Monthly Throughput in (Units): 

Date End: JAN: ___________ FEB: ___________ MAR: __________ 

Total Days: APR: ___________ MAY: __________ JUN: __________ 

Total Hours: JUL: ___________ AUG: ___________ SEP: ___________ 

Days per Week: OCT: ___________ NOV: ___________ DEC: ___________ 

DEP Bureau of Air Quality - 50 - December 2005
2005 Emissions Inventory Reporting Instructions 

Appendix E WORKSHEET FOR NEW INCINERATORS (cont’d) 

First Control Device 

Type (Baghouse, ESP, etc.): Manufacturer: Model: Date Installed: 

Pressure Drop (in/water): Scrubber Flow Rate 

(gal/min): 

DEP ID number? Is Material Collected/ 

Landfilled on Site? 

Pollutant Control Efficiencies 

Pollutant Efficiency % Sub Facility (mfr rating, calculated, other) 

Second Control Device 

Type (Baghouse, ESP, etc.): Manufacturer: Model: Date Installed: 

Pressure Drop (in/water): Scrubber Flow Rate 

(gal/min): 

DEP ID number? Is Material Collected/ 

Landfilled on Site? 

Pollutant Control Efficiencies 

Pollutant Efficiency % Sub Facility (mfr rating, calculated, other) 

DEP Bureau of Air Quality - 51 - December 2005
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Appendix E WORKSHEET FOR NEW INCINERATORS (cont’d) 

First Stack 

Inside Diameter: Height: 

Flow Volume ACFM: Velocity (m/sec): 

Distance to Nearest Property Line: 

Temperature °F: Moisture %: DEP ID Number? 

Stack Discharge Type: ________ 

S = Vertical Unobstructed Opening 

W = Vertical Weather Cap or Similar Obstruction 

X = Horizontal or Nearly Horizontal 

Y = Downward or Nearly Downward 

Z = Fugitive Emissions 

Second Stack 

Inside Diameter: Height: 

Flow Volume ACFM: Velocity (m/sec): 

Distance to Nearest Property Line: 

Temperature °F: Moisture %: DEP ID Number? 

Stack Discharge Type: ________ 

S = Vertical Unobstructed Opening 

W = Vertical Weather Cap or Similar Obstruction 

X = Horizontal or Nearly Horizontal 

Y = Downward or Nearly Downward 

Z = Fugitive Emissions 

DEP Bureau of Air Quality - 52 - December 2005
2005 Emissions Inventory Reporting Instructions 

Appendix E WORKSHEET FOR NEW INCINERATORS (cont’d) 

INCINERATOR CLASS CODES 

Class I Portable packaged incinerators having a burning rate up to but not including 100 pounds per hour 

of Type 0 or Type 1 waste or 75 pounds per hour of Type 2 or Type 3 waste. 

Class II Flue fed single chamber incinerators capable of burning Type 0 or Type 1 waste at the rate of 100 

pounds or more per hour or Type 2 waste at the rate of 75 pounds or more per hour. New 

installations of these units are not acceptable to the Department. 

Class IIA Chute fed multi-chamber incinerators suitable for burning Type 0 and Type 1 waste at the rate of 

100 pounds or more per hour. 

Class III Direct fed incinerators suitable for burning Type 0 and Type 1 waste at the rate of 100 pounds or 

more per hour or Type 2 waste at the rate of 75 pounds or more per hour. 

Class IV Incinerators suitable for burning Type 3 waste at the rate of 75 pounds or more per hour. 

Class V Municipal incinerators suitable for burning a combination of wastes. 

Class VI Crematory and pathological incinerators suitable for burning Type 4 waste at the rate of 25 pounds 

or more per hour. 

Class VII Special incinerators designed to burn Type 5, Type 6, Type 7 or special wastes at the rate of 25 

pounds or more per hour. 

Class CA Controlled air incinerators designed to burn waste from institutional, commercial and industrial 

 operation. 

INCINERATOR WASTE TYPE CODES 

Trash: a mixture of highly combustible waste such as paper, cardboard cartons, wood boxes, and combustible floor 

sweepings from commercial and industrial activities containing up to 10% by-weight of plastic bags, coated paper, 

laminated paper, treated corrugated cardboard, oily rags and plastic or rubber scraps. 

Rubbish: a mixture of combustible waste such as paper, cardboard cartons, wood scrip, foliage and combustible floor 

sweepings from domestic, commercial, and industrial activities containing up to 20% by-weight of restaurant or cafeteria 

waste, but little or no treated papers, plastic or rubber wastes. 

Refuse: consisting of approximately an even mixture of rubbish and garbage by-weight. 

Garbage: consisting of animal and vegetable uses from cafeterias, hotels, hospitals, markets, and like installations. 

Remains: human and/or animal consisting of carcasses, organs and solid organic wastes from hospitals, laboratories, 

abattoirs, animal pounds and similar sub facilities. 

By-prod: gaseous, liquid, or semi-liquid, such as tar, paints, solvents, sludge, fumes, etc., from industrial operations. 

Solids: by-product waste such as rubber, plastics, wood waste, etc., from industrial operations. 

Sludge: the accumulated settled solids deposited from sewage. 

DEP Bureau of Air Quality - 53 - December 2005
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Appendix F WORKSHEET FOR NEW CONTROL DEVICES 

Date: ____________________ For Year: _______________ Tax ID/Plant Code: _________________ 

Facility Name: _________________________________________ Primary Facility ID: _______________ 

First Control Device 

Type (Baghouse, ESP, etc.): Manufacturer: Model: Date Installed: 

Pressure Drop (in/water): Scrubber Flow Rate 

(gal/min): 

DEP ID number? Is Material Collected/ 

Landfilled on Site? 

Pollutant Control Efficiencies 

Pollutant Efficiency % Sub Facility (mfr rating, calculated, other) 

Second Control Device 

Type (Baghouse, ESP, etc.): Manufacturer: Model: Date Installed: 

Pressure Drop (in/water): Scrubber Flow Rate 

(gal/min): 

DEP ID number? Is Material Collected/ 

Landfilled on Site? 

Pollutant Control Efficiencies 

Pollutant Efficiency % Sub Facility (mfr rating, calculated, other) 

DEP Bureau of Air Quality - 54 - December 2005
2005 Emissions Inventory Reporting Instructions 

Appendix G WORKSHEET FOR NEW STACKS 

Date: ____________________ For Year: _______________ Tax ID/Plant Code: _________________ 

Facility Name: _________________________________________ Primary Facility ID: _______________ 

Stack 1 

Company Designation: Base Elevation (Ft): 

Inside Diameter: Height: 

Flow Volume ACFM: Velocity (m/sec): 

Temperature °F: Moisture %: DEP ID Number? 

S = Vertical Unobstructed Opening 

Stack Discharge Type: ________ W = Vertical Weather Cap or Similar Obstruction 

X = Horizontal or Nearly Horizontal 

Y = Downward or Nearly Downward 

Z = Fugitive Emissions 

Latitude* (to 0.0 seconds): Longitude* (to 0.0 seconds): 

Latitude (to 0.0 seconds): Longitude (to 0.0 seconds): 

Method: Horizontal Accuracy: Geometric Type:

Horizontal Reference Datum: Reference Point: 

Stack 2 

Company Designation: Base Elevation (Ft): 

Inside Diameter: Height: 

Flow Volume ACFM: Velocity (m/sec): 

Temperature °F: Moisture %: DEP ID Number? 

S = Vertical Unobstructed Opening 

Stack Discharge Type: ________ W = Vertical Weather Cap or Similar Obstruction 

X = Horizontal or Nearly Horizontal 

Y = Downward or Nearly Downward 

Z = Fugitive Emissions 

Latitude (to 0.0 seconds): Longitude (to 0.0 seconds): 

Method: Horizontal Accuracy: Geometric Type:

Horizontal Reference Datum: Reference Point: 

DEP Bureau of Air Quality - 55 - December 2005
2005 Emissions Inventory Reporting Instructions 

Appendix H WORKSHEET FOR NEW FUEL MATERIAL LOCATIONS 

Date: ____________________ For Year: _______________ Tax ID/Plant Code: _________________ 

Facility Name: _________________________________________ Primary Facility ID: _______________ 

Please identify all locations that store fuel used by more than one air pollution sub facility or Control Device in the 

emissions year. The reason we are identifying fuel locations is to associate the characteristics of the fuel (%Sulfur, 

%Ash, Btu) once with the fuel location, instead of multiple times with each sub facility fed by the fuel location. Rules for 

creating fuel locations are: 

1. Create a fuel location only if it supplies fuel to more than one sub facility in an emissions year. If a sub facility is 

fed by its own fuel location, enter the fuel characteristics with its fuel record in your operations data. 

2. A fuel location can store only one type of fuel in an emissions year. 

3. If it changed the fuel stored during the year, create a separate fuel location for each of the fuels used. 

4. A sub facility can be fed a specific fuel from only one fuel location in a year. 

Fuel Material Location 1 

Company Name: Fuel Type: 

Storage Capacity: Date Installed: 

Sub Facilities Fed By This location 

Fuel Analyses for Reporting Year 

%ASH: %Sulfur: BTU: Units(lb-gal-cuft): Date Sampled: 

%ASH: %Sulfur: BTU: Units(lb-gal-cuft): Date Sampled: 

%ASH: %Sulfur: BTU: Units(lb-gal-cuft): Date Sampled: 

%ASH: %Sulfur: BTU: Units(lb-gal-cuft): Date Sampled: 

DEP Bureau of Air Quality - 56 - December 2005
2005 Emissions Inventory Reporting Instructions 

Appendix H WORKSHEET FOR NEW FUEL MATERIAL LOCATIONS 

(cont’d) 

Fuel Material Location 2 

Company Name: Fuel Type: 

Storage Capacity: Date Installed: 

Sub Facilities Fed By This location 

Fuel Analyses for Reporting Year 

%ASH: %Sulfur: BTU: Units(lb-gal-cuft): Date Sampled: 

%ASH: %Sulfur: BTU: Units(lb-gal-cuft): Date Sampled: 

%ASH: %Sulfur: BTU: Units(lb-gal-cuft): Date Sampled: 

%ASH: %Sulfur: BTU: Units(lb-gal-cuft): Date Sampled: 

Fuel Material Location 3 

Company Name: Fuel Type: 

Storage Capacity: Date Installed: 

Sub Facilities Fed By This location 

Fuel Analyses for Reporting Year 

%ASH: %Sulfur: BTU: Units(lb-gal-cuft): Date Sampled: 

%ASH: %Sulfur: BTU: Units(lb-gal-cuft): Date Sampled: 

%ASH: %Sulfur: BTU: Units(lb-gal-cuft): Date Sampled: 

%ASH: %Sulfur: BTU: Units(lb-gal-cuft): Date Sampled: 

DEP Bureau of Air Quality - 57 - December 2005
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Appendix I WORKSHEET FOR CHANGES TO EXISTING STACKS 

OR CONTROL DEVICES 

Date: ____________________ For Year: _______________ Tax ID/Plant Code: _________________ 

Facility Name: _________________________________________ Primary Facility ID: _______________ 

DEP ID of First Stack: ______________ 

Enter only changed characteristics 

Inside Diameter: Height: 

Flow Volume ACFM: Velocity (m/sec): 

Distance to Nearest Property Line: 

Temperature °F: Moisture %: 

Stack Discharge Type: ________ S = Vertical Unobstructed Opening 

W = Vertical Weather Cap or Similar Obstruction 

X = Horizontal or Nearly Horizontal 

Y = Downward or Nearly Downward 

Z = Fugitive Emissions 

Notes: 

DEP ID of Second Stack: ______________ 

Enter only changed characteristics 

Inside Diameter: Height: 

Flow Volume ACFM: Velocity (m/sec): 

Distance to Nearest Property Line: 

Temperature °F: Moisture %: 

Stack Discharge Type: ________ S = Vertical Unobstructed Opening 

W = Vertical Weather Cap or Similar Obstruction 

X = Horizontal or Nearly Horizontal 

Y = Downward or Nearly Downward 

Z = Fugitive Emissions 

Notes: 

DEP Bureau of Air Quality - 58 - December 2005
2005 Emissions Inventory Reporting Instructions 

Appendix I WORKSHEET FOR CHANGES TO EXISTING STACKS OR 

CONTROL DEVICES (cont’d) 

DEP ID of First Control Device: _________________ 

Enter only changed characteristics 

Pressure Drop (in/water): Scrubber Flow Rate 

(gal/min): 

Is Material Collected/ Landfilled on Site? 

Pollutant Control Efficiencies 

Pollutant Efficiency % Sub Facility (mfr rating, calculated, other) 

Notes: 

DEP ID of Second Control Device: _________________ 

Enter only changed characteristics 

Pressure Drop (in/water): Scrubber Flow Rate 

(gal/min): 

Is Material Collected Landfilled on Site? 

Pollutant Control Efficiencies 

Pollutant Efficiency % Sub Facility (mfr rating, calculated, other) 

Notes: 

DEP Bureau of Air Quality - 59 - December 2005
2005 Emissions Inventory Reporting Instructions 

DEP Bureau of Air Quality - 60 - December 2005 

Appendix J CERTIFICATION OF DATA ACCURACY 

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL ACT 

CERTIFICATION OF DATA ACCURACY 

FOR COMPANIES SUBJECT TO EMISSION STATEMENT REGULATION 

Firm-Plant Code (federal tax ID + plant code assigned by DEP):

AFS Number (AIRS ID assigned by DEP):

Primary Facility ID (assigned by DEP):

Company Name: 

Plant Address: 

I, __________________________ _, certify under penalty of law as provided in 18 Pa. C.S. §4904 and 

Section 9(b)(2) of the Air Pollution Control Act, 35 P.S., §4009(b)(2) that I am a company officer or plant 

manager or authorized representative of the facility identified above, authorized to make this affidavit. I further 

certify that, based on information and belief formed after reasonable inquiry, the statements and information 

contained in this Emission Statement are true, accurate, and complete. 

Signature: 

Name: 

(Print or Type) 

Title: 

(Print or Type) 

Date: 
APPENDIX A2

BERKS COUNTY

FACILITY ANNUAL EMISSIONS – 2002

(Provided in Electronic Form Only)

Bureau of Air Quality

Department of Environmental Protection
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POLL Total

CO 1,505.0533

NH3 9.3962

NOx 5,362.6594

PM10-PRI 1,264.8725

PM25-PRI 576.6164

SO2 14,834.3517

VOC 1,739.7110
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Berks ADELPHI KITCHENS INC/ROBESONIA 420110096 CO 0.0793

Berks ADELPHI KITCHENS INC/ROBESONIA 420110096 NH3 0.0065

Berks ADELPHI KITCHENS INC/ROBESONIA 420110096 NOx 0.3401

Berks ADELPHI KITCHENS INC/ROBESONIA 420110096 PM10-PRI 9.9647

Berks ADELPHI KITCHENS INC/ROBESONIA 420110096 PM25-PRI 8.6947

Berks ADELPHI KITCHENS INC/ROBESONIA 420110096 SO2 0.2600

Berks ADELPHI KITCHENS INC/ROBESONIA 420110096 VOC 25.6550

Berks AGERE SYSTEMS INC/READING FACILITY 420110078 CO 10.3954

Berks AGERE SYSTEMS INC/READING FACILITY 420110078 NH3 0.6487

Berks AGERE SYSTEMS INC/READING FACILITY 420110078 NOx 17.1040

Berks AGERE SYSTEMS INC/READING FACILITY 420110078 PM10-PRI 4.8571

Berks AGERE SYSTEMS INC/READING FACILITY 420110078 PM25-PRI 3.4979

Berks AGERE SYSTEMS INC/READING FACILITY 420110078 SO2 0.1218

Berks AGERE SYSTEMS INC/READING FACILITY 420110078 VOC 21.9269

Berks ATLAS MINERALS & CHEM/MERTZTOWN 420110054 CO 0.7224

Berks ATLAS MINERALS & CHEM/MERTZTOWN 420110054 NH3 0.2067

Berks ATLAS MINERALS & CHEM/MERTZTOWN 420110054 NOx 11.6559

Berks ATLAS MINERALS & CHEM/MERTZTOWN 420110054 PM10-PRI 10.3270

Berks ATLAS MINERALS & CHEM/MERTZTOWN 420110054 PM25-PRI 8.6873

Berks ATLAS MINERALS & CHEM/MERTZTOWN 420110054 SO2 39.2283

Berks ATLAS MINERALS & CHEM/MERTZTOWN 420110054 VOC 0.2572

Berks BALDWIN HDWR CORP/READING PLT 420110095 CO 2.4400

Berks BALDWIN HDWR CORP/READING PLT 420110095 NH3 0.2687

Berks BALDWIN HDWR CORP/READING PLT 420110095 NOx 14.4400

Berks BALDWIN HDWR CORP/READING PLT 420110095 PM10-PRI 3.8053

Berks BALDWIN HDWR CORP/READING PLT 420110095 PM25-PRI 1.2509

Berks BALDWIN HDWR CORP/READING PLT 420110095 SO2 19.3532

Berks BALDWIN HDWR CORP/READING PLT 420110095 VOC 82.4446

Berks BERKS CAN CO INC/BERKS CAN PLANT 420110354 CO 1.0497

Berks BERKS CAN CO INC/BERKS CAN PLANT 420110354 NH3 0.0400

Berks BERKS CAN CO INC/BERKS CAN PLANT 420110354 NOx 1.2496

Berks BERKS CAN CO INC/BERKS CAN PLANT 420110354 PM10-PRI 0.0375

Berks BERKS CAN CO INC/BERKS CAN PLANT 420110354 PM25-PRI 0.0375

Berks BERKS CAN CO INC/BERKS CAN PLANT 420110354 SO2 0.0075

Berks BERKS CAN CO INC/BERKS CAN PLANT 420110354 VOC 1.7577

Berks BIRCHCRAFT KITCHENS/READING FACILITY 420110669 CO 0.0834

Berks BIRCHCRAFT KITCHENS/READING FACILITY 420110669 NH3 0.0040

Berks BIRCHCRAFT KITCHENS/READING FACILITY 420110669 NOx 0.1185

Berks BIRCHCRAFT KITCHENS/READING FACILITY 420110669 PM10-PRI 0.0041

Berks BIRCHCRAFT KITCHENS/READING FACILITY 420110669 PM25-PRI 0.0036

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Berks BIRCHCRAFT KITCHENS/READING FACILITY 420110669 SO2 0.0593

Berks BIRCHCRAFT KITCHENS/READING FACILITY 420110669 VOC 6.7353

Berks BOYERTOWN FOUNDRY CO/FKA EAFCO 420110028 CO 67.6829

Berks BOYERTOWN FOUNDRY CO/FKA EAFCO 420110028 NH3 0.0268

Berks BOYERTOWN FOUNDRY CO/FKA EAFCO 420110028 NOx 3.3491

Berks BOYERTOWN FOUNDRY CO/FKA EAFCO 420110028 PM10-PRI 51.7736

Berks BOYERTOWN FOUNDRY CO/FKA EAFCO 420110028 PM25-PRI 30.6419

Berks BOYERTOWN FOUNDRY CO/FKA EAFCO 420110028 SO2 15.0138

Berks BOYERTOWN FOUNDRY CO/FKA EAFCO 420110028 VOC 23.4673

Berks BRADLEY SPECIALTIES CORP/UPPER BERN TWP PLT 420112017 VOC 5.0218

Berks CALPINE CONST FINANC/ONTELAUNEE PLT 420110427 CO 189.4460

Berks CALPINE CONST FINANC/ONTELAUNEE PLT 420110427 NH3

Berks CALPINE CONST FINANC/ONTELAUNEE PLT 420110427 NOx 13.3900

Berks CALPINE CONST FINANC/ONTELAUNEE PLT 420110427 PM10-PRI 6.3789

Berks CALPINE CONST FINANC/ONTELAUNEE PLT 420110427 PM25-PRI 6.3789

Berks CALPINE CONST FINANC/ONTELAUNEE PLT 420110427 SO2 0.9538

Berks CALPINE CONST FINANC/ONTELAUNEE PLT 420110427 VOC 1.3934

Berks CAMBRIDGE LEE IND IN/READING TUBE DIV 420110075 CO 20.0642

Berks CAMBRIDGE LEE IND IN/READING TUBE DIV 420110075 NH3 0.2115

Berks CAMBRIDGE LEE IND IN/READING TUBE DIV 420110075 NOx 23.8854

Berks CAMBRIDGE LEE IND IN/READING TUBE DIV 420110075 PM10-PRI 9.8387

Berks CAMBRIDGE LEE IND IN/READING TUBE DIV 420110075 PM25-PRI 4.8060

Berks CAMBRIDGE LEE IND IN/READING TUBE DIV 420110075 SO2 0.1427

Berks CAMBRIDGE LEE IND IN/READING TUBE DIV 420110075 VOC 35.0038

Berks CAN CORP OF AMER/BLANDON PLT 420110101 CO 3.1893

Berks CAN CORP OF AMER/BLANDON PLT 420110101 NH3 0.1043

Berks CAN CORP OF AMER/BLANDON PLT 420110101 NOx 5.5081

Berks CAN CORP OF AMER/BLANDON PLT 420110101 PM10-PRI 0.1652

Berks CAN CORP OF AMER/BLANDON PLT 420110101 PM25-PRI 0.1652

Berks CAN CORP OF AMER/BLANDON PLT 420110101 SO2 0.0330

Berks CAN CORP OF AMER/BLANDON PLT 420110101 VOC 17.3979

Berks CARAUSTAR MILL GROUP INC/SINKING SPRING 420110082 CO 5.5874

Berks CARAUSTAR MILL GROUP INC/SINKING SPRING 420110082 NH3 0.2156

Berks CARAUSTAR MILL GROUP INC/SINKING SPRING 420110082 NOx 6.8364

Berks CARAUSTAR MILL GROUP INC/SINKING SPRING 420110082 PM10-PRI 0.2716

Berks CARAUSTAR MILL GROUP INC/SINKING SPRING 420110082 PM25-PRI 0.2649

Berks CARAUSTAR MILL GROUP INC/SINKING SPRING 420110082 SO2 1.1104

Berks CARAUSTAR MILL GROUP INC/SINKING SPRING 420110082 VOC 4.0657

Berks CARPENTER TECH CORP/READING PLT 420110031 CO 456.0167

Berks CARPENTER TECH CORP/READING PLT 420110031 NH3 2.7122

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Berks CARPENTER TECH CORP/READING PLT 420110031 NOx 250.1945

Berks CARPENTER TECH CORP/READING PLT 420110031 PM10-PRI 141.6705

Berks CARPENTER TECH CORP/READING PLT 420110031 PM25-PRI 91.6053

Berks CARPENTER TECH CORP/READING PLT 420110031 SO2 22.2127

Berks CARPENTER TECH CORP/READING PLT 420110031 VOC 70.0764

Berks CHIYODA AMER INC/CAERNARVON 420110099 CO 10.8017

Berks CHIYODA AMER INC/CAERNARVON 420110099 NH3 0.4097

Berks CHIYODA AMER INC/CAERNARVON 420110099 NOx 15.4000

Berks CHIYODA AMER INC/CAERNARVON 420110099 PM10-PRI 0.8192

Berks CHIYODA AMER INC/CAERNARVON 420110099 PM25-PRI 0.8192

Berks CHIYODA AMER INC/CAERNARVON 420110099 SO2 0.0768

Berks CHIYODA AMER INC/CAERNARVON 420110099 VOC 20.9414

Berks COUNTY OF BERKS/BERKS COUNTY COMPLEX 420110002 CO 2.0382

Berks COUNTY OF BERKS/BERKS COUNTY COMPLEX 420110002 NH3 0.3261

Berks COUNTY OF BERKS/BERKS COUNTY COMPLEX 420110002 NOx 11.4200

Berks COUNTY OF BERKS/BERKS COUNTY COMPLEX 420110002 PM10-PRI 1.8866

Berks COUNTY OF BERKS/BERKS COUNTY COMPLEX 420110002 PM25-PRI 1.7127

Berks COUNTY OF BERKS/BERKS COUNTY COMPLEX 420110002 SO2 31.5100

Berks COUNTY OF BERKS/BERKS COUNTY COMPLEX 420110002 VOC 0.1156

Berks CRYOVAC INC/CRYOVAC RIGID PACKAGING 420110093 PM10-PRI 1.0000

Berks CRYOVAC INC/CRYOVAC RIGID PACKAGING 420110093 PM25-PRI 0.3529

Berks CRYOVAC INC/CRYOVAC RIGID PACKAGING 420110093 VOC 625.1000

Berks DELAWARE CNTY SWA/ROLLING HILLS MUNI WASTE LDFL 420110365 CO 28.6670

Berks DELAWARE CNTY SWA/ROLLING HILLS MUNI WASTE LDFL 420110365 NH3 0.1758

Berks DELAWARE CNTY SWA/ROLLING HILLS MUNI WASTE LDFL 420110365 NOx 7.9713

Berks DELAWARE CNTY SWA/ROLLING HILLS MUNI WASTE LDFL 420110365 PM10-PRI 49.3084

Berks DELAWARE CNTY SWA/ROLLING HILLS MUNI WASTE LDFL 420110365 PM25-PRI 22.9506

Berks DELAWARE CNTY SWA/ROLLING HILLS MUNI WASTE LDFL 420110365 SO2 1.1721

Berks DELAWARE CNTY SWA/ROLLING HILLS MUNI WASTE LDFL 420110365 VOC 32.3540

Berks DIETRICHS MILK PROD /READING PLANT 420111012 CO 3.2948

Berks DIETRICHS MILK PROD /READING PLANT 420111012 NH3 0.0584

Berks DIETRICHS MILK PROD /READING PLANT 420111012 NOx 15.6776

Berks DIETRICHS MILK PROD /READING PLANT 420111012 PM10-PRI 1.8828

Berks DIETRICHS MILK PROD /READING PLANT 420111012 PM25-PRI 1.7759

Berks DIETRICHS MILK PROD /READING PLANT 420111012 SO2 0.0943

Berks DIETRICHS MILK PROD /READING PLANT 420111012 VOC 0.8212

Berks DYER QUARRY INC/DYER QUARRY 420110636 CO 25.6900

Berks DYER QUARRY INC/DYER QUARRY 420110636 NOx 6.5300

Berks DYER QUARRY INC/DYER QUARRY 420110636 PM10-PRI 92.2400

Berks DYER QUARRY INC/DYER QUARRY 420110636 PM25-PRI 23.0128

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Berks DYER QUARRY INC/DYER QUARRY 420110636 SO2 0.7600

Berks EAST PENN MFG CO INC/BATTERY ASSEMBLY 420110274 CO 5.5700

Berks EAST PENN MFG CO INC/BATTERY ASSEMBLY 420110274 NH3 0.8416

Berks EAST PENN MFG CO INC/BATTERY ASSEMBLY 420110274 NOx 27.7600

Berks EAST PENN MFG CO INC/BATTERY ASSEMBLY 420110274 PM10-PRI 10.8200

Berks EAST PENN MFG CO INC/BATTERY ASSEMBLY 420110274 PM25-PRI 9.9348

Berks EAST PENN MFG CO INC/BATTERY ASSEMBLY 420110274 SO2 0.1500

Berks EAST PENN MFG CO INC/BATTERY ASSEMBLY 420110274 VOC 8.3600

Berks EAST PENN MFG CO INC/KUTZTOWN 420110478 CO 0.7767

Berks EAST PENN MFG CO INC/KUTZTOWN 420110478 NH3 0.0296

Berks EAST PENN MFG CO INC/KUTZTOWN 420110478 NOx 0.9200

Berks EAST PENN MFG CO INC/KUTZTOWN 420110478 PM10-PRI 0.0038

Berks EAST PENN MFG CO INC/KUTZTOWN 420110478 PM25-PRI 0.0024

Berks EAST PENN MFG CO INC/KUTZTOWN 420110478 SO2 0.0055

Berks EAST PENN MFG CO INC/KUTZTOWN 420110478 VOC 6.6596

Berks EAST PENN MFG CO INC/SMELTER PLT 420110014 CO 2.0499

Berks EAST PENN MFG CO INC/SMELTER PLT 420110014 NH3 0.0231

Berks EAST PENN MFG CO INC/SMELTER PLT 420110014 NOx 59.3900

Berks EAST PENN MFG CO INC/SMELTER PLT 420110014 PM10-PRI 0.1800

Berks EAST PENN MFG CO INC/SMELTER PLT 420110014 PM25-PRI 0.1737

Berks EAST PENN MFG CO INC/SMELTER PLT 420110014 SO2 38.0000

Berks EAST PENN MFG CO INC/SMELTER PLT 420110014 VOC 9.0701

Berks EJB PAVING & MATERIALS/ONTELAUNEE 420110355 CO 43.3900

Berks EJB PAVING & MATERIALS/ONTELAUNEE 420110355 NOx 15.4200

Berks EJB PAVING & MATERIALS/ONTELAUNEE 420110355 PM10-PRI 1.8300

Berks EJB PAVING & MATERIALS/ONTELAUNEE 420110355 PM25-PRI 0.2766

Berks EJB PAVING & MATERIALS/ONTELAUNEE 420110355 SO2 14.0100

Berks EJB PAVING & MATERIALS/ONTELAUNEE 420110355 VOC 3.4800

Berks EMPIRE STEEL CASTING/MUHLENBERG PLT 420110175 CO 2.9752

Berks EMPIRE STEEL CASTING/MUHLENBERG PLT 420110175 NH3 0.0219

Berks EMPIRE STEEL CASTING/MUHLENBERG PLT 420110175 NOx 0.8340

Berks EMPIRE STEEL CASTING/MUHLENBERG PLT 420110175 PM10-PRI 0.9385

Berks EMPIRE STEEL CASTING/MUHLENBERG PLT 420110175 PM25-PRI 0.9367

Berks EMPIRE STEEL CASTING/MUHLENBERG PLT 420110175 SO2 0.0370

Berks EMPIRE STEEL CASTING/MUHLENBERG PLT 420110175 VOC 9.7920

Berks EXIDE TECH/READING SMELTER 420110034 CO 6.6400

Berks EXIDE TECH/READING SMELTER 420110034 NH3 0.2477

Berks EXIDE TECH/READING SMELTER 420110034 NOx 59.5400

Berks EXIDE TECH/READING SMELTER 420110034 PM10-PRI 44.9280

Berks EXIDE TECH/READING SMELTER 420110034 PM25-PRI 38.9410

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Berks EXIDE TECH/READING SMELTER 420110034 VOC 1.1000

Berks FLEETWOOD IND/READING FACILITY 420112024 VOC 20.8800

Berks FR&S INC/PIONEER CROSSING LDFL 420111066 CO 5.5291

Berks FR&S INC/PIONEER CROSSING LDFL 420111066 NOx 8.9727

Berks FR&S INC/PIONEER CROSSING LDFL 420111066 PM10-PRI 6.6300

Berks FR&S INC/PIONEER CROSSING LDFL 420111066 PM25-PRI 0.9900

Berks FR&S INC/PIONEER CROSSING LDFL 420111066 SO2 1.4440

Berks FR&S INC/PIONEER CROSSING LDFL 420111066 VOC 26.3890

Berks GLEN GERY CORP/MID-ATLANTIC PLANT 420110554 CO 149.1000

Berks GLEN GERY CORP/MID-ATLANTIC PLANT 420110554 NH3 0.0606

Berks GLEN GERY CORP/MID-ATLANTIC PLANT 420110554 NOx 35.0000

Berks GLEN GERY CORP/MID-ATLANTIC PLANT 420110554 PM10-PRI 24.1000

Berks GLEN GERY CORP/MID-ATLANTIC PLANT 420110554 PM25-PRI 10.2748

Berks GLEN GERY CORP/MID-ATLANTIC PLANT 420110554 SO2 81.5000

Berks GLEN GERY CORP/MID-ATLANTIC PLANT 420110554 VOC 9.0000

Berks GLIDDEN DBA ICI PAINTS/READING 420110040 CO 1.2600

Berks GLIDDEN DBA ICI PAINTS/READING 420110040 NH3 0.0297

Berks GLIDDEN DBA ICI PAINTS/READING 420110040 NOx 5.0400

Berks GLIDDEN DBA ICI PAINTS/READING 420110040 PM10-PRI 0.3652

Berks GLIDDEN DBA ICI PAINTS/READING 420110040 PM25-PRI 0.1400

Berks GLIDDEN DBA ICI PAINTS/READING 420110040 SO2 0.0216

Berks GLIDDEN DBA ICI PAINTS/READING 420110040 VOC 57.4480

Berks GRAFIKA COMMERCIAL PRINTING/SINKING SPRING 420110114 VOC 29.0300

Berks GST AUTOLEATHER/FLEETWOOD PLT 420110042 CO 1.2125

Berks GST AUTOLEATHER/FLEETWOOD PLT 420110042 NH3 0.0462

Berks GST AUTOLEATHER/FLEETWOOD PLT 420110042 NOx 1.9700

Berks GST AUTOLEATHER/FLEETWOOD PLT 420110042 PM10-PRI 1.1400

Berks GST AUTOLEATHER/FLEETWOOD PLT 420110042 PM25-PRI 0.4671

Berks GST AUTOLEATHER/FLEETWOOD PLT 420110042 SO2 0.0087

Berks GST AUTOLEATHER/FLEETWOOD PLT 420110042 VOC 131.2955

Berks HERSHEY FOODS CORP/READING PLT 420110867 CO 4.1262

Berks HERSHEY FOODS CORP/READING PLT 420110867 NH3 0.1572

Berks HERSHEY FOODS CORP/READING PLT 420110867 NOx 1.3755

Berks HERSHEY FOODS CORP/READING PLT 420110867 PM10-PRI 22.1739

Berks HERSHEY FOODS CORP/READING PLT 420110867 PM25-PRI 12.2631

Berks HERSHEY FOODS CORP/READING PLT 420110867 SO2 0.0294

Berks HERSHEY FOODS CORP/READING PLT 420110867 VOC 5.5982

Berks HH BROWN SHOE CO INC/DOUBLE H BOOT WOMELSDORF 420110127 CO 0.0398

Berks HH BROWN SHOE CO INC/DOUBLE H BOOT WOMELSDORF 420110127 NH3 0.0064

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Berks HH BROWN SHOE CO INC/DOUBLE H BOOT WOMELSDORF 420110127 NOx 0.1911

Berks HH BROWN SHOE CO INC/DOUBLE H BOOT WOMELSDORF 420110127 PM10-PRI 0.0080

Berks HH BROWN SHOE CO INC/DOUBLE H BOOT WOMELSDORF 420110127 PM25-PRI 0.0054

Berks HH BROWN SHOE CO INC/DOUBLE H BOOT WOMELSDORF 420110127 SO2 0.3431

Berks HH BROWN SHOE CO INC/DOUBLE H BOOT WOMELSDORF 420110127 VOC 19.0616

Berks INTERSTATE CONTAINER/READING PLT 420110016 CO 2.2979

Berks INTERSTATE CONTAINER/READING PLT 420110016 NH3 0.0875

Berks INTERSTATE CONTAINER/READING PLT 420110016 NOx 2.7363

Berks INTERSTATE CONTAINER/READING PLT 420110016 PM10-PRI 0.0821

Berks INTERSTATE CONTAINER/READING PLT 420110016 PM25-PRI 0.0821

Berks INTERSTATE CONTAINER/READING PLT 420110016 SO2 0.0175

Berks INTERSTATE CONTAINER/READING PLT 420110016 VOC 0.1505

Berks LEHIGH CEMENT CO /EVANSVILLE CEMENT PLT 420110039 CO 224.1837

Berks LEHIGH CEMENT CO /EVANSVILLE CEMENT PLT 420110039 NH3 0.0410

Berks LEHIGH CEMENT CO /EVANSVILLE CEMENT PLT 420110039 NOx 2,415.0016

Berks LEHIGH CEMENT CO /EVANSVILLE CEMENT PLT 420110039 PM10-PRI 424.5874

Berks LEHIGH CEMENT CO /EVANSVILLE CEMENT PLT 420110039 PM25-PRI 126.5162

Berks LEHIGH CEMENT CO /EVANSVILLE CEMENT PLT 420110039 SO2 404.5218

Berks LEHIGH CEMENT CO /EVANSVILLE CEMENT PLT 420110039 VOC 13.8290

Berks MCCONWAY & TORLEY CO/KUTZTOWN FOUNDRY 420110476 CO 5.7100

Berks MCCONWAY & TORLEY CO/KUTZTOWN FOUNDRY 420110476 NH3 0.0006

Berks MCCONWAY & TORLEY CO/KUTZTOWN FOUNDRY 420110476 NOx 3.9727

Berks MCCONWAY & TORLEY CO/KUTZTOWN FOUNDRY 420110476 PM10-PRI 12.9307

Berks MCCONWAY & TORLEY CO/KUTZTOWN FOUNDRY 420110476 PM25-PRI 11.0948

Berks MCCONWAY & TORLEY CO/KUTZTOWN FOUNDRY 420110476 SO2 1.8028

Berks MCCONWAY & TORLEY CO/KUTZTOWN FOUNDRY 420110476 VOC 5.3462

Berks MORGAN CORP/CAERNARVON TWP 420110091 CO 0.1843

Berks MORGAN CORP/CAERNARVON TWP 420110091 NH3 0.0188

Berks MORGAN CORP/CAERNARVON TWP 420110091 NOx 1.1000

Berks MORGAN CORP/CAERNARVON TWP 420110091 PM10-PRI 0.0224

Berks MORGAN CORP/CAERNARVON TWP 420110091 PM25-PRI 0.0161

Berks MORGAN CORP/CAERNARVON TWP 420110091 SO2 0.8000

Berks MORGAN CORP/CAERNARVON TWP 420110091 VOC 51.8281

Berks NAFCO/READING 420110098 CO 0.0064

Berks NAFCO/READING 420110098 NH3 0.0010

Berks NAFCO/READING 420110098 NOx 0.0308

Berks NAFCO/READING 420110098 PM10-PRI 0.0013

Berks NAFCO/READING 420110098 PM25-PRI 0.0009

Berks NAFCO/READING 420110098 SO2 0.0553

Berks NAFCO/READING 420110098 VOC 28.0243

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Berks NEW MORGAN LDFL CO I/CONESTOGA LDFL 420110820 CO 1.1400

Berks NEW MORGAN LDFL CO I/CONESTOGA LDFL 420110820 NOx 25.7700

Berks NEW MORGAN LDFL CO I/CONESTOGA LDFL 420110820 PM10-PRI 40.7250

Berks NEW MORGAN LDFL CO I/CONESTOGA LDFL 420110820 PM25-PRI 9.3750

Berks NEW MORGAN LDFL CO I/CONESTOGA LDFL 420110820 SO2 14.2800

Berks NEW MORGAN LDFL CO I/CONESTOGA LDFL 420110820 VOC 23.1840

Berks PA DPW/HAMBURG CTR 420110431 CO 0.9868

Berks PA DPW/HAMBURG CTR 420110431 NH3 0.0483

Berks PA DPW/HAMBURG CTR 420110431 NOx 11.5353

Berks PA DPW/HAMBURG CTR 420110431 PM10-PRI 1.0814

Berks PA DPW/HAMBURG CTR 420110431 PM25-PRI 0.9141

Berks PA DPW/HAMBURG CTR 420110431 SO2 29.0036

Berks PA DPW/HAMBURG CTR 420110431 VOC 0.2487

Berks PA DPW/WERNERSVILLE STATE HOSP 420110471 CO 1.3445

Berks PA DPW/WERNERSVILLE STATE HOSP 420110471 NOx 20.1672

Berks PA DPW/WERNERSVILLE STATE HOSP 420110471 PM10-PRI 5.8650

Berks PA DPW/WERNERSVILLE STATE HOSP 420110471 PM25-PRI 4.0060

Berks PA DPW/WERNERSVILLE STATE HOSP 420110471 SO2 59.8930

Berks PA DPW/WERNERSVILLE STATE HOSP 420110471 VOC 0.6740

Berks PA STATE SYS OF HIGHER ED/KUTZTOWN UNIV OF PA 420110008 CO 3.4003

Berks PA STATE SYS OF HIGHER ED/KUTZTOWN UNIV OF PA 420110008 NH3 0.0092

Berks PA STATE SYS OF HIGHER ED/KUTZTOWN UNIV OF PA 420110008 NOx 44.5991

Berks PA STATE SYS OF HIGHER ED/KUTZTOWN UNIV OF PA 420110008 PM10-PRI 32.8170

Berks PA STATE SYS OF HIGHER ED/KUTZTOWN UNIV OF PA 420110008 PM25-PRI 27.6432

Berks PA STATE SYS OF HIGHER ED/KUTZTOWN UNIV OF PA 420110008 SO2 100.7387

Berks PA STATE SYS OF HIGHER ED/KUTZTOWN UNIV OF PA 420110008 VOC 0.7061

Berks PACKAGING GROUP/BOYERTOWN PRINTING PLT 420110084 CO 0.4774

Berks PACKAGING GROUP/BOYERTOWN PRINTING PLT 420110084 NH3 0.0465

Berks PACKAGING GROUP/BOYERTOWN PRINTING PLT 420110084 NOx 1.4526

Berks PACKAGING GROUP/BOYERTOWN PRINTING PLT 420110084 PM10-PRI 0.0437

Berks PACKAGING GROUP/BOYERTOWN PRINTING PLT 420110084 PM25-PRI 0.0437

Berks PACKAGING GROUP/BOYERTOWN PRINTING PLT 420110084 SO2 0.0087

Berks PACKAGING GROUP/BOYERTOWN PRINTING PLT 420110084 VOC 39.9705

Berks READING BODY WORKS I/READING 420110089 CO 0.7513

Berks READING BODY WORKS I/READING 420110089 NH3 0.0490

Berks READING BODY WORKS I/READING 420110089 NOx 2.7944

Berks READING BODY WORKS I/READING 420110089 PM10-PRI 0.0650

Berks READING BODY WORKS I/READING 420110089 PM25-PRI 0.0634

Berks READING BODY WORKS I/READING 420110089 SO2 0.0502

Berks READING BODY WORKS I/READING 420110089 VOC 48.5417

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Berks READING HOUSING AUTH/OAKBROOK 420110066 CO 0.5663

Berks READING HOUSING AUTH/OAKBROOK 420110066 NH3 0.0906

Berks READING HOUSING AUTH/OAKBROOK 420110066 NOx 5.3227

Berks READING HOUSING AUTH/OAKBROOK 420110066 PM10-PRI 1.1497

Berks READING HOUSING AUTH/OAKBROOK 420110066 PM25-PRI 1.0439

Berks READING HOUSING AUTH/OAKBROOK 420110066 SO2 16.8838

Berks READING HOUSING AUTH/OAKBROOK 420110066 VOC 0.0317

Berks READING TERMINALS CO/SINKING SPRING TERMINAL 420110106 VOC 0.6000

Berks RELIANT ENERGY MID A/TITUS ELECTRIC GEN STA 420110045 CO 119.0095

Berks RELIANT ENERGY MID A/TITUS ELECTRIC GEN STA 420110045 NH3 0.1538

Berks RELIANT ENERGY MID A/TITUS ELECTRIC GEN STA 420110045 NOx 1,799.6183

Berks RELIANT ENERGY MID A/TITUS ELECTRIC GEN STA 420110045 PM10-PRI 213.1846

Berks RELIANT ENERGY MID A/TITUS ELECTRIC GEN STA 420110045 PM25-PRI 82.6337

Berks RELIANT ENERGY MID A/TITUS ELECTRIC GEN STA 420110045 SO2 ##########

Berks RELIANT ENERGY MID A/TITUS ELECTRIC GEN STA 420110045 VOC 14.0390

Berks ROEBERG ENTERPRISES/YORGEYS CLNRS 420111018 CO 0.5456

Berks ROEBERG ENTERPRISES/YORGEYS CLNRS 420111018 NH3 0.0032

Berks ROEBERG ENTERPRISES/YORGEYS CLNRS 420111018 NOx 0.6496

Berks ROEBERG ENTERPRISES/YORGEYS CLNRS 420111018 PM10-PRI 0.0195

Berks ROEBERG ENTERPRISES/YORGEYS CLNRS 420111018 PM25-PRI 0.0195

Berks ROEBERG ENTERPRISES/YORGEYS CLNRS 420111018 SO2 0.0039

Berks ROEBERG ENTERPRISES/YORGEYS CLNRS 420111018 VOC 22.8957

Berks SCRANTON ALTOONA TER/SINKING SPRING TERMINAL 420110105 CO 0.0347

Berks SCRANTON ALTOONA TER/SINKING SPRING TERMINAL 420110105 NOx 0.2000

Berks SCRANTON ALTOONA TER/SINKING SPRING TERMINAL 420110105 PM10-PRI 0.0113

Berks SCRANTON ALTOONA TER/SINKING SPRING TERMINAL 420110105 PM25-PRI 0.0106

Berks SCRANTON ALTOONA TER/SINKING SPRING TERMINAL 420110105 SO2 0.0106

Berks SCRANTON ALTOONA TER/SINKING SPRING TERMINAL 420110105 VOC 26.1086

Berks SEALED AIR CORP/READING PLT 420110637 CO 3.5809

Berks SEALED AIR CORP/READING PLT 420110637 NH3 0.3300

Berks SEALED AIR CORP/READING PLT 420110637 NOx 13.8830

Berks SEALED AIR CORP/READING PLT 420110637 PM10-PRI 2.9099

Berks SEALED AIR CORP/READING PLT 420110637 PM25-PRI 2.6501

Berks SEALED AIR CORP/READING PLT 420110637 SO2 37.4344

Berks SEALED AIR CORP/READING PLT 420110637 VOC 0.2404

Berks SENSIENT COLORS INC/GIBRALTAR 420110080 CO 9.8704

Berks SENSIENT COLORS INC/GIBRALTAR 420110080 NH3 0.3686

Berks SENSIENT COLORS INC/GIBRALTAR 420110080 NOx 8.2459

Berks SENSIENT COLORS INC/GIBRALTAR 420110080 PM10-PRI 17.7107

Berks SENSIENT COLORS INC/GIBRALTAR 420110080 PM25-PRI 17.2293

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Berks SENSIENT COLORS INC/GIBRALTAR 420110080 SO2 0.0708

Berks SENSIENT COLORS INC/GIBRALTAR 420110080 VOC 0.7140

Berks SFS INTEC/WYOMISSING 420110111 CO 0.5422

Berks SFS INTEC/WYOMISSING 420110111 NH3 0.0207

Berks SFS INTEC/WYOMISSING 420110111 NOx 0.8489

Berks SFS INTEC/WYOMISSING 420110111 PM10-PRI 0.0192

Berks SFS INTEC/WYOMISSING 420110111 PM25-PRI 0.0192

Berks SFS INTEC/WYOMISSING 420110111 SO2 0.0038

Berks SFS INTEC/WYOMISSING 420110111 VOC 27.9511

Berks STERICYCLE INC/MORGANTOWN FACILITY 420110370 CO 0.3757

Berks STERICYCLE INC/MORGANTOWN FACILITY 420110370 NOx 2.9310

Berks STERICYCLE INC/MORGANTOWN FACILITY 420110370 PM10-PRI 0.0704

Berks STERICYCLE INC/MORGANTOWN FACILITY 420110370 PM25-PRI 0.0704

Berks STERICYCLE INC/MORGANTOWN FACILITY 420110370 SO2 0.1016

Berks STERICYCLE INC/MORGANTOWN FACILITY 420110370 VOC 0.0293

Berks STROEHMANN BAKERIES LC/MAIERS PLANT-READING 420110097 CO 2.0226

Berks STROEHMANN BAKERIES LC/MAIERS PLANT-READING 420110097 NH3 0.0452

Berks STROEHMANN BAKERIES LC/MAIERS PLANT-READING 420110097 NOx 2.3924

Berks STROEHMANN BAKERIES LC/MAIERS PLANT-READING 420110097 PM10-PRI 0.1446

Berks STROEHMANN BAKERIES LC/MAIERS PLANT-READING 420110097 PM25-PRI 0.0811

Berks STROEHMANN BAKERIES LC/MAIERS PLANT-READING 420110097 SO2 0.0684

Berks STROEHMANN BAKERIES LC/MAIERS PLANT-READING 420110097 VOC 3.1595

Berks SUN PIPE LINE/MONTELLO PUMP STATION 420110170 CO 0.1250

Berks SUN PIPE LINE/MONTELLO PUMP STATION 420110170 NH3 0.0200

Berks SUN PIPE LINE/MONTELLO PUMP STATION 420110170 NOx 0.6000

Berks SUN PIPE LINE/MONTELLO PUMP STATION 420110170 PM10-PRI 0.0270

Berks SUN PIPE LINE/MONTELLO PUMP STATION 420110170 PM25-PRI 0.0242

Berks SUN PIPE LINE/MONTELLO PUMP STATION 420110170 SO2 0.7180

Berks SUN PIPE LINE/MONTELLO PUMP STATION 420110170 VOC 51.8785

Berks SUNOCO PARTNERS MKT & TERM LP/MONTELLO 420110237 VOC 20.2900

Berks TEXAS EASTERN TRANS/BECHTELSVILLE 420110088 CO 36.5000

Berks TEXAS EASTERN TRANS/BECHTELSVILLE 420110088 NOx 181.2600

Berks TEXAS EASTERN TRANS/BECHTELSVILLE 420110088 PM10-PRI 2.1400

Berks TEXAS EASTERN TRANS/BECHTELSVILLE 420110088 PM25-PRI 2.1400

Berks TEXAS EASTERN TRANS/BECHTELSVILLE 420110088 SO2 1.5400

Berks TEXAS EASTERN TRANS/BECHTELSVILLE 420110088 VOC 8.5600

Berks TEXAS EASTERN TRANS/BERNVILLE STA 420110087 CO 11.3800

Berks TEXAS EASTERN TRANS/BERNVILLE STA 420110087 NOx 156.8500

Berks TEXAS EASTERN TRANS/BERNVILLE STA 420110087 PM10-PRI 2.0400

Berks TEXAS EASTERN TRANS/BERNVILLE STA 420110087 PM25-PRI 2.0400

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Berks TEXAS EASTERN TRANS/BERNVILLE STA 420110087 SO2 1.4800

Berks TEXAS EASTERN TRANS/BERNVILLE STA 420110087 VOC 13.1700

Berks TURSACK PRINTING INC/CAERNARVON TWP 420111032 VOC 16.0021

Berks UNITED CORRSTACK LLC/READING 420110473 CO 29.0000

Berks UNITED CORRSTACK LLC/READING 420110473 NH3 1.1048

Berks UNITED CORRSTACK LLC/READING 420110473 NOx 34.5238

Berks UNITED CORRSTACK LLC/READING 420110473 PM10-PRI 2.6238

Berks UNITED CORRSTACK LLC/READING 420110473 PM25-PRI 2.6238

Berks UNITED CORRSTACK LLC/READING 420110473 SO2 0.2071

Berks UNITED CORRSTACK LLC/READING 420110473 VOC 1.8988

Berks WILLIAMS METALFINISHING/SINKING SPRING 420112001 CO 0.1000

Berks WILLIAMS METALFINISHING/SINKING SPRING 420112001 NOx 0.1000

Berks WILLIAMS METALFINISHING/SINKING SPRING 420112001 PM10-PRI 4.4022

Berks WILLIAMS METALFINISHING/SINKING SPRING 420112001 PM25-PRI 4.4022

Berks WILLIAMS METALFINISHING/SINKING SPRING 420112001 VOC 7.6000

Berks YUASA BATTERY INC/LAURELDALE 420110090 CO 1.0000

Berks YUASA BATTERY INC/LAURELDALE 420110090 NH3 0.0784

Berks YUASA BATTERY INC/LAURELDALE 420110090 NOx 4.5900

Berks YUASA BATTERY INC/LAURELDALE 420110090 PM10-PRI 0.8500

Berks YUASA BATTERY INC/LAURELDALE 420110090 PM25-PRI 0.8092

Berks YUASA BATTERY INC/LAURELDALE 420110090 SO2 0.0200

Berks YUASA BATTERY INC/LAURELDALE 420110090 VOC 0.3400

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APPENDIX A3

BERKS COUNTY

FACILITY ANNUAL EMISSIONS

2007, 2017, 2025

(Provided in Electronic Form Only)

Bureau of Air Quality

Department of Environmental Protection
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APPENDIX A4

BERKS COUNTY

BANKED EMISSIONS REDUCTION CREDITS

(Provided in Electronic Form Only)

Bureau of Air Quality

Department of Environmental Protection
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APPENDIX B1

AREA METHODS

Bureau of Air Quality

Department of Environmental Protection
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PECHAN

5528-B Hempstead Way

Springfield, VA 22151

703-813-6700 telephone

703-813-6729 facsimile

3622 Lyckan Parkway

Suite 2002

Durham, NC 27707

919-493-3144 telephone

919-493-3182 facsimile

P.O. Box 1575

Shingle Springs, CA 95682

530-672-0441 telephone

530-672-0504 facsimile

PENNSYLVANIA 2002

AREA SOURCE CRITERIA 

AIR POLLUTANT 

EMISSION ESTIMATION 

METHODS

Prepared for:

Pennsylvania Department of

Environmental Protection

Bureau of Air Quality

P.O. Box 2357

Harrisburg, PA 17105-2357

Prepared by:

E.H. Pechan & Associates, Inc.

3622 Lyckan Parkway

Suite 2002

Durham, NC 27707

Contract No. SP3580003990

Work Order 9

February 2004

Pechan Rpt. No. 04.02.006/9420.109
iii

CONTENTS

Page

AREA SOURCE DEFINITION ....................................................................................................................................1

METHODS FOR ESTIMATING AREA SOURCE ACTIVITY AND EMISSIONS ..................................................1

Control Efficiency (CE) ...........................................................................................................................................3

Rule Penetration (RP)...............................................................................................................................................3

Rule Effectiveness (RE) ...........................................................................................................................................3

Seasonal Emission Calculations...............................................................................................................................4

Point Source Subtractions ........................................................................................................................................5

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION – ANIMAL HUSBANDRY ................................................................................9

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION – CROPS (Fertilizer Application) (14 SCCs)......................................................9

ARCHITECTURAL SURFACE COATING (SCC 2401001000) ................................................................................9

ASPHALT PAVING (2 SCCs)....................................................................................................................................10

AUTOMOTIVE REFINISHING (SCC 2401005000).................................................................................................12

BAKERIES (SCC 2302050000)..................................................................................................................................13

BREWERIES (SCC 2302070001) ..............................................................................................................................14

COAL COMBUSTION (6 SCCs) ...............................................................................................................................16

COMMERCIAL AND CONSUMER SOLVENT USE (SCC 2465000000) ..............................................................20

COMMERCIAL COOKING (5 SCCs) .......................................................................................................................21

COMPOSTING (3 SCCs)............................................................................................................................................22

DEGREASING (4 SCCs)............................................................................................................................................23

DRY CLEANERS (SCC 2420000370) .......................................................................................................................24

ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES (SCC 2401060000)....................................................................................................25

ELECTRICAL INSULATION (SCC 2401065000)....................................................................................................26

FACTORY FINISHED WOOD (SCC 2401015000)..................................................................................................27

FOREST FIRES (SCC 2810001000) ..........................................................................................................................27

FUEL OIL COMBUSTION (3 SCCs).........................................................................................................................28

GASOLINE MARKETING (5 SCCs).........................................................................................................................32

GRAPHIC ARTS (SCC 2425000000) ........................................................................................................................36

HIGH PERFORMANCE INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE SOLVENT (SCC 2401100000)...................................36

KEROSENE (2 SCCs).................................................................................................................................................37

LANDFILLS (SCC 2620030000) ...............................................................................................................................40

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT (SCC 2401055000) ...........................................................................................41

MARINE COATING (SCC 2401080000) ..................................................................................................................42

METAL CANS (SCC 2401040000)............................................................................................................................42

METAL FURNITURE AND FIXTURES (SCC 2401025000)...................................................................................43

MISCELLANEOUS FINISHED METAL (SCC 2401050000) ..................................................................................44

MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING (SCC 2401090000) ................................................................................45

NATURAL GAS AND LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LPG) (4 SCCs)...............................................................45

OPEN BURNING (5 SCCs)........................................................................................................................................51

OTHER SPECIAL PURPOSE COATING (SCC 2401200000) .................................................................................54

OTHER TRANSPORTATION (SCC 2401085000) ...................................................................................................55

PESTICIDE APPLICATION (SCC 2461800000)......................................................................................................56

PORTABLE GASOLINE CONTAINERS (SCC 2501060300)..................................................................................56

REFRIGERANT LOSSES (SCC 2399010000) ..........................................................................................................58

PUBLIC OWNED TREATMENT WORKS (3 SCCs) ...............................................................................................59

RESIDENTIAL WOOD COMBUSTION (7 SCCs)...................................................................................................60

SOLID WASTE INCINERATION (2 SCCs)..............................................................................................................61

STRUCTURE FIRES (SCC 2810030000)..................................................................................................................64

TRAFFIC LINE PAINTING (SCC 2401008000).......................................................................................................65

WINERIES (SCC 2302070005)..................................................................................................................................66

WOOD FURNITURE MANUFACTURING (SCC 2401020000)..............................................................................67

APPENDIX A: REFERENCES ..............................................................................................................................1
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AREA SOURCE DEFINITION

For emission inventory development purposes, the term “area sources” traditionally refers to 

stationary air pollutant emission sources that are not inventoried at the facility-level. While point 

sources are inventoried individually, area sources are typically inventoried at the county level 

(Introduction to Area Source Emission Inventory Development Volume III: Chapter 1).1 

Gasoline stations and dry cleaning establishments are often treated as both point and area 

sources. The main reason they are not exclusively treated as point sources is that the effort 

required to gather data and estimate emissions for each individual facility is very great, while 

emissions per facility are generally small. For these sources, a cut-off point, typically based on 

annual emissions, usually defines the distinction between point and area. The Consolidated 

Emissions Reporting Rule (CERR) specifies reporting criteria air pollutant (CAP) thresholds for 

point and area sources, which vary depending on the pollutant and the attainment status of a 

county (see http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cerr/index.html).

Individual emissions sources are grouped with other like sources into source categories. These 

source categories are grouped in such a way that they can be estimated collectively using one 

methodology. Most area source categories do not have an analogue in the point source inventory. 

Pesticide use and commercial/consumer product use are such examples. The boundaries of the 

individual activities associated with these sources are often hard to determine or are, at best, 

arbitrary. Even within a point source facility, some activities occur that are more easily treated as 

area source emissions. Some emissions associated with surface coating operations such as 

equipment cleaning, for example, can be more practically estimated using area source methods 

even though other surface coating operations may be reported as part of the point source 

inventory.

METHODS FOR ESTIMATING AREA SOURCE ACTIVITY AND EMISSIONS

Area source emissions are generally estimated by multiplying an emission factor by some known 

indicator or collective activity for each area source category at the county level. Several 

methodologies are available for estimating area source activity levels and emissions. For this 

2002 area source inventory, estimates were derived by (1) treating area sources as point sources, 

(2) obtaining county-level activity data, (3) apportioning national or statewide activity data to 

counties, (4) use of per capita emission factors, and (5) use of per employee emission factors. 

Each approach has distinct advantages and disadvantages as discussed below.

Small sources that would normally be treated as area sources may be handled as point sources for 

several reasons. First, county level activity data may not be readily determinable for certain 

source categories. Municipal landfills provide an example of this situation.

For some source categories, county activity estimates were available. For example, monthly 

wine production data for 2002 were available by county from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control 
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Board. If county activity data were not available, Commonwealth totals were apportioned to 

counties using data for a surrogate of the emissions activity. For example, the quantity of 

highway gasoline consumed in the Commonwealth was apportioned to the county level on the 

basis of vehicle miles traveled per county. Residential, commercial, and industrial fuel 

combustion were other categories that were handled in this manner. The major drawbacks of this 

approach are that additional data and resources are needed to apportion activity levels to the local 

level, and accuracy is lost in the process. If Commonwealth level data were not available, then 

national data were used in a similar manner.

Sources in certain area source categories were not only numerous and diffuse, but were too 

difficult to inventory by any of the above procedures. As an example, solvent evaporation from 

consumer and commercial products such as waxes, aerosol products and window cleaners cannot 

be routinely determined by DEP. In addition, it would be resource-intensive to develop and 

implement a survey that would yield such information. Per capita or per employee emission 

factors are used to estimate emissions for these source categories. The use of per capita emission 

factors is based on the assumption that, for a given source category, emission activity can be 

reasonably associated with population. This assumption is valid over broad areas for certain 

categories such as Architectural Surface Coating and solvent evaporation from Consumer and 

Commercial Products.

For categories that rely on a per capita emission factor, county population estimates for 2002 

were obtained from the U.S. Bureau of the Census. When emissions are calculated from per 

employee emission factors, county-level employment data for 2002 were estimated from a 

combination of two sources. Because county employment data for 2002 will not be available 

from the Bureau of the Census’ County Business Patterns (CBP) until April 2004, 2001 data for 

the appropriate North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes were obtained 

from the 2001 CBP2and projected to 2002 using the Commonwealth-level 2001 to 2002 

employment change for the appropriate NAICS codes. The Commonwealth-level employment 

data were obtained at the NAICS code level from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.3

In some cases, the Census does not report the number of employees in the separate counties 

within the Commonwealth for each category wereemployment value for a particular NAICS 

code/county combination because available ,but ,of confidentiality concerns. In these cases, the 

Census provides employment data as a range (e.g., between 20 and 99 employees), the. When a 

precise number of employees was not available from CBP, an initial estimate was developed 

based on the mid-point of the reported range (e.g., 60 employees was used for the 20 to 99 

employment range). For a given NAICS code, the mid-point estimates were then adjusted up or 

down to yield the Commonwealth-level employment for that NAICS code as reported in the 

CBP. The adjustments were computed by first calculating the difference between the 

Commonwealth-level CBP employment and the total of the employment values for counties for 

which actual employment values were reported in the CBP. The resulting value represents 

employment for the counties for which the CBP reports an employment range value. This value 

was then divided by the sum of the mid-point employment estimates for the counties for which 

employment was reported as a range. The resulting ratio was multiplied by the mid-point 
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estimates to yield the final county employment estimates. The calculation spreadsheets provide 

each of the steps used in this estimation procedure.

Control Efficiency (CE)

Control efficiency is the emission reduction percentage associated with a control device, process 

change or reformulation. Control efficiencies can vary widely by source within an area source 

category. Area source control efficiency values represent the weighted average control for the 

category.

Rule Penetration (RP)

Because lower-emitting sources within a source category may not be covered by a regulation, it is 

important to reflect the extent to which total source category emissions are affected. Rule 

penetration represents the percentage of total source category emissions that are affected by a 

regulation.

Rule Effectiveness (RE)

Rule effectiveness is a factor used to adjust the control efficiency to account for failures and 

uncertainties that affect the actual performance of the control. For example, control equipment 

performance may be adversely affected by age of the equipment, lack of maintenance, or 

improper use. With the exception of Federal regulations, a default RE value of 80 percent was 

applied when information was not available to substantiate the true RE value.1 An RE of 100 

percent was applied to all Federal regulations that require national compliance.

The RE factor is applied to the estimated control efficiency in the calculation of emissions from a 

source. The formula for the application of CE, RP, and RE is displayed below:

Uncontrolled Emissions = 50 pounds per day

Control Efficiency = 90 percent

Rule Penetration = 60 percent

Rule Effectiveness = 80 percent

Controlled Emissions = Uncontrolled Emissions × (1 – CE/100 × RP/100 × RE/100)

Controlled Emissions = 50 × (1 – 0.9 × 0.6 × 0.8) = 50 × (1 – 0.432) = 28.4 pounds per day

An RE and/or RP value can substantially increase emission estimates when high control 

efficiencies are involved. For example, if RP was not applied in the above example (equivalent 

to a 100 percent RP assumption), then estimated emissions are:

Controlled Emissions = 50 × (1 – 0.9 × 0.8) = 50 × (1 – 0.72) = 14 pounds per day.
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Seasonal Emission Calculations

Area source emissions are typically prepared first on an annual basis because activity data are 

generally only available on an annual basis. The recently promulgated Consolidated Emissions 

Reporting Rule (CERR) requires States to submit county-level area source CAP emission 

inventories to EPA for three temporal periods: annual, summer season work weekday, and 

winter season work weekday (the latter for carbon monoxide and particulate matter emissions 

only). Summer season work weekday emission inventories are needed to support planning for 

ozone NAAQS attainment. The summer season refers to the peak ozone season months of June, 

July, and August. Winter season work weekday emission inventories are used to support carbon 

monoxide (CO) NAAQS attainment planning. The winter season refers to January, February, 

and December of the same year (e.g., 2002).

Seasonal emission estimates are calculated by adjusting the annual inventory to reflect activity 

during the summer and winter season. Summer work weekday and winter work weekday 

emissions are calculated by multiplying annual emissions by the appropriate allocation factor. 

For most source categories, summer and winter work weekday allocation factors were developed 

from default monthly and weekly profiles available from EPA’s Emissions Modeling 

ClearingHouse (EMCH).4 

The EMCH provides 807 different monthly profiles and 45 different weekly profiles. The first 

step in developing summer allocation factors was to compute summer monthly ratios by dividing 

the sum of the June, July, and August monthly profile values by the total of the twelve monthly 

profile values. Winter monthly ratios were calculated in a similar manner, except monthly 

profile values for January, February, and December were incorporated into the calculation. 

Weekday profile values were computed by dividing the sum of the Monday through Friday 

weekly profile values by the total profile value for the entire week.

Summer work weekday allocation factors were calculated by multiplying the summer monthly 

ratios by the appropriate weekday ratio and then dividing the result by 65 (the number of work 

weekdays in the summer of 2002). In a like manner, winter work weekday allocation factors 

were computed by multiplying winter monthly ratios by the appropriate weekday ratio and 

dividing by 65 (the number of work weekdays in the winter of 2002).

These allocation factors were then matched to area source classification codes (SCCs) via a 

crosswalk between SCCs and temporal profiles available from EPA’s EMCH. Annual emissions 

for each SCC/county/pollutant combination were then multiplied by the appropriate summer 

work weekday allocation factor to yield summer work weekday emissions. Winter work 

weekday emissions were calculated for categories emitting CO and/or PM. Similar to the 

summer calculations, annual CO and PM emissions were multiplied by the appropriate winter 

work weekday allocation factor to yield winter work weekday emissions.

For source categories for which actual monthly/seasonal activity data were available (e.g., 

Residential Natural Gas Combustion, Structure Fires, and Wineries), summer and winter season 

allocation factors were calculated from the available activity data. The following presents 
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sample calculations performed to develop the summer work weekday allocation factor for 

Bakeries. The individual source category methodology sections present the calculations 

performed to compute each category’s seasonal emission estimates.

SAMPLE CALCULATION OF SUMMER SEASON WORK WEEKDAY ALLOCATION FACTOR:

Bakeries (SCC 2302050000)

0.25

996

83 83 83

Totalof Monthly Profile Values

(June Profile Value July Profile Value August Profile Value)

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Summer Season Ratio 

0.715

1000

143 143 143 143 143

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Sum of Weekly Values

Sum of Monday through Friday Profile Values Weekday Ratio

Summer Work Weekday Allocation Factor = 0.25 × 0.715  65 = 0.00275

For source categories for which actual seasonal emissions activity data were available (e.g., 

Residential Natural Gas Combustion, Structure Fires, and Wineries), the summer and winter 

season allocation factors were developed from these activity data.

Point Source Subtractions

Source categories can appear in both the area source and point source inventory. For example, 

emissions from large dry cleaning establishments may be included in the point source inventory, 

while emissions from smaller dry cleaners (below some specified cutoff) are included in the area 

source inventory. When a point source inventory and an area source inventory include emissions 

from the same process, the area source emission estimates are adjusted to avoid double-counting. 

Although many area source categories (e.g., Architectural Surface Coating) do not have 

companion point source categories, there are many source categories in the area source inventory 

for which emissions are reported in the Pennsylvania point source inventory (see Table 1). For 

these source categories, point source emissions are subtracted from total emission estimates to 

yield area source emissions. Ideally, this adjustment would occur in the area source emission 

calculation by subtracting point source emission activity (throughput) from total emission 

activity as shown below.

Area Source Activity  Total Activity  Point Source Activity 
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However, the Pennsylvania point source inventory does not report throughput for most sources. 

Therefore, it was necessary to calculate the point source subtractions using total and point source 

emission estimates as identified below.

Area Emissionsp  Total Emissionsp Point Source Emissionsp

where:

p = pollutant

Separate point source inventories were developed for Allegheny and Philadelphia counties and 

for all other counties. Except for ammonia and lead, the Allegheny inventory reports annual

emissions for all pollutants included in the area source inventory. These pollutants are also 

missing from the Philadelphia County annual inventory. Unlike the Allegheny inventory, the 

Philadelphia County inventory does not report PM emissions on a filterable and condensable 

basis, but rather on a primary basis. The inventory for the remaining counties reports annual 

emissions for the same pollutants as the Philadelphia County inventory, with the exception of 

primary PM2.5 (PM25-PRI), which is not reported for the remaining counties. Given the different 

ways in which PM emissions are reported in the 2002 Pennsylvania point source inventory, it 

was necessary to develop PM emissions on a consistent basis to facilitate the point source 

subtractions. Therefore, for Allegheny County, Pechan summed the condensable and the 

filterable PM emissions to obtain PM10-PRI and PM25-PRI emission values for use in the point 

source subtractions.

Although the point source inventories also report winter and summer day emissions, these 

estimates were not used in the point source subtractions. The annual emission estimates were 

used in the subtractions because it is not clear if every point source facility that would have 

emissions during the summer/winter have these emissions reported in the inventory. For 

example, there are only 14 records with winter day NOx emissions in the point source inventory, 

while there are over 4,000 records with annual NOx emissions reported in the inventory.

To facilitate the point source subtractions, the annual emission records for all point SCCs 

associated with an area source category were summed to the county level. Because PA DEP 

indicated that point source subtractions should be applied to the Machinery and Equipment 

Solvent Coating area source category by subtracting point source emission records associated 

with the combination of point SCCs 40202501, 40202502, and 40202599 and SIC code 3531, it 

was also necessary to compile county level annual emissions for these records. In addition, 

because these point SCCs are also associated with the Miscellaneous Finished Metals Surface 

Coating area source category, it was necessary to compile county-level annual emissions for all 

point source records with these SCCs that are not associated with SIC code 3531.

The county-level point source annual emissions were then subtracted from the area source 

category annual emissions using an area source category-to-point source category crosswalk 

developed for this project. Note that in keeping with EIIP guidance, when the resulting area 

source emission estimate was negative, the area source emission value was set to zero. In 

addition, when the PM10-PRI emission estimate resulted in a zero value, then the companion 
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PM25-PRI emission estimate was set to zero for consistency. In addition to setting PM25-PRI 

emissions to zero when PM10-PRI emissions were zero, we also set PM25-PRI emissions to 

PM10-PRI emissions when PM25-PRI emissions were greater than PM10-PRI emissions, after 

the point source subtractions were performed. Finally, the summer and winter season work 

weekday emission estimates were updated by multiplying the revised annual emission estimate 

by the appropriate winter season and/or summer season work weekday allocation factors. The 

following presents sample point source NOx emission subtraction calculations for the 

Commercial/Institutional Bituminous/Subbituminous Coal Combustion category (SCC 

2103002000).

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tons

Area Source NOx Emissions for SCC tons tons

Po Source NOx Emissions Allegheny Cnty . tons (SCC ) . tons (SCC )

Total NOx Emissions for SCC Allegheny Cnty tons per year

Area Source NOx Emissions for SCC Total NOx Emissions Po NOx Emissions

895.9997

2103002000 1,054.3025 158.3028

int ( ) 152 0751 10300207 6 2277 10300208

2103002000 ( ) 1,054.3025

2103002000 int

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The following individual sections describe the annual and seasonal emission estimation 

methodology for each area source category. Each section contains a brief description of the 

source category, identifies whether the category’s emission estimates were subject to point source 

emission subtractions, and presents sample emission calculations (point source subtractions are 

not included in these sample calculations). All referenced sources are displayed in Appendix A.
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Table 1. Area Source Inventory Categories with Point Source Emission Subtractions

SCC SCC1DESC SCC3DESC SCC6DESC SCC8DESC

2102001000 Stationary Source Fuel Combustion Industrial Anthracite Coal Total: All Boiler Types

2102002000 Stationary Source Fuel Combustion Industrial Bituminous/Subbituminous Coal Total: All Boiler Types

2103001000 Stationary Source Fuel Combustion Commercial/Institutional Anthracite Coal Total: All Boiler Types

2103002000 Stationary Source Fuel Combustion Commercial/Institutional Bituminous/Subbituminous Coal Total: All Boiler Types

2103004000 Stationary Source Fuel Combustion Commercial/Institutional Distillate Oil Total: Boilers and IC Engines

2103005000 Stationary Source Fuel Combustion Commercial/Institutional Residual Oil Total: All Boiler Types

2103006000 Stationary Source Fuel Combustion Commercial/Institutional Natural Gas Total: Boilers and IC Engines

2103007000 Stationary Source Fuel Combustion Commercial/Institutional Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Total: All Combustor Types

2302050000 Industrial Processes Food and Kindred Products: SIC 20 Bakery Products Total

2302070001 Industrial Processes Food and Kindred Products: SIC 20 Fermentation/Beverages Breweries

2401015000 Solvent Utilization Surface Coating Factory Finished Wood: SIC 2426 thru 242 Total: All Solvent Types

2401020000 Solvent Utilization Surface Coating Wood Furniture: SIC 25 Total: All Solvent Types

2401025000 Solvent Utilization Surface Coating Metal Furniture: SIC 25 Total: All Solvent Types

2401040000 Solvent Utilization Surface Coating Metal Cans: SIC 341 Total: All Solvent Types

2401050000 Solvent Utilization Surface Coating

Miscellaneous Finished Metals: SIC 34 - (341 + 

3498) Total: All Solvent Types

2401055000 Solvent Utilization Surface Coating Machinery and Equipment: SIC 35 Total: All Solvent Types

2401060000 Solvent Utilization Surface Coating Large Appliances: SIC 363 Total: All Solvent Types

2401070000 Solvent Utilization Surface Coating Motor Vehicles: SIC 371 Total: All Solvent Types

2401080000 Solvent Utilization Surface Coating Marine: SIC 373 Total: All Solvent Types

2401085000 Solvent Utilization Surface Coating Railroad: SIC 374 Total: All Solvent Types

2401090000 Solvent Utilization Surface Coating Miscellaneous Manufacturing Total: All Solvent Types

2415200000 Solvent Utilization Degreasing All Industries: Conveyerized Degreasing Total: All Solvent Types

2415300000 Solvent Utilization Degreasing All Industries: Cold Cleaning Total: All Solvent Types

2420000370 Solvent Utilization Dry Cleaning All Processes Special Naphthas

2425000000 Solvent Utilization Graphic Arts All Processes Total: All Solvent Types

2501060053 Storage and Transport

Petroleum and Petroleum Product 

Storage Gasoline Service Stations Stage 1: Balanced Submerged Filling

2501060101 Storage and Transport

Petroleum and Petroleum Product 

Storage Gasoline Service Stations Stage 2: Displacement Loss/Uncontrolled

2501060102 Storage and Transport

Petroleum and Petroleum Product 

Storage Gasoline Service Stations Stage 2: Displacement Loss/Controlled

2601010000

Waste Disposal, Treatment, and 

Recovery On-site Incineration Industrial Total

2601020000

Waste Disposal, Treatment, and 

Recovery On-site Incineration Commercial/Institutional Total

2620030000

Waste Disposal, Treatment, and 

Recovery Landfills Municipal Total

2630020010

Waste Disposal, Treatment, and 

Recovery Landfills Wastewater Treatment Processes Total
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION – ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

Emissions from livestock production come from such activities as confinement, manure handling 

and storage, and land application of manure. Biogenic emission source calculations were derived 

from EPA’s BEIS inventory system.

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION – CROPS (Fertilizer Application) (14 SCCs)

(Anhydrous Ammonia SCC 2801700001, Aqueous Ammonia SCC 2801700002, Nitrogen 

Solutions SCC 2801700003, Urea SCC 2801700004, Ammonium Nitrate SCC 2801700005, 

Ammonium Sulfate SCC 2801700006, Ammonium Thiosulfate SCC 2801700007, N-P-K 

(multi-grade nutrient fertilizers) SCC 2801700010, Calcium Ammonium Nitrate SCC 

2801700011, Potassium Nitrate SCC 2801700012, Diammonium Phosphate SCC 2801700013, 

Monoammonium Phosphate SCC 2801700014, Liquid Ammonium Polyphosphate SCC 

2801700015, Misc. Fertilizers SCC 2801700099)

Emissions from crops are primarily due to spreading of various fertilizers. Fertilizers spread on 

fields that contribute to ammonia emissions include anhydrous ammonia, aqueous ammonia, 

nitrogen solutions, urea, ammonium nitrate, calcium ammonia, and ammonium sulfate. Biogenic 

emission source calculations were derived from EPA’s BEIS inventory system.

ARCHITECTURAL SURFACE COATING (SCC 2401001000)

Architectural surface coatings are used by homeowners and painting contractors to coat the 

interior and exterior of buildings and other structures. The coatings are applied by spray, brush, 

or roller and dry or cure at ambient conditions. The VOC emissions from this source category 

result from the evaporation of the paint and cleanup solvents. Each county’s emissions are 

calculated using a per capita emission factor and U.S. Bureau of the Census 2002 population 

data. The Federal architectural surface coating regulations call for a 20 percent reduction in the 

solvent content of architectural surface coatings manufactured after September 1999.5 Therefore, 

a 20 percent CE is applied in the 2002 inventory.

The emission factor that is used in this effort differs from that used for the 1999 area source 

inventory. The new per capita emission factor was calculated using the Emission Inventory 

Improvement Program (EIIP) methods for this category. National solvent- and water-based 

coating per capita use factors were first calculated from 2002 national paint shipments6and 2002 

national population data.7 These factors were then combined with information on the average 

volatile organic compound (VOC) content of these coatings to calculate per capita emission 

factors as follows: 

Water-Based = 0.74 pounds VOC/gallon8× 589,527,000 gallons6/288,368,698 people7

= 1.5128 pounds VOC/person/year

Solvent-Based = 3.87 pounds VOC/gallon8× 119,914,000 gallons6/288,368,698 people7

= 1.6093 pounds VOC/person/year 
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Final composite emission factor = 1.5128 + 1.6093 = 3.1221 pounds VOC/person/year

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS: 

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100 100 100

1

CE RP RE Annual VOC Emissions EmissionFactor Population

where:

Emission Factor = 3.1221 lbs VOC/person/year

Population = 1,269,904 (Allegheny County)7

CE (Control Efficiency) = 20%5

RP (Rule Penetration) = 100%

RE (Rule Effectiveness) = 100%

 

tons VOC per year

lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds per year

people

year

person

lbsVOC

Annual VOC Emissions

1585.9069

2000

1

3,171,813.823

100

100

100

100

100

20 1,269,904 1

3.1221

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Summer work weekday VOC emissions = annual VOC emissions summer work weekday allocation factor

Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.00356 9

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 1585.9069  0.00356 = 5.6484 tons VOC per day

ASPHALT PAVING (2 SCCs)

There are two types of asphalt used for road paving and repair: cutback asphalt and emulsified 

asphalt. VOC emissions result primarily from the curing of the applied material. The following 

sections describe the two types of asphalt and identify the methods used to estimate emissions for 

each type.

Cutback Asphalt (SCC 2461021000)

Cutback asphalt is used as a pavement sealant, a tack coat, and a bonding agent between layers of 

paving material. Cutback asphalt is prepared by blending or “cutting back” asphalt cement with 

various blends of petroleum distillates. Emissions from cutback asphalt paving occur during the 

curing of the road surface when petroleum distillates evaporate.

Annual VOC emissions from cutback asphalt paving were computed from information obtained 

from the Pennsylvania Association of Asphalt Material Applicators (PAMA) on the amount of 
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cutback asphalt applied in 2002 and the VOC content and density of the asphalt.10 In addition, it 

was assumed that 100 percent of cutback asphalt contained diluent and that 70 percent of the 

diluent evaporates.11 County emissions were estimated by multiplying State emissions by the ratio 

of the each county’s bituminous paved lane mileage by the State’s bituminous paved lane 

mileage.12 Based on the State regulation prohibiting use of cutback asphalt during summer 

months, there are no summer season work weekday emissions estimated for cutback asphalt.13

Emulsified Asphalt (SCC 2461022000)

Emulsified asphalt is a type of liquefied road surfacing material that is used in some of the same 

applications as cutback asphalt. However, instead of blending asphalt cement with petroleum 

distillates, emulsified asphalt uses a blend of water with an emulsifier.

Annual VOC emissions from emulsified asphalt paving were computed from information obtained 

from the Pennsylvania Association of Asphalt Material Applicators on the amount of emulsified 

asphalt applied in 2002, the VOC content and density of the asphalt, and the percentage of 

emulsified asphalt containing diluent.10 In addition, it was assumed that 100 percent of the 

emulsified asphalt diluent evaporates.11 County emissions were estimated by multiplying State 

emissions by the ratio of the each county’s bituminous paved lane mileage by the State’s 

bituminous paved lane mileage.14 Annual emissions were allocated to the summer season work 

weekday based on information from PAMA that emulsified asphalt is only applied from March 1 

through October 31.15 In addition, it was assumed that asphalt use is evenly distributed during 

this period and that paving is only performed on weekdays.

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS:

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State Bituminous Paved Lane Miles

County Bituminous Paved Lane Miles County Annual VOCEmissions Statewide VOC emissions x

Statewide Annual Emissions Emission Factor State Asphalt Use of Diluent Evaporating

Emission Factor VOC Content VOC Density

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where:

Cutback Asphalt VOC Content = 35%10

Emulsified Asphalt VOC Content = 8%10

Cutback Asphalt VOC Density = 7.1 lbs/gallon10

Emulsified Asphalt VOC Density = 6.25 lbs/gallon10

2002 PA Cutback Asphalt Use = 5,000,000 gallons10

2002 PA Emulsified Asphalt Use = 15,000,000 gallons10

Bituminous Paved County Lane Miles = 2,538 miles (Allegheny)14

Bituminous Paved State Lane Miles = 83,227 miles14

% of Cutback Asphalt Diluent that Evaporates = 70%11

% of Emulsified Asphalt Containing Diluent = 50%10

% of Emulsified Asphalt Diluent that Evaporates = 100%11
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Cutback Asphalt VOC Emissions Calculation:

Annual VOC Emissions tons VOC per year

miles

miles million gallons cutback asphalt

year

gallon

tons VOC

Annual VOC Emissions

tons VOC per gallon per year

lbs

ton

year

gallon

lbs VOC

Emission Factor

132.6147

83,227

2,538 5 0.7

0.0012425

0.0012425

2000

1

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(Summer work weekday emissions are estimated as zero due to State prohibition on use during this 

period)13

Emulsified Asphalt VOC Emissions Calculation:

Annual VOC Emissions tons VOC per year

miles

miles million gallons emulsified asphalt

year

gallon

tons VOC

Annual VOC Emissions

tons VOC per gallon per year

lbs

ton

year

gallon

lbs VOC

Emission Factor

57.1780

83,227

2,538 15 0.5

0.00025

0.00025

2000

1

6.25

0.08

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Summer work weekday VOC emissions = annual VOC emissions summer work weekday allocation factor

Summer work weekday allocation factor = 3/8 (fraction of paving performed in the summer months)  5/7 

(fraction of paving performed on weekdays)  65 (number of weekdays in the summer) = 0.00412515

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 57.1780  0.004125 = 0.2359 tons VOC per day

AUTOMOTIVE REFINISHING (SCC 2401005000)

Automotive refinishing is the painting of worn or damaged automobiles, light trucks, and other 

vehicles. The coating of new cars, however, is considered in the point source inventory, and 

therefore not included in this inventory. The automotive refinishing VOC emission factor of 

2.30 lb/person is based on EPA guidance.16 A control efficiency of 60.94 percent for 2002 was 

computed by applying an incremental reduction of 38 percent17 to 1999’s 37 percent18 control 

efficiency based on the following calculation:

Control Efficiency Control Efficiency

Incremental Control Efficiency Control Efficiency Control Efficiency

100 60.94%

100

37 1

100

38 2002 1 1

100

100

1999 1

100

2002 2002 1 1

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where:

Emission Factor =2.30 lbs VOC/person/year16

Population = 1,269,904 (Allegheny County)7

Control Efficiency = 60.94%17 18

Rule Penetration = 100%

Rule Effectiveness = 100%

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tons VOC per year

lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds per year

people

year

person

lbsVOC

Annual VOC Emissions

570.4282

2000

1

1,140,856

100

100

100

100

100

60.94 1,269,904 1

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Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.00385 9

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 570.4282  0.00385 = 2.1940 tons VOC per day

BAKERIES (SCC 2302050000)

Bakery emissions, primarily ethanol, result from yeast fermentation during the baking process of 

bread and bakery products. Ethanol is emitted through a vent with any combustion product gases. 

Relevant NAICS codes for bakeries are 311811 and 311812.

County-level VOC emissions were calculated using an employment-based emission factor and 

the number of NAICS code 311811 and 311812 employees in each county. The number of 

employees in each county for 2001 was obtained from County Business Patterns2and grown to 

2002 using the ratio of 2002 total Commonwealth employees to 2001 total Commonwealth 

employees obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).3 The Bakeries emission factor is 

0.11 tons VOC/employee/year.

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 Point source emissions, where present, were subtracted from 

these emission estimates.

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS:

Annual VOC Emissions = (Emission Factor)(Employees)

where: 

Emission Factor = 0.11 tons VOC /employee/year19

Employees = 1024 2 3(Allegheny County)
14(1024 )

0.11

employees

year

employee

tons VOC

Annual VOC Emissions

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Summer work weekday VOC emissions = annual VOC emissions summer work weekday allocation factor

Summer work weekday allocation factor=0.002754

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 112.640.00275 = 0.3098 tons VOC per day

BREWERIES (SCC 2302070001)

Emissions of VOCs from breweries result from compounds such as ethanol, myrcene, ethyl 

acetate and higher alcohols resulting from the brewing process. There are two brewery emission 

factors, which differ based on facility production size (i.e., a smaller emission factor is used for 

facilities with more than 60,000 barrels production, and a larger factor for facilities producing 

60,000 barrels or less).

Because facility-level brewery production data were not available, it was necessary to estimate 

the amount of production in each county associated with small and large facilities. First, countylevel beer production was estimated by apportioning State-level production to counties based on 

county-level brewery employment. Total Pennsylvania beer production was obtained from the 

Federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau.20 The number of brewery (NAICS code 

31212) employees in 2002 was estimated by projecting 2001 county employment, obtained from 

the 2001 County Business Patterns,2to 2002 based on the 2002 to 2001 State-level brewery 

employment ratio, obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.3

Based on the average Pennsylvania brewery production per employee (2,122 barrels) calculated 

from the data described above, it was assumed that all facilities in a county reporting fewer than 

29 employees would contain only small breweries. The cutoff of 29 employees was chosen 

based on the observation that, assuming a constant per employee production rate, a brewery with 

29 employees would produce approximately 61,500 barrels of beer. It was also assumed that a 

county with more than 29 brewery employees would have production by both small and large 

facilities. In lieu of actual data, it was assumed that 1 percent of these counties’ production is 

from small breweries, and 99 percent is from large breweries. Therefore, the small brewery 

emission factor was applied to 1 percent of the county’s beer production, while the large brewery 

emission factor was applied to 99 percent of the county’s production. This 1 percent assumption 

appears reasonable given that this value results in statewide brewery emissions similar to those 

estimated for 1996.

Since Pennsylvania’s brewery production data were available on a monthly basis, the statewide 

summer month allocation factor was calculated using the ratio of summer beer production to the 

annual beer production. This was then converted to the summer work weekday allocation factor 

using weekday temporal allocation data from EPA’s Emissions Modeling Clearinghouse 

(EMCH).4 20
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SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS:

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County Employees Annual VOC Emissions EmissionFactor Statewide Production

where: 

Small Brewery Emission Factor = 56.743 pounds of VOC/1000 barrels21

Large Brewery Emission Factor = 4.16791 pounds of VOC/1000 barrels22

Adams County Employees = 72 3

Allegheny County Employees = 2612 3

2002 PA Beer Production = 3,089,646 barrels20

Adams County (Small Breweries Only Assumption) Annual VOC Emissions:

tons VOC per year

lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions lbs VOC per year

State Employees

County Employees barrels

barrels

lbs VOC Annual VOC Emissions

0.4214

2000

1

842.8634

1,456

7

3,089,646

1000

56.743

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Summer work weekday VOC emissions = annual VOC emissions summer work weekday allocation factor

Summer work weekday allocation factor = summer month beer production/annual beer production 

weekday ratio/number of weekdays in summer

Summer work weekday allocation factor = 856,549/3,089,646  0.715/65 = 0.003054 20

Summer work weekday allocation factor=0.00305

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 0.4214  0.00305 = 0.001285 tons VOC per day

Allegheny County (Small and Large Breweries Assumption) Annual VOC Emissions:

tons VOC per year

lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions lbs VOC per year

State Employees

County Employees barrels

barrels

lbs VOC

State Employees

County Employees barrels

barrels

lbs VOC Annual VOC Emissions

1.2998

2000

1

2599.5583

1,456

261 3,089,646

1000

4.168 0.99

1,456

261 3,089,646

1000

56.743 0.01

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Summer work weekday allocation factor = summer month beer production/annual beer production 

weekday ratio/number of weekdays in summer

Summer work weekday allocation factor = 856,549/3,089,646  0.715/65 = 0.003054 20

Summer work weekday allocation factor=0.00305

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 1.2998  0.00305 = 0.00396 tons VOC per day
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COAL COMBUSTION (6 SCCs)

(Residential Anthracite SCC 2104001000, Residential Bituminous SCC 2104002000, 

Commercial/Institutional Anthracite SCC 2103001000, Commercial/Institutional Bituminous 

SCC 2103002000, Industrial Anthracite SCC 2102001000, Industrial Bituminous SCC 

2102002000)

This category covers emissions from the burning of coal by residential, and small commercial and 

industrial users. Coal combustion emissions were estimated for VOC, NOx, CO, Pb, PM, and 

SO2.

Residential coal consumption, in tons per dwelling unit, was estimated using the following 

equation:

Coal consumption per dwelling unit = 0.003874 e(7.6414-(1000/heating degree days))

Heating Degree Day (HDD) data were obtained from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration.23 The HDD of each county was assigned according to the town or city in the 

county or the nearest town or city of similar latitude for which data were available.

After estimating county-level residential coal consumption per unit, emissions were calculated by 

multiplying these values by the number of coal-burning dwelling units in each county24 and the 

emission factor for each pollutant.

Year 2002 Commonwealth-level commercial sector coal consumption (computed from the 

Energy Information Administration’s State Energy Data 200025 and Annual Coal Report 200226) 

was allocated to individual counties using the number of commercial sector facilities in each 

county.2 County-level emissions were then calculated by multiplying county coal consumption 

by the emission factor for the applicable CAP.

Industrial coal-burning emissions were computed in a similar way to commercial/institutional 

emissions. However, county-level industrial employment data (from County Business Patterns 

and Current Employment Statistics) were used to allocate coal consumption to individual 

counties.

In some cases, CAP emission factors differ between anthracite and bituminous coal. Because 

anthracite is mined in the eastern half of the Commonwealth, while bituminous is mined in the 

western half, the emission calculations assume that eastern counties burn anthracite coal while 

western counties burn bituminous coal.

For Commercial and Industrial sector categories, point source emissions, where present, were 

subtracted from these initial emission estimates.

SAMPLE CALCULATIONS:
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Residential Coal Combustion:

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Annual Emissions Pollutant Emission Factor Percent AshContent if applicable

HDD 0.003874

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1000 7.6414

where: 

VOC Emission Factor = 10 lbs/ton anthracite coal/year27; 10 lbs/ton 

bituminous coal/year39

NOx Emission Factor = 3 lbs/ton anthracite coal/year27; 9.1 lbs/ton bituminous 

coal/year39

CO Emission Factor = 275 lbs/ton anthracite coal/year27; 275 lbs/ton 

bituminous coal/year39

Pb Emission Factor = 0.013182 lbs/ton bituminous coal/year39

PM10-FIL Emission Factor = 10 lbs/ton anthracite coal/year27; 6.2 lbs/ton 

bituminous coal/year39

PM25-FIL Emission Factor = 0.6 lbs/ton anthracite coal/year27 13.38% ash 

content =8.028 lbs/ton anthracite coal/year; 3.8 lbs/ton bituminous 

coal/year39

PM-CON Emission Factor = 0.08 lbs/ton anthracite coal/year27 13.38% ash 

content =1.0704 lbs/ton anthracite coal/year; 1.04 lbs/ton bituminous 

coal/year39

SO2 Emission Factor = 39 lbs/ton anthracite coal/year

27 0.89% sulfur content 

=34.71 lbs/ton anthracite coal/year; 31 lbs/ton bituminous coal/year39

2.42% sulfur content = 75.02 lbs/ton bituminous coal/year

Anthracite Coal Sulfur Content = 0.89% sulfur27

Bituminous Coal Sulfur Content = 2.42% sulfur27

Anthracite Coal Ash Content = 13.38% ash27

Number of Coal-Burning Dwelling Units (Allegheny County) = 18324

e = natural base

HDD = Heating Degree Days (Allegheny County) = 5,49423

VOC Emissions:

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pounds

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

dwelling unit

e tons coal

dwelling units

year

ton coal

lbs VOC

Annual VOC Emissions

6.1539

2000

1

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Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.000110 4 23

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 6.1539  0.000110 = 0.000675 tons VOC per day
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lbs

ton Annual CO Emissions pounds CO per year

dwelling unit

tons coal e dwelling units

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tons coal

lbs CO

Annual CO Emissions

169.2320

2000

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Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.0001104 23

Summer work weekday CO emissions = 169.2320  0.000110 = 0.01856 tons CO per day

Winter work weekday CO emissions = annual CO emissions  winter work weekday allocation factor

Winter work weekday allocation factor=0.005554 23

Winter work weekday CO emissions = 169.2320  0.00555 = 0.9389 tons CO per day

Commercial/Institutional Coal Combustion:

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Number of County Facilities Annual Emissions Pollutant Emission Factor CoalConsumption

where: 

VOC Emission Factor = 0.07 lbs/ton anthracite coal/year28; 1.3 lbs/ton 

bituminous coal/year39

NOx Emission Factor = 18 lbs/ton anthracite coal/year39; 33 lbs/ton bituminous 

coal/year39

CO Emission Factor = 0.6 lbs/ton anthracite coal/year39; 11 lbs/ton bituminous 

coal/year39

Pb Emission Factor = 0.0089 lbs/ton anthracite coal/year39; 0.013182 lbs/ton 

bituminous coal/year39

SO2 Emission Factor =39 lbs/ton anthracite coal/year39 0.89% sulfur content 

= 34.71 lbs/ton anthracite coal/year; 38 lbs/ton bituminous coal/year39 

2.42% sulfur content = 91.96 lbs/ton bituminous coal/year 

PM10-FIL Emission Factor = 2.3 lbs/ton anthracite coal/year39  13.38% ash 

content = 30.774 lbs/ton anthracite coal/year; 13.2 lbs/ton bituminous 

coal/year39

PM25-FIL Emission Factor = 0.6 lbs/ton anthracite coal/year39  13.38% ash 

content = 8.028 lbs/ton anthracite coal/year; 4.6 lbs/ton bituminous 

coal/year39

PM-CON Emission Factor = 0.08 lbs/ton anthracite coal/year39  13.38% ash 

content = 1.0704 lbs/ton anthracite coal/year; 1.04 lbs/ton bituminous 

coal/year39
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Anthracite Coal Sulfur Content = 0.89%27

Bituminous Coal Sulfur Content = 2.42%27

Anthracite Coal Ash Content = 13.38% ash27

Pennsylvania Coal Consumption = 512,636 tons25 26

Number of County Facilities (Allegheny County) = 24,6542

Number of Pennsylvania Facilities = 197,7952

Commercial/Institutional Coal Consumption:

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tons

tons

tons

tons

State Coal Consumption Commercial Consumption

512,636

742,000

587,000 648,000

2000 Commercial and ResidentialConsumption

2002 Commercial and ResidentialConsumption

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tons VOC per year

lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

state facilities

county facilities

tons

year

ton bituminous coal

lbs VOC

Annual VOC Emissions

41.5331

2000

1

83,066.2561

197,795

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Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.001704

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 41.5331  0.00170 = 0.0705 tons VOC per day

CO Emissions:

tons COper year

lbs

ton Annual CO Emissions poundsCO per year

state facilities

county facilities

tons

year

ton bituminous coal

lbs CO

Annual CO Emissions

351.4342

2000

1

702,868.321

197,795

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Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.001704

Summer work weekday CO emissions = 351.4342  0.00170 = 0.5967 tons CO per day 

Winter work weekday CO emissions = annual CO emissions  winter work weekday allocation factor

Winter work weekday allocation factor = 0.003974

Winter work weekday CO emissions = 351.4342  0.00397 = 1.3962 tons CO per day

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Number of County Employees Annual Emissions Pollutant Emission Factor CoalConsumption

The Industrial Coal Combustion emissions were calculated using the same emission factors as 

Commercial/Institutional Coal (see above).

where: 

Number of Allegheny County Employees =48,5442 3

Number of Pennsylvania Employees = 721,9022 3

Pennsylvania Coal Consumption = 42,900,812.75 tons25 26

Industrial Coal Consumption:

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tons

tons

tons

Other Industrial Consumption Annual Coal Report)

Other Industrial Consumption(Annual Coal Report) Industrial Consumption from State Energy Data

State Coal Consumption

42,900,812.75

3,498,000

3,121,000 48,083,000

2000 (

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lbs CO

Annual CO Emissions

15,866.6603

2000

1

31,733,320.58

721,902

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Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.002834

Summer work weekday CO emissions = 15,866.6603  0.00283 = 44.8538 tons CO per day

Winter work weekday CO emissions = annual CO emissions  winter work weekday allocation factor

Winter work weekday allocation factor = 0.002834

Winter work weekday CO emissions = 15,866.6603  0.00283 = 44.8538 tons CO per day

COMMERCIAL AND CONSUMER SOLVENT USE (SCC 2465000000)

This source category covers household products such as special naphthas, alcohols, carbonyls, 

and other organics that contain VOCs. There are no point sources associated with this category. 

County-level emissions were calculated using a composite per capita emission factor (see table 

below) and U.S. Bureau of the Census population data. The emission factor represents precontrol emission rates. A CE of 20 percent29 and an RP of 48.6 percent9 were applied to reflect 

the Federal Rule for consumer products. This yields a post-control VOC emission factor of 
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7.078 lbs per capita which was used in all emission calculations. Each county’s emissions are 

estimated per the sample calculations listed below.

SUBCATEGORY EMISSION FACTOR

Household Products 0.79 lbs/person/year

Personal Care Products 2.32 lbs/person/year

Automotive Aftermarket Products 1.36 lbs/person/year

Adhesives and Sealants 0.57 lbs/person/year

FIFRA-Regulated Products 1.78 lbs/person/year

Coatings and Related Products 0.95 lbs/person/year

Miscellaneous Products 0.07 lbs/person/year

Total (Pre-Control) 7.84 lbs/person/year

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS:

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where:

Emission Factor =7.84 lbs VOC/person/year30

Population = 1,269,904 (Allegheny County)7

CE (Control Efficiency) = 20%29

RP (Rule Penetration) = 48.6% 9

RE (Rule Effectiveness) = 100%

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people

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person

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Annual VOC Emissions

4494.1598

2000

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Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.00274 9

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 4494.1598 0.00274 = 12.3128 tons VOC per day

COMMERCIAL COOKING (5 SCCs)

Chain-Driven (Conveyorized) Charbroilers SCC 2302002100; Under-Fired Charbroilers SCC 

2302002200; Flat Griddles SCC 2302002300; Clamshell Griddles SCC 2302002400; and DeepFat Fryers SCC 2302002500

Criteria pollutant annual emissions associated with commercial cooking were compiled from the 

2002 nonpoint source National Emissions Inventory (NEI).31 The 2002 NEI reports commercial 

cooking emissions in five SCCs, each of which represents a specific equipment type. Source 
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categories comprise emissions from all meat types for a particular piece of equipment. The 

following types of meat are included: hamburger, steak, fish, pork, and chicken. Emissions for 

deep-fat frying of french fries were also estimated. With the exception of deep-fat frying of 

french fries, commercial cooking activity was developed from survey data obtained from a Public 

Research Institute (PRI) report on charbroiling activity estimation in the State of California.32 

Further details on the annual emission estimation methodology are available in the forthcoming 

2002 nonpoint source NEI documentation.31

The NEI reports emissions for the following criteria pollutants: VOC, CO, PM10-PRI, and 

PM25-PRI (note, however, that each pollutant is not reported for each equipment type). The 

sources of the commercial cooking criteria pollutant emission factors are documented in a report 

prepared for EPA.33

Because temporal allocation data were not developed for this category in the 2002 NEI, the 

default temporal data reported in the EMCH for SCC 2302002000 (Commercial Charbroiling) 

were applied to each commercial cooking SCC.4 These data were used to estimate both summer 

season and winter season work weekday emission estimates.

SAMPLE SEASONAL CALCULATIONS (CHAIN-DRIVEN CHARBROILERS):

Annual VOC emissions (Allegheny County) = 10.7792 tons VOC per year

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = annual VOC emissions summer work weekday 

allocation factor

Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.002754

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 10.7792  0.00275 = 0.0296 tons VOC per day

Annual PM10-PRI emissions (Allegheny County) = 43.0837 tons VOC per year

Winter work weekday PM10-PRI emissions = annual PM10-PRI emissions winter work 

weekday allocation factor

Winter work weekday allocation factor = 0.002754

Winter work weekday PM10-PRI emissions = 43.0837  0.00275 = 0.1185 tons VOC per day

COMPOSTING (3 SCCs) 

(Biosolids SCC 2680001000, Mixed Waste 2680002000, Green Waste 2680030000)

Composting refers to the use of both aerobic and anaerobic microbial processes to degrade waste 

materials for beneficial refuse. Compostable wastes include biosolids (sewage sludge), manure, 

green waste ( e.g., landscape trimmings, grass clippings), and other biodegradable materials such 

as food waste. Composting produces emissions of NH3, VOC, and methane. Emissions for each 

county were estimated using a biosolids-generation-based emission factor65. Figures on material 

composted were obtained from BioCycle’s nationwide survey34

Each county’s emissions were estimated per the sample calculations below.

SAMPLE NH3 EMISSION CALCULATION:
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Annual NH3 Emissions = (Emission Factor)(Tons material composted)

Where:

Emissions Factor = 3.28 lbs NH3/ton Biosolids 

2.81 lbs NH3/ton Mixed Waste 

0.82 lbs NH3/ton Green Waste

Tons Biosolids = 3,321.65 (Allegheny County) 

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2000

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DEGREASING (4 SCCs)

(Auto Repair (Cold Cleaning) SCC 2415360000, Manufacturing (Cold Cleaning) SCC 

2415300000, Electronics (Vapor/In-Line) SCC 2415230000, Other (Vapor/In-Line) SCC 

2415200000)

Surface cleaning, also known as “degreasing”, includes the solvent cleaning or conditioning of 

metal surfaces and parts, fabricated plastics, electronic and electrical components and other 

nonporous substrates. These cleaning processes are designed to remove foreign material, such as 

oils, grease, waxes and moisture, usually in the preparation for further treatment, such as painting, 

electroplating, galvanizing, anodizing or applying conversion coatings. Three basic types of 

surface cleaning operations are currently used: cold cleaning, vapor cleaning, and in-line or 

conveyorized cleaning, which can be either a cold or vapor cleaning process. VOC emission results

from the evaporation of solvents used in these processes.

Cold cleaning is a batch process in which solvents are applied at room temperature or slightly 

heated. Parts are immersed in a solvent, usually mineral spirits. Parts too large for immersion may 

be sprayed or wiped with a solvent. The primary cold cleaning application is cleaning of tools or 

metal parts at service and automotive repair stations and manufacturing facilities. Cold cleaning 

may incorporate covers or freeboards to limit the evaporative loss of solvents.

In-line cleaners use automated load systems (typically conveyors) to maintain a continuous feed to 

the cleaning unit. These units use both cold and vapor-cleaning methods as described above, with 

the majority being halogenated solvent cleaning systems. These units are used for large-scale 

operations and are usually enclosed except to the conveyor inlet or exit. A common application of 

in-line cleaners is cleaning printed circuit boards for the electronic and electrical component 

industries.

The Emission Inventory Improvement Program (EIIP) developed the following population-based 

methods for estimating degreasing emissions. Point source emissions, where present, were 

subtracted from these emission estimates. 
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SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS:

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CE RP RE Annual VOC Emissions Emission Factor Population

where:

Auto Repair (Cold Cleaning) VOC Emission Factor = 2.5 lbs VOC/person/year35

Manufacturing (Cold Cleaning) VOC Emission Factor = 1.1 lbs 

VOC/person/year35

Electronics (Vapor/In-Line) VOC Emission Factor = 0.21 lbs VOC/person/year35

Other (Vapor/In-Line) VOC Emission Factor = 0.49 lbs VOC/person/year35

Population = 1,269,904 (Allegheny County)7

Auto Repair Cold Cleaning CE (Control Efficiency) = 66%36

Manufacturing Cold Cleaning CE (Control Efficiency) = 66%36

Electronics Vapor/In-Line CE (Control Efficiency) = 63%36 37

Other Vapor/In-Line CE (Control Efficiency) = 63%36 37

All Categories RP (Rule Penetration) = 100%

All Categories RE (Rule Effectiveness) = 80%

Allegheny County Auto Repair (Cold Cleaning) VOC Emissions Calculation:

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tons VOC per year

pounds

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

people

year

person

lbs VOC

Annual VOC Emissions

749.2434

2000

1

1,498,486.72

100

80

100

100

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66 1,269,904 1

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Summer work weekday VOC emissions calculation for Allegheny County Auto Repair (Cold Cleaning):

Degreasing (all categories) summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.00385 9

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = annual VOC emissions summer work weekday allocation factor

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 749.2434  0.00385 = 2.8817 tons VOC per day

DRY CLEANERS (SCC 2420000370)

Three types of dry cleaning operations are used: coin-operated facilities using perchloroethylene 

(perc); commercial/industrial facilities using perc; and commercial/industrial facilities using 

VOC solvents. As perc is no longer considered a VOC, only commercial/industrial facilities 

using VOC solvents are considered for the area source inventory. The first two categories are not 

included in the baseline inventory. They are, however, retained for use in the modeling inventory 

as required by EPA guidance. 
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Point source emissions, where present, were subtracted from these emission estimates. Each 

county’s emissions were estimated per the sample calculations below using a per capita emission 

factor and US Census Bureau population data. The emission factor was determined by the 

Department using 1990 survey data supplied by the industry (contacts with the Pennsylvania and 

Delaware Cleaners Association indicate that more recent data are not available).38

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS:

Annual VOC Emissions = (Emission Factor)(Population)

where:

Emission Factor = 0.15 lbs VOC/person/year38

Population = 1,269,904 (2002 Allegheny County)7

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tons VOC per year

lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

people

year

person

lbsVOC

Annual VOC Emissions

95.2428

2000

1

190,485.6

1,269,904

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Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.00284

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 95.2428 0.0028=0.2674 tons VOC per day

ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES (SCC 2401060000)

The VOC emissions from this source category result from the evaporation of the solvent used in 

the coating process in the manufacture of electrical appliances such as refrigerators, freezers, 

laundry equipment, and electric housewares. Emissions for each county were estimated per the 

sample calculations below using an employment-based emission factor and the number of 

employees in the NAICS codes, 333414, 335211, 335212, 335221, and 335228. The number of 

employees in each county for 2001 was obtained from County Business Patterns2and grown to 

2002 using the ratio of 2002 total Commonwealth employees to 2001 total Commonwealth 

employees obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

3

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present, were subtracted from these emission estimates. 

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS:

Annual VOC Emissions = (Emission Factor)(Number of Employees)

where:

Emission Factor = 463 lbs VOC/employee/year16

Employees = 150 (Allegheny County) 2 3
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tons VOC per year

pounds

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

employees

year

employee

lbsVOC

Annual VOC Emissions

34.725

2000

1

69,450

150

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Summer work weekday VOC emissions = annual VOC emissions summer work weekday allocation factor

Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.00275 4

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 34.725 x 0.00275=0.0955 tons VOC per day

ELECTRICAL INSULATION (SCC 2401065000)

The VOC emissions from this source category result from the evaporation of the solvent used in 

the insulation coatings applied to wire and cable. The emissions for each county were calculated 

using an employment-based emission factor and the number of employees in NAICS codes 

331422, 331491, 335311, 335921 and 335929. The number of employees in each county for 

2001 was obtained from County Business Patterns2and grown to 2002 using the ratio of 2002 

total Commonwealth employees to 2001 total Commonwealth employees obtained from the 

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

3

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calculations below.

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS:

Annual VOC Emissions = (Emission Factor)(Number of Employees)

where:

Emission Factor = 290 lbs VOC/employee/year16

Employees = 58 (Allegheny County)

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tons VOC per year

pounds

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

employees

year

employee

lbsVOC

Annual VOC Emissions

8.41

2000

1

16820

58

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Summer work weekday VOC emissions = annual VOC emissions summer work weekday allocation factor

Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.002774

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 8.41 0.00277=0.0233 tons VOC per day
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FACTORY FINISHED WOOD (SCC 2401015000)

The VOC emissions from this source category result from the evaporation of the solvent used in 

the gluing and coating process. The emissions for each county were calculated using an 

employment-based emission factor and the number of employees in NAICS codes 32192, 33711, 

321211, 321212, 321213, 321911, 321918, 321992, and 321999. The number of employees in 

each county for 2001 was obtained from County Business Patterns2and grown to 2002 using the 

ratio of 2002 total Commonwealth employees to 2001 total Commonwealth employees obtained 

from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

3

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subtracted from these emission estimates.

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS:

Annual VOC Emissions = (Emission Factor)(Number of Employees)

where:

Emission Factor = 131 lbs VOC/employee/year16

Employees =615 (Allegheny County)2 3

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pounds

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

employees

year

employee

lbsVOC

Annual VOC Emissions

40.2825

2000

1

80565

615

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Summer work weekday VOC emissions = annual VOC emissions summer work weekday allocation factor

Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.00284

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 40.2825 x 0.0028=0.1141 tons VOC per day

FOREST FIRES (SCC 2810001000)

Forest fires in certain rural areas can produce very large, short-term emissions of VOC, NOx, and 

CO, SO2, and particulates. The emissions for each county were calculated using an emission 

factor from AP-4239 or the 1999 National Emissions Inventory40 and a loading factor from AP4239

. The number of acres burned was obtained from the Department of Conservation and 

Natural Resources.41 Each county’s emissions were estimated per the sample calculations below. 

SAMPLE CALCULATIONS:

Annual Emissions = (Emission Factor)(Loading Factor)(Acres Burned)

where:

VOC Emission Factor = 24 lbs VOC/ton of flora/year

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NOx Emission Factor = 4 lbs NOx/ton of flora/year39

CO Emission Factor = 140 lbs CO/ton of flora/year39

Loading Factor = 11 tons of flora/acre39

Acres Burned = 3.85 acres (Westmoreland County)41

VOC Emissions:

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tons VOC per year

lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions poundsVOC per year

acres burned

acre

tons of flora

year

ton of flora

lbs VOC

Annual VOC Emissions

0.5082

2000

1

1016.4

3.85 11

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Summer work weekday VOC emissions = annual VOC emissions summer work weekday allocation factor

Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.00554

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 0.5082 0.0055=0.002795 tons VOC per day

CO Emissions:

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lbs

ton Annual CO Emissions pounds CO per year

acres burned

acre

tons of flora

year

ton of flora

lbsCO

Annual CO Emissions

2.9645

2000

1

5929

3.85 11

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Summer work weekday VOC emissions = annual VOC emissions summer work weekday allocation factor

Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.00554

Summer work weekday CO emissions = 2.9645 0.0055=0.0163 tons CO per day

Winter work weekday CO emissions = annual CO emissions  winter work weekday allocation factor

Winter work weekday allocation factor = 0.000564

Winter work weekday CO emissions = 2.9645 0.00056=0.0017 tons CO per day

FUEL OIL COMBUSTION (3 SCCs)

(Residential Distillate Fuel Oil SCC 2104004000, Commercial/Institutional Distillate Fuel Oil 

SCC 2103004000, Commercial/Institutional Residual Fuel Oil SCC 2103005000)

Distillate and residual oil combustion sources, which emit VOC, NOx, CO, SO2, Pb, and PM are 

grouped into three categories: Commercial/Institutional, Residential, and Industrial. Industrial 

source emissions are captured in the point source inventory. For Commercial sector categories, 

point source emissions, where present, were subtracted from the emissions of the corresponding 
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county. Fuel oil emissions were calculated for each county using fuel use estimates derived by 

allocating Commonwealth consumption estimates from the Energy Information Administration 

to individual counties. The county allocations were performed using data obtained from the 

County Business Patterns and the U.S. Census Bureau. 

 

SAMPLE CALCULATIONS:

Residential Distillate Fuel Oil:

Residential fuel oil usage was determined by allocating the total residential fuel oil use to each 

county. The residential fuel oil consumption was allocated by the ratio of dwelling units (DU) 

using distillate fuel oil in a county to the number of dwelling units burning distillate fuel oil in 

the Commonwealth. The following is the general equation for the calculation of usage for 

residential sources of fuel oil combustion. 

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State Fuel -Oil - Burning DU

County Fuel -Oil - Burning DU Annual Fuel Oil Usage PA Residential Distillate Fuel Oil Usage

where:

PA Residential Distillate Fuel Use = 829,470 thousands of gallons42

2000 County Fuel-Oil-Burning DUs = 8123 Dwelling Units (Allegheny 

County)7

2000 State Fuel-Oil-Burning DUs = 1,217,155 Dwelling Units7

VOC Emissions:

tons VOCper year

pounds

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

Dwelling Units

Dwelling Units thousands of gallons

gallons

lbsVOC Annual VOC Emissions

1.9375

2000

1

3874.9784

1,217,155

8123 829,470

1000

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Summer work weekday VOC emissions = annual VOC emissions summer work weekday allocation factor

Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.0001654

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 1.9375 0.000165=0.000319 tons VOC per day

CO Emissions:

tons COper year

pounds

ton Annual CO Emissions pounds CO per year

Dwelling Units

Dwelling Units thousands of gallons

gallons

lbsVOC Annual CO Emissions

13.8392

2000

1

27,678.4173

1,217,155

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1000

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Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.0001654

Summer work weekday CO emissions = 13.8392 0.000165=0.00228 tons CO per day
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Winter work weekday CO emissions = annual CO emissions  winter work weekday allocation factor

Winter work weekday allocation factor = 0.0006264

Winter work weekday CO emissions = 13.8392 0.00626=0.0866 tons CO per day

Commercial/Institutional Distillate Fuel Oil:

The total amount of distillate fuel oil was apportioned to each county according to the number of 

commercial sector (i.e., SIC code 50-89) facilities. The number of commercial facilities in 2001 

was used for this allocation because 2001 data were the last year available.2 Total 

Commonwealth use was obtained from the Energy Information Administration.

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emissions for commercial/institutional fuel oil combustion were estimated per the following 

sample calculations. 

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Number of State Facilities

Number of County Facilities Annual Emissions Emission Factor PACommercial / Institutional Distillate Fuel Oil Use

where:

VOC Emission Factor = 0.34 lbs/1000 gallons/year39

NOx Emission Factor = 20 lbs/1000 gallons/year39

CO Emission Factor = 5 lbs/1000 gallons/year39

SO2 Emission Factor = 142 lbs/1000 gallons/year39  0.3% sulfur content = 

42.6 lbs/1000 gallons/year

PM10-FIL Emission Factor = 1.08 lbs/1000 gallons/year39

PM25-FIL Emission Factor = 0.83 lbs/1000 gallons/year39

PM-CON Emission Factor = 1.3 lbs/1000 gallons/year39

Lead Emission Factor = 0.001268 lbs/1000 gallons/yearError! Bookmark not 

defined.

Distillate Fuel Sulfur Content = 0.3%27

County Facilities = 24,654 (Allegheny County)2

Commonwealth Facilities = 197,7952

PA Commercial/Institutional Distillate Fuel Oil Use = 301,554,000 gallons42

VOC Emissions:

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tons VOCper year

pounds

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

Facilities

Facilities 301,554 thousands of gallons

year

gallons

lbsVOC

Annual VOC Emissions

6.3898

2000

1

12,779.5656

197,795

1000 24,654

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Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.001704

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 6.3898  0.00170=0.0108 tons VOC per day

CO Emissions:
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lbs

ton Annual CO Emissions poundsCO per year

Facilities

Facilities 301,554 thousands of gallons

year

gallons

lbsCO

Annual CO Emissions

93.9674

2000

1

187,934.7889

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Summer work weekday CO emissions = annual CO emissions  summer work weekday allocation factor

Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.001704

Summer work weekday CO emissions = 93.9674  0.00170=0.1595 tons CO per day

Winter work weekday CO emissions = annual CO emissions  winter work weekday allocation factor

Winter work weekday allocation factor = 0.00404

Winter work weekday CO emissions = 93.9674  0.0040=0.3733 tons CO per day

Commercial/Institutional Residual Fuel Oil:

The total amount of residual fuel oil was apportioned to each county according to the number of 

commercial facilities, which was obtained from County Business Patterns.

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Commonwealth use was obtained from the Energy Information Administration.

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emissions for commercial/institutional fuel oil combustion were estimated per the following 

sample calculations. 

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Number of County Facilities Annual Emissions Emission Factor PACommercial Residual Fuel Oil Use

where:

VOC Emission Factor = 1.13 lbs/1000 gallons/year39

NOx Emission Factor = 55 lbs/1000 gallons/year39

CO Emission Factor = 5 lbs/1000 gallons/year39

SO2 Emission Factor = 157 lbs/1000 gallons/year39  1.05% sulfur content = 

164.85 lbs/1000 gallons/year

PM10-FIL Emission Factor = 5.17 lbs/1000 gallons/year  0.19% ash content 

= 0.9823 lbs/1000 gallons/year

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PM25-FIL Emission Factor = 1.92 lbs/1000 gallons/year  0.19% ash content 

= 0.3648 lbs/1000 gallons/year

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PM-CON Emission Factor = 1.5 lbs/1000 gallons/year

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Lead Emission Factor = 0.00155 lbs/1000 gallons/yearError! Bookmark not 

defined.

Residual Fuel Sulfur Content = 1.05% 43

County Facilities = 24,654 (Allegheny County)2

Commonwealth Facilities = 197,7952

PA Commercial/Institutional Residual Fuel Oil Use = 16,597,000 gallons42
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VOC Emissions:

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tons VOCper year

pounds

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

Facilities

Facilities 16,597 thousands of gallons

year

gallons

lbs VOC

Annual VOC Emissions

1.1688

2000

1

2337.6534

197,795

1000 24,654

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Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.001704

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 1.1688  0.00170= 0.00198 tons VOC per day

CO Emissions:

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lbs

ton Annual CO Emissions poundsCO per year

Facilities

Facilities 16,597 thousands of gallons

year

gallons

lbs CO

Annual CO Emissions

5.1718

2000

1

10,343.5991

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Summer work weekday CO emissions = annual CO emissions  summer work weekday allocation factor

Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.00170 4

Summer work weekday CO emissions = 5.1718  0.00170=0.00878 tons CO per day

Winter work weekday CO emissions = annual CO emissions  winter work weekday allocation factor

Winter work weekday allocation factor = 0.0040 4

Winter work weekday CO emissions = 5.1718  0.0040 = 0.0205 tons CO per day

GASOLINE MARKETING (5 SCCs)

(Stage I SCC 2501060053, Stage II Uncontrolled SCC 2501060101, Stage II Controlled SCC 

2501060102, Underground Storage Tank Breathing and Emptying SCC 2501060201, Truck 

Transit SCC 2505030120)

Gasoline marketing involves the operations typically associated with transporting gasoline from 

refineries to final consumption in gasoline-powered vehicles. Evaporative emissions of VOCs 

occur at all points in the distribution process. The operations that were inventoried as area 

sources are gasoline dispensing outlets and gasoline tank trucks in transit. Bulk terminals and 

outlets are inventoried as point sources. VOC emissions result from the following sources: 1) 
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Stage I (tank truck unloading into underground storage tanks), 2) Stage II (vehicle fueling), 3) 

Underground Storage Tank Breathing and Emptying, and 4) Truck Transit. 

Each category’s AP-42 emission factor is based on the average daily throughput that was 

calculated from monthly data obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue Bureau of 

Motor Fuel Taxes. The vehicle miles traveled (VMT), which were obtained from Dan Szekeres 

of the Baker Corporation44, was used to apportion the gasoline throughput to each county. 

Control efficiency (CE), rule penetration (RP), and rule effectiveness (RE) factors were applied 

to Stage I for each county to reflect the application of vapor balance systems. A RE factor was 

applied to Stage II to each regulated county. CE, RP, and RE factors were applied to 

Underground Storage Tank Breathing to reflect the application of pressure relief valves. There 

were no point sources for this source category. Each county’s emissions were estimated per the 

following sample calculations.

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS:

Stage I:

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County Annual VMT Annual VOC Emissions Emission Factor State Annual Gasoline Sales

where: 

Emission Factor = 1.92 lbs VOC/1000 gallons39

State Annual Gasoline Sales = 5,238,145,337 gallons/year45

County Annual VMT = 8,836,074,725 miles (Allegheny County) 44

State Annual VMT = 97,021,666,321 miles44

Control Efficiency (CE) = 96%46 47

Rule Penetration (RP) = 96%46 47

Rule Effectiveness (RE) = 80%

tons VOC per year

pounds

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

miles

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day

gallons

gallons

lbs VOC Annual VOC Emissions

120.3185

2000

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Summer work weekday allocation factor = summer month gasoline sales/annual gasoline sales 

weekday ratio/number of weekdays in summer

Summer work weekday allocation factor = 1,370,092,015/5,238,145,337 0.8333/65 = 0.00335 4 45

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 120.3185  0.00335 = 0.4035 tons VOC per day

Stage II:

Vehicle refueling VOC emissions are estimated using MOBILE6.2-based emission factors;48

monthly gasoline sales estimates;45 and county-level, annual vehicle miles traveled (VMT) 

data.44 MOBILE6.2 provided monthly, emission factors for each county in Pennsylvania. 
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MOBILE6.2 input files were set up to model refueling emission factors in a manner similar to 

that used for calculating onroad mobile source emissions for 2002. For each county, twelve 

monthly scenarios were modeled, along with an ozone season scenario and a winter scenario. 

These scenarios used the same 2002 monthly temperature and fuel inputs that were used in 

preparing onroad mobile source emissions. Each input file also called upon the external countyspecific age distribution file developed for 2002. No speed information or I/M program 

information was modeled, as these are not needed in the refueling calculations.

Stage II control program information was included for the counties with controls based on 

program information regarding control efficiency from Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania counties 

with Stage II controls are Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bucks, Butler, Chester, Delaware, 

Fayette, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Washington, and Westmoreland.49 Vehicle-specific 

emission factors were then obtained in the database output format of MOBILE6.2. Using the 

fuel economy data and VMT fraction data contained in the MOBILE6.2 output files, the gram per 

mile emission factors were first converted to gram per gallon emission factors. These gram per 

gallon emission factors were then weighted according to the VMT fraction of each gasoline 

vehicle type to obtain monthly, county-specific gram per gallon emission factors weighted for all 

gasoline vehicle types. 

VMT data were used to allocate monthly Pennsylvania gasoline sales to each county. These are 

the same gasoline sales figures that are used to estimate Stage I emissions. The MOBILE6.2 

emission factors were then multiplied by the corresponding gasoline sales data to estimate 

refueling emissions. The VOC emissions calculations provide emissions at the county level for 

each month of 2002.

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County VMT Allegheny June VOC Emissions VOC Emission Factor Monthly State Gasoline Sales

where:

Allegheny County June Emission Factor = 1.027 grams/gallon48

PA June Gasoline Consumption =443,778,938 gallons45

Allegheny County 2002 VMT = 8,836,074,725 miles44

PA 2002 VMT = 97,021,666,321 miles44

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g VOC Allegheny June VOC Emissions

573.8276

45.7546

2000

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8,836,074,725 443,778,938 1.027

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = annual VOC emissions summer work weekday allocation factor

Summer work weekday allocation factor = summer month gasoline sales/annual gasoline sales 

weekday ratio/number of weekdays in summer
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Summer work weekday allocation factor = 1,370,092,015/5,238,145,337 0.715/65 = 0.00288 4 45

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 573.8276  0.00288 = 1.6510 tons VOC per day

 

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County Annual VMT Annual VOC Emissions Emission Factor State Annual Gasoline Sales

where: 

Emission Factor = 1.0 lbs VOC/1000 gallons39

State Annual Gasoline Sales = 5,238,145,337 gallons/year45

County Annual VMT = 8,836,074,725 miles (Allegheny County) 44

State Annual VMT = 97,021,666,321 miles44

Control Efficiency (CE) = 90% 46 50

Rule Penetration (RP) = 96%46 50

Rule Effectiveness (RE) = 80%

tons VOC per year

pounds

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

miles

miles

day

gallons

gallons

lbs VOC Annual VOC Emissions

73.6572

2000

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Summer work weekday allocation factor = summer month gasoline sales/annual gasoline sales 

weekday ratio/number of weekdays in summer

Summer work weekday allocation factor = 1,370,092,015/5,238,145,337 0.715/65 = 0.00288 4 45

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 73.6572  0.00288 = 0.2119 tons VOC per day

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County Annual VMT Annual VOC Emissions Emission Factor State Annual Gasoline Sales

where: 

Emission Factor = 0.06 lbs VOC/1000 gallons39

State Annual Gasoline Sales = 5,238,145,337 gallons/year45

County Annual VMT = 8,836,074,725 miles (Allegheny County) 44

State Annual VMT = 97,021,666,321 miles44

(The emission factor is based on the assumption that gasoline delivery is via single trips and 

accounts for both full and empty truck travel.)
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tons VOC per year

pounds

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

miles

miles

day

gallons

gallons

lbs VOC Annual VOC Emissions

14.3116

2000

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28,623.2831

97,021,666,321

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Summer work weekday allocation factor = summer month gasoline sales/annual gasoline sales 

weekday ratio/number of weekdays in summer

Summer work weekday allocation factor = 1,370,092,015/5,238,145,337 0.8333/65 = 0.00335 4 45

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 14.3116  0.00335 = 0.04799 tons VOC per day

GRAPHIC ARTS (SCC 2425000000)

Graphic arts include operations that are involved in the printing of newspapers, magazines, 

books, and other printed material. Emissions of VOCs result from evaporation of solvents used 

in inks and cleaning. The emissions for each county were calculated using a per capita emission 

factor and U.S. Census Bureau population data. Point source emissions, where present, were 

subtracted from these emission estimates. 

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS:

Annual VOC Emissions = (Emission Factor)(Population)

where:

Emission Factor = 1.3 lbs VOC/person/year16

Population = 1,269,904 (Allegheny County)7

825.4376 tons VOC per year

lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions ,650,875.2 pounds VOC per year

people

year

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Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.00284

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 825.4376  0.0028=2.2904 tons VOC per day

HIGH PERFORMANCE INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE SOLVENT (SCC 2401100000)

The VOC emissions from this source category result from the evaporation of solvents from 

surface coating of objects and materials that may exist in extreme conditions. There were no 

point sources. The emissions for each county were calculated using a per capita emission factor 
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and U.S. Census Bureau population data. Each county’s emissions were estimated per the 

following sample calculations.

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS: 

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where:

Emission Factor = 0.8 lbs VOC/person/year16

Population = 1,269,904 people (Allegheny County)7

CE (Control Efficiency) = 20% 5

RP (Rule Penetration) = 100%

RE (Rule Effectiveness) = 100%

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lbs

ton AnnualVOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

people

year

person

lbsVOC

AnnualVOC Emissions

406.3693

2000

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812,738.56

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Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.00356 9

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 406.3693  0.00356=1.4473 tons VOC per day

KEROSENE (2 SCCs)

(Residential Kerosene SCC 2104011000, Commercial/Institutional Kerosene SCC 2103011000)

Kerosene combustion sources, which emit VOC, NOx, CO, SO2, and PM are grouped into two 

area source categories: Commercial/Institutional and Residential (all Industrial sector kerosene 

emissions are assumed to be included in the point source inventory). Emissions were calculated 

for each county using emission factors and Energy Information Administration fuel use 

information. The EIA kerosene consumption data are reported for each State. Commonwealth 

consumption was allocated to counties using data obtained from the County Business Patterns

and the U.S. Census Bureau.

 

SAMPLE CALCULATIONS:

Residential Kerosene:

The emissions for residential kerosene combustion were determined by allocating total 

residential kerosene consumption in the Commonwealth to each county. This allocation was 

performed using the ratio of dwelling units (DU) heating with kerosene in a county to the number 

of dwelling units heating with kerosene in the Commonwealth. The following is the general 

equation used to calculate emissions from residential kerosene combustion. 
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County Kerosene Burning DU Annual Emissions Emission Factor PA Residential Kerosene Fuel Oil Usage

where:

VOC Emission Factor = 0.7 lbs/1000 gallons/year27

NOx Emission Factor = 17.4 lbs/1000 gallons/year27

CO Emission Factor = 4.8 lbs/1000 gallons/year27

SO2 Emission Factor = 41.1 lbs/1000 gallons/year27

PM10-FIL Emission Factor = 1.08 lbs/1000 gallons/year39

PM25-FIL Emission Factor = 0.83 lbs/1000 gallons/year39

PM-CON Emission Factor = 1.3 lbs/1000 gallons/year39

PA Residential Kerosene Fuel Use = 83,366 thousands of gallons42

2000 County Kerosene-Burning DUs = 8123 Dwelling Units (Allegheny 

County)7

2000 State Kerosene-Burning DUs = 1,217,155 Dwelling Units7

VOC Emissions:

tons VOCper year

pounds

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

Dwelling Units

Dwelling Units thousands of gallons

gallons

lbsVOC Annual VOC Emissions

0.1947

2000

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389.4553

1,217,155

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Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.002754

Summer work weekday VOC emissions =0.1947  0.00275=0.000536 tons VOC per day

CO Emissions:

tons COper year

pounds

ton Annual CO Emissions pounds CO per year

Dwelling Units

Dwelling Units thousands of gallons

gallons

lbsVOC Annual CO Emissions

1.3353

2000

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2670.5503

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Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.002754

Summer work weekday CO emissions = 1.3353  0.00275=0.00367 tons CO per day

Winter work weekday CO emissions = annual CO emissions  winter work weekday allocation factor

Winter work weekday allocation factor = 0.002754

Winter work weekday CO emissions = 1.3353  0.00275=0.00367 tons CO per day

Commercial/Institutional Kerosene:
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The total amount of fuel oil was apportioned to each county according to the number of 

commercial facilities, which was obtained from County Business Patterns.

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Commercial/Institutional kerosene consumption in the Commonwealth was obtained from the 

Energy Information Administration.42 The emission factors used for Commercial/Institutional 

Kerosene were the same as those used for Commercial/ Institutional Distillate Fuel Oil as per 

EIIP guidance. Each county’s emissions for commercial/institutional fuel oil combustion were 

estimated per the following sample calculations. 

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Number of County Facilities Annual Emissions Emission Factor PACommercial KeroseneUse

where:

VOC Emission Factor = 0.34 lbs/1000 gallons/year39

NOx Emission Factor = 20 lbs/1000 gallons/year39

CO Emission Factor = 5 lbs/1000 gallons/year39

SO2 Emission Factor = 142 lbs/1000 gallons/year39  0.3% sulfur content = 

42.6 lbs/1000 gallons/year

PM10-FIL Emission Factor = 1.08 lbs/1000 gallons/year39

PM25-FIL Emission Factor = 0.83 lbs/1000 gallons/year39

PM-CON Emission Factor = 1.3 lbs/1000 gallons/year39

Kerosene Sulfur Content = 0.3%27

County Commercial Sector Facilities = 24,654 (Allegheny County)2

Commonwealth Commercial Sector Facilities = 197,7952

Commercial/Institutional Kerosene Oil Use = 16,290 thousands of gallons42

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Facilities

Facilities 16,290 thousands of gallons

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Annual VOC Emissions

0.3452

2000

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690.3544

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Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.002834

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 0.3452  0.00283 = 0.000976 tons VOC per day

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Facilities 16,290 thousands of gallons

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Annual CO Emissions

5.0761

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10152.2703

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Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.002834

Summer work weekday CO emissions = 5.0761  0.00283 = 0.0143 tons CO per day

Winter work weekday CO emissions = annual CO emissions  winter work weekday allocation factor

Winter work weekday allocation factor = 0.002834

Winter work weekday CO emissions = 5.0761  0.00283 = 0.0143 tons CO per day

LANDFILLS (SCC 2620030000)

Municipal solid waste landfills receive primarily household and/or commercial waste. The VOC 

emissions from landfills are produced by volatilization, chemical reaction, and biological 

decomposition of refuse material. 

The emissions were calculated using the total amount of refuse in Pennsylvania’s municipal solid 

waste landfills, not the landfills’ capacity. Since landfills continue to emit VOCs long after they 

are closed (at least 20 years), data from active and inactive landfills were collected.

For active landfills, data from page two of the 2002 “Annual Facility Capacity Report” for each 

landfill were collected. In particular, Total Waste Accepted was needed for the final emissions 

calculation.

Several landfills that were included in the 1996 Pennsylvania area source inventory were not 

included in the compilation of 2002 facility reports provided by PA DEP. After confirming with 

PA DEP that these landfills are inactive (in a few cases the landfills had merely been renamed), 

the 1996 Total Waste Accepted data for these now-closed landfills were incorporated into the 

2002 inventory.

Total Waste Accepted was summed at the county level to calculate the total landfill emissions in 

each county. The emissions estimate was adjusted for precipitation. Each county’s emissions 

were estimated per the following sample calculation.

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATION:

Annual VOC Emissions = (Emission Factor)(Precipitation Adjustment Factor)(Tons of Waste)
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where:

Emission Factor = 13.6 tons VOC/1,000,000 tons of waste

Precipitation Adjustment Factor = 2.6

Amount of Waste = 19,422,841.6 tons of waste (Allegheny County)

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tons of waste

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tons waste

tons VOC

Annual VOC Emissions

686.7917

2.6 19,422,841.6

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Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 686.7917  0.00275 = 1.8887 tons VOC per day

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT (SCC 2401055000)

The VOC emissions from this source category result from the evaporation of the solvent used in 

the coating process in manufacturing facilities, such as engines, turbines, farm and garden 

equipment, computers, and office machinery. The emissions for each county were calculated 

using an employment-based emission factor and employee data from NAICS Codes 333 (except 

333314 and 333315), 33271, 332991, 332997, 3341, and 336391. The number of employees in 

each county for 2001 was obtained from County Business Patterns2and grown to 2002 using the 

ratio of 2002 total Commonwealth employees to 2001 total Commonwealth employees obtained 

from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

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subtracted from the Machinery and Equipment category emission estimates. 

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS:

Annual VOC Emissions = (Emission Factor)(Number of Employees)

where:

VOC Emission Factor = 77 lbs VOC /employee/year16

Employees = 4944 employees (Allegheny County)2 3

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Annual VOC Emissions

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Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 190.344  0.00277 = 0.5282 tons VOC per day

MARINE COATING (SCC 2401080000)

This source category includes ship and boat building and repairing. The emissions were 

calculated using an employment-based emission factor and employee data from NAICS code 

33661. The number of employees in each county for 2001 was obtained from County Business 

Patterns2and grown to 2002 using the ratio of 2002 total Commonwealth employees to 2001 

total Commonwealth employees obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

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county’s emissions were estimated per the following sample calculations below. Point source 

emissions, where present, were subtracted from these emission estimates. 

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS:

Annual VOC Emissions = (Emission Factor)(Number of Employees)

where:

Emission Factor = 308 lbs VOC /employee/year16

Employees = 52 employees (Allegheny County)2 3

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Employee

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Annual VOC Emissions

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Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.00284

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 8.008  0.0028 = 0.0222 tons VOC per day

METAL CANS (SCC 2401040000)

This source category includes the manufacturing of metal cans, barrels, drums, kegs, and pails. 

The emissions from point sources, where present, were subtracted from the emissions of the 

corresponding county. The emissions for each county were calculated per the calculation below 

using an employment-based emission factor and employee data from NAICS Codes 332431 and 

332439. The number of employees in each county for 2001 was obtained from County Business 

Patterns2and grown to 2002 using the ratio of 2002 total Commonwealth employees to 2001 

total Commonwealth employees obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

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source emissions, where present, were subtracted from these emission estimates.

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATION:
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Annual VOC Emissions = (Emission Factor)(Number of Employees) 

where:

Emission Factor = 6,029 lbs VOC/employee/year16

Employees =48 employees (Allegheny County)2 3

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Employees

year

Employee

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Annual VOC Emissions

144.696

2000

1

289,392

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Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.00284

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 144.696  0.0028 = 0.4015 tons VOC per day

METAL FURNITURE AND FIXTURES (SCC 2401025000)

This source category includes manufacturing metal household and office furniture, such as beds, 

cabinets, desks, bookcases, and chairs. The emissions for each county were calculated per the 

sample calculations below using an employment-based emission factor and employee data for 

NAICS codes 337121, 337124, 337214, and 337215. The number of employees in each county 

for 2001 was obtained from County Business Patterns2and grown to 2002 using the ratio of 

2002 total Commonwealth employees to 2001 total Commonwealth employees obtained from the 

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).3 Point source emissions, where present, were subtracted from 

these emission estimates. 

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS:

Annual VOC Emissions = (Emission Factor)(Number of Employees)

where:

Emission Factor = 1,597 lbs VOC /employee/year16

Employees = 487 employees (Allegheny County)2 3
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ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

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year

employee

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Annual VOC Emissions

388.8695

2000

1

777,739

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Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.00284

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 388.8695  0.0028 = 1.0790 tons VOC per day

MISCELLANEOUS FINISHED METAL (SCC 2401050000)

This source category includes facilities which enamel, lacquer, and/or varnish metals. The 

emissions for each county were calculated per the sample calculations below using an 

employment-based emission factor and employee data from NAICS Codes 332812, 339911, 

339912, and 339914. The number of employees in each county for 2001 was obtained from 

County Business Patterns2and grown to 2002 using the ratio of 2002 total Commonwealth 

employees to 2001 total Commonwealth employees obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics 

(BLS).

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 Point source emissions, where present, were subtracted from these emission estimates. 

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS:

Annual VOC Emissions = (Emission Factor)(Number of Employees)

where:

Emission Factor = 2,877 lbs VOC/employee/year16

Employees = 683 employees (Allegheny County)2 3

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tons VOC per year

pounds

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

employees

year

employee

lbs VOC

Annual VOC Emissions

982.4955

2000

1

1,964,991

683

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Summer work weekday VOC emissions = annual VOC emissions summer work weekday allocation factor

Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.00284

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 982.4955  0.0028 = 2.7262 tons VOC per day
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MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING (SCC 2401090000)

This source category includes establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing products not 

classified in any other group such as jewelry, silverware, musical instruments, dolls, toys, games, 

pens, pencils, buttons, brooms, and caskets. The emissions for each county were calculated per 

the sample calculations below using a per capita emission factor and U.S. Census Bureau 

population data. Point source emissions, where present, were subtracted from these emission 

estimates. 

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS: 

Annual VOC Emissions = (Emission Factor)(Population)

where:

Emission Factor = 0.6 lbs VOC/person/year16

Population =1,269,904 (Allegheny County)7

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tons VOC per year

lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

people

year

person

lbs VOC

Annual VOC Emissions

380.9712

2000

1

761,942.4

1,269,904

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Summer work weekday VOC emissions = annual VOC emissions summer work weekday allocation factor

Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.00284

Summer work weekday VOC Emissions = 380.9712  0.0028 = 1.0633 tons VOC per day

NATURAL GAS AND LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LPG) (4 SCCs)

(Residential Natural Gas SCC 2104006000, Commercial/Institutional Natural Gas SCC 

2103006000, Residential LPG SCC 2104007000, Commercial/Institutional LPG SCC 

2103007000)

Natural gas and LPG are used in residential, commercial/institutional, and industrial facilities. 

Industrial natural gas and LPG consumption is considered to be covered in the point source 

inventory. Area source natural gas and LPG emissions were estimated using fuel consumption 

data and AP-42 emission factors. Because monthly natural gas consumption data were available, 

these data were used in developing the summer and winter season work weekday allocation 

factors. Consumption data were apportioned according to the number of dwelling units heating 

with natural gas/LPG, which was available from U.S. Census Bureau data (for residential 

sources), and according to the number of commercial sector facilities, obtained from County 

Business Patterns (for commercial/institutional sources). Commercial and Residential LPG 

consumption was not available for 2002; therefore, the 2001 consumption was grown to 2002 by 
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applying the ratio of 2002 Commercial/Residential propane sales in Pennsylvania to 2001 

Commercial/Residential propane sales in the Commonwealth. Commercial LPG consumption in 

2001 was obtained from the Energy Information Administration’s State Energy Data 2001. 

Propane sales for 2001 and 2002 were obtained from Petroleum Marketing Annual.51 52 Each 

county’s emissions were estimated using the sample calculations below. For Commercial sector 

categories, point sources, where present, were subtracted from the emissions of the 

corresponding county.

SAMPLE CALCULATIONS:

Natural Gas:

Residential Natural Gas:

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Natural - Gas- Burning CountyDwellingUnits

Annual Emissions EmissionFactor StatewideResidential NaturalGasConsumption

where:

VOC Emission Factor = 5.5 lbs/MMcf (million cubic feet)/year39

NOx Emission Factor = 94 lbs/MMcf/year39

CO Emission Factor = 40 lbs/MMcf/year39

SO2 Emission Factor = 0.6 lbs/MMcf/year39

PM10-FIL Emission Factor = 1.9 lbs/MMcf/year39

PM25-FIL Emission Factor =1.9 lbs/MMcf/year39

PM-CON Emission Factor =5.7 lbs/MMcf/year39

Pb Emission Factor = 0.0005 lbs/MMcf/year39

Residential Natural Gas Consumption = 237,640 MMcf 53

County Dwelling Units Heating with Natural Gas = 474,292 (Allegheny County)7

State Dwelling Units Heating with Natural Gas = 2,452,941 units7

VOC Emissions:

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tons VOC per year

lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

state dwelling units

county dwelling units MMcf

year

MMcf

lbsVOC

Annual VOC Emissions

126.3604

2000

1

252,720.7666

2,452,941

474,292 237,640

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Summer work weekday VOC emissions = annual VOC emissions summer work weekday allocation factor

Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.00078354

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 126.3604  0.000783 = 0.0989 tons VOC per day

CO Emissions:
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tons CO per year

lbs

ton Annual CO Emissions pounds CO per year

state dwelling units

county dwelling units MMcf

year

MMcf

lbs VOC

Annual CO Emissions

918.9846

2000

1

1,837,969.211

2,452,941

474,292 237,640

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Summer work weekday VOC emissions = annual VOC emissions summer work weekday allocation factor

Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.00078354

Summer work weekday CO emissions = 918.9846  0.000783 = 0.7196 tons CO per day

Winter work weekday CO emissions = annual CO emissions  winter work weekday allocation factor

Winter work weekday allocation factor =0.0052654

Winter work weekday CO emissions = 918.9846  0.00526 = 4.8370 tons CO per day

Commercial/Institutional Natural Gas:

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CountyCommercialUnits Annual Emissions EmissionFactor PA CommercialNaturalGasConsumption

where:

VOC Emission Factor = 5.5 lbs/MMcf (million cubic feet)/year39

NOx Emission Factor = 100 lbs/MMcf/year39

CO Emission Factor = 84 lbs/MMcf/year39

SO2 Emission Factor = 0.6 lbs/MMcf/year39

PM10-FIL Emission Factor = 1.9 lbs/MMcf/year39

PM25-FIL Emission Factor = 1.9 lbs/MMcf/year39

PM-CON Emission Factor = 5.7 lbs/MMcf/year39

Pb Emission Factor = 0.0005 lbs/MMcf/year39

Commercial Natural Gas Consumption = 148,346 MMcf 53

County Commercial Sector Facilities = 24,654 (Allegheny County)2

Commonwealth Commercial Sector Facilities = 197,7952

VOC Emissions:

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tons VOC per year

lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

state commercial units

county commercial units MMcf

year

MMcf

lbsVOC

Annual VOC Emissions

50.8488

2000

1

101,697.5786

197,795

24,654 148,346

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Summer work weekday VOC emissions = annual VOC emissions summer work weekday allocation factor

Summer work weekday allocation factor =0.0012555

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 50.8488 0.00125 = 0.0634 tons VOC per day
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CO Emissions:

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tons CO per year

lbs

ton Annual CO Emissions pounds CO per year

state commercial units

county commercial units MMcf

year

MMcf

lbsCO

Annual CO Emissions

776.5997

2000

1

1,553,199.382

197,795

24,654 148,346

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Summer work weekday CO emissions = annual CO emissions  summer work weekday allocation factor

Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.0012555

Summer work weekday CO emissions = 776.5997 0.00125 = 0.9683 tons CO per day

Winter work weekday CO emissions = annual CO emissions  winter work weekday allocation factor

Winter work weekday allocation factor =0.0047855

Winter work weekday CO emissions =776.5997 0.00478 = 3.7121 tons CO per day

LPG:

Residential LPG:

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LPG Burning County Dwelling Units

Annual Emissions Emission Factor Residentia l LPG Consumption

where:

VOC Emission Factor = 0.5 lbs/1000 gallons/year39

NOx Emission Factor = 14 lbs/1000 gallons/year39

CO Emission Factor = 1.9 lbs/1000 gallons/year39

SO2 Emission Factor = 0.1 lbs/1000 gallons/year39  0.54 grains/100 cubic feet 

= 0.054 lbs/1000 gallons/year

PM10-FIL Emission Factor = 0.4 lbs/1000 gallons/year39

PM25-FIL Emission Factor = 0.4 lbs/1000 gallons/year39

PM-CON Emission Factor = 0.506 lbs/1000 gallons/year39

Residential LPG Sulfur Content = 0.54 grains/100 cubic feet27

Residential LPG Consumption = 157,014,873.6 gallons25 51 52

County Dwelling Units Heating with LPG = 4317 units (Allegheny County)7

Commonwealth Dwelling Units Heating with LPG = 145,254 units7

Residential LPG Consumption Calculation:

25 51 52
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gallons LPG

barrel

gallons

. thousand barrels LPG

thousand barrels LPG

thousand gallons LPG per day

. thousand gallons LPG per day

. thousand barrels LPG

PA PropaneConsumption

PA PropaneConsumption

Residentia l LPG Consumption Residentia l LPG Consumption

157,014,873.6

1

42 3738 449

3738.449

765.9

822 8

3479 92024

2001

2002 2002 (2001 )

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Data Sources for Residential LPG Consumption Calculation:

2001 Residential LPG Consumption25

2002 PA Propane Consumption51

2001 PA Propane Consumption43

VOC Emissions:

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tons VOC per year

lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

county dwelling units

county dwelling units gallons

year

gallons

lbsVOC

Annual VOC Emissions

1.1666

2000

1

2333.2687

145,254

4,317 157,014,873.61000

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Summer work weekday VOC emissions = annual VOC emissions summer work weekday allocation factor

Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.002754

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 1.1666 0.00275 = 0.00321 tons VOC per day

CO Emissions:

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tons CO per year

lbs

ton Annual CO Emissions pounds CO per year

county dwelling units

county dwelling units gallons

year

gallons

lbs VOC

Annual CO Emissions

4.4332

2000

1

8866.4209

145,254

4,317 157,014,873.61000

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Summer work weekday CO emissions = annual CO emissions  summer work weekday allocation factor

Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.002754

Summer work weekday CO emissions = 4.4332  0.00275 = 0.0122 tons CO per day

Winter work weekday CO emissions = annual CO emissions  winter work weekday allocation factor

Winter work weekday allocation factor = 0.002754

Winter work weekday CO emissions = 4.4332  0.00275 = 0.0122 tons CO per day

Commercial/Institutional LPG:
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CountyCommercialUnits Annual Emissions EmissionFactor CommercialLPGConsumption

where:

VOC Emission Factor = 0.5 lbs/1000 gallons/year39

NOx Emission Factor = 14 lbs/1000 gallons/year39

CO Emission Factor = 1.9 lbs/1000 gallons/year39

SO2 Emission Factor = 0.1 lbs/1000 gallons/year39 0.54 grains/100 cubic feet 

= 0.054 lbs/1000 gallons/year

PM10-FIL Emission Factor = 0.4 lbs/1000 gallons/year39

PM25-FIL Emission Factor = 0.4 lbs/1000 gallons/year39

PM-CON Emission Factor = 0.506 lbs/1000 gallons/year39

Commercial/Institutional LPG Sulfur Content = 0.54 grains/100 cubic feet27

Commercial LPG Consumption = 1,380,620.1 gallons25 51 52 (computed in the 

same manner as Residential LPG Consumption above)

County Commercial Facilities = 24,654 (Allegheny County)2

Commonwealth Commercial Facilities = 197,795 units2

VOC Emissions:

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tons VOC per year

lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

state commercial units

county commercial units gallons

year

gallons

lbsVOC

Annual VOC Emissions

0.0430

2000

1

86.0431

197,795

24,654 1,380,620.11000

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Summer work weekday VOC emissions = annual VOC emissions summer work weekday allocation factor

Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.00284

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 0.0430 0.0028 = 0.000122 tons VOC per day

CO Emissions:

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tons CO per year

lbs

ton Annual CO Emissions pounds CO per year

state commercial units

county commercial units gallons

year

gallons

lbsCO

Annual CO Emissions

0.1635

2000

1

326.9640

197,795

24,654 1,380,620.11000

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Summer work weekday CO emissions = annual CO emissions  summer work weekday allocation factor

Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.00284

Summer work weekday CO emissions = 0.1635  0.0028 = 0.000462 tons CO per day

Winter work weekday CO emissions = annual CO emissions  winter work weekday allocation factor

Winter work weekday allocation factor = 0.00284
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Winter work weekday CO emissions = 0.1635  0.0028 = 0.000462 tons CO per day

OPEN BURNING (5 SCCs)

(Residential Municipal Solid Waste Open Burning SCC 2610030000; Residential Leaf Open 

Burning SCC 2610000100; Residential Brush Open Burning SCC 2610000400; 

Commercial/Institutional Open Burning SCC 2610020000, Industrial Open Burning SCC 

2610010000)

Open burning can be done in open drums or baskets, in fields and yards, and in large open dumps 

or pits. Materials commonly disposed of in this manner include municipal waste, auto body 

components, landscape refuse, agricultural field refuse, wood refuse, bulky industrial refuse, and 

leaves. For emission inventory purposes, Open Burning is divided into five categories: 

Residential Municipal Solid Waste (MSW); Residential Leaf; Residential Brush; 

Commercial/Institutional; and Industrial.

Criteria pollutant annual emissions associated with three of the Residential Open Burning 

categories (i.e., MSW, Leaf, and Brush) were compiled from an inventory prepared for the MidAtlantic/Northeast Visibility Union (MANE-VU).56

 Because the MANE-VU estimates were 

prepared at the Census tract level, it was necessary to aggregate these estimates to the countylevel. In many cases, it was necessary to develop a county-level RP value by weighting MANEVU inventory Census tract level RP values by Census tract emissions. Seasonal emission 

estimates were calculated from the annual estimates using the temporal allocation profiles 

developed in the MANE-VU inventory project.

Annual emission estimates for Commercial/Institutional and Industrial Open Burning were 

calculated in this project using AP-42 emission factors and population and employment based 

emission activity loading factors.16 39 U.S. Census Bureau population data were used in the 

Residential and Commercial/Institutional calculations, while the number of Manufacturing 

employees (NAICS 31-33) was used for the Industrial category. The 2001 Manufacturing sector 

employment data from County Business Patterns2 was grown to 2002 using the ratio of the 2002 

Pennsylvania Manufacturing sector employment to the 2001 Pennsylvania Manufacturing sector 

employment obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.3 Seasonal Commercial/Institutional 

and Industrial emission estimates were developed by applying temporal allocation profiles from 

EPA’s EMCH to the annual emission estimates.4 Commercial/Institutional and Industrial Open 

Burning are prohibited in the Commonwealth. An 80 percent RE value was applied to each 

county’s Commercial/Institutional and Industrial emissions to reflect less than 100 percent 

compliance with the burning ban.57 For the Industrial and Commercial sector source categories, 

point source emissions, where present, were subtracted from these emission estimates.

The following provides samples of the emission calculations performed in this effort for each of 

the five open burning categories.

SAMPLE CALCULATIONS:
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Residential MSW Open Burning:

(See MANE-VU inventory report for discussion of annual emission calculations)56

Annual VOC emissions (Allegheny County) = 0.3823 tons VOC per year

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = annual VOC emissions summer work weekday allocation factor

Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.002156

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 0.3823 0.0021 = 0.0008 tons VOC per day

Annual PM10-PRI emissions (Allegheny County) = 1.6979 tons VOC per year

Winter work weekday PM10-PRI emissions = annual PM10-PRI emissions winter work weekday 

allocation factor

Winter work weekday allocation factor = 0.002156

Winter work weekday PM10-PRI emissions = 1.6979  0.0021 = 7.2489 tons VOC per day

Residential Leaf Open Burning:

(See MANE-VU inventory report for discussion of annual emission calculations)56

Because the summer and winter season work weekday allocation factors for leaf burning are 0, 

summer season work weekday and winter season work weekday emissions are 0.

Residential Brush Open Burning:

(See MANE-VU inventory report for discussion of annual emission calculations)56

Annual VOC emissions (Allegheny County) = 0.2263 tons VOC per year

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = annual VOC emissions summer work weekday allocation factor

Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.000556

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 0.2263 0.0005 = 0.0001 tons VOC per day

Annual PM10-PRI emissions (Allegheny County) = 0.235 tons VOC per year

Winter work weekday PM10-PRI emissions = annual PM10-PRI emissions winter work weekday 

allocation factor

Winter work weekday allocation factor = 0.001756

Winter work weekday PM10-PRI emissions = 0.235  0.0017 = 0.00004 tons VOC per day

Commercial/Institutional Open Burning:

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CE RP RE Annual Emissions EmissionFactor LoadingFactor Population

where:

VOC Emission Factor = 30 lbs VOC/ton waste/year39
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NOx Emission Factor = 6 lbs NOx/ton waste/year39

CO Emission Factor = 85 lbs CO/ton waste/year39

Loading Factor = 24 tons waste/1000 people39

Population = 94,437 people (Adams County – this is non-air basin county)7

CE (Control Efficiency) = 100%57

RP (Rule Penetration) = 100% 

RE (Rule Effectiveness) = 80%57

VOC Emissions:

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lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

, people

people

tons waste

year

ton waste

lbs VOC

Annual VOC Emissions

6.7995

2000

1

13,598.928

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Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.002754

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 6.7995 0.00275 = 0.0187 tons VOC per day

CO Emissions:

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, people

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year

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lbs CO

Annual CO Emissions

19.2651

2000

1

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Summer work weekday CO emissions = annual CO emissions  summer work weekday allocation factor

Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.002754

Summer work weekday CO emissions =19.2651 0.00275 = 0.0530 tons CO per day

Winter work weekday CO emissions = annual CO emissions  winter work weekday allocation factor

Winter work weekday allocation factor = 0.002754

Winter work weekday CO emissions = 19.2651  0.00275 = 0.0530 tons CO per day

Industrial Open Burning:

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where:

Emission Factors are the same as for Commercial/Institutional Open Burning

Loading Factor = 160 tons waste/1000 employees39
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Employees = 8,216 employees (Adams County – this is non-air basin county) 2 3

Control Efficiency = 100%57

Rule Penetration = 100% 

Rule Effectiveness = 80%57

VOC Emissions:

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lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

employees

employees

tons waste

year

ton waste

lbs VOC

Annual VOC Emissions

3.9437

2000

1

7887.36

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Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.002754

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 3.9437  0.00275 = 0.0108 tons VOC per day

CO Emissions:

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lbs

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year

ton waste

lbs CO

Annual CO Emissions

11.1738

2000

1

22,347.52

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Summer work weekday CO emissions = annual CO emissions  summer work weekday allocation factor

Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.002754

Summer work weekday CO emissions =11.1738  0.00275 = 0.0307 tons CO per day

Winter work weekday CO emissions = annual CO emissions  winter work weekday allocation factor

Winter work weekday allocation factor = 0.002754

Winter work weekday CO emissions = 11.1738  0.00275 = 0.0307 tons CO per day

OTHER SPECIAL PURPOSE COATING (SCC 2401200000)

This category includes special purpose coatings used for applications such as maintenance 

operations at industrial and other facilities, auto refinishing, traffic paints, marine finishes, and 

aerosol sprays. Note that this category covers those specific coating processes not already 

included in other source categories (e.g., High Performance Industrial Maintenance Coatings). 

Emissions for this category were estimated using a per capita emission factor and U.S. Bureau of 

the Census population data. Each county’s emissions were calculated per the following sample 

calculations. 
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SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS:

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where:

VOC Emission Factor = 0.8 lbs VOC/person/year16

Population = 1,269,904 (Allegheny County)7

Control Efficiency = 20% 5

Rule Penetration = 100%

Rule Effectiveness = 100%

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people

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person

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Annual VOC Emissions

406.3693

2000

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Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.00356 9

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 406.3693  0.00356 = 1.4473 tons VOC per day

OTHER TRANSPORTATION (SCC 2401085000)

This source category includes the finishing of vehicles and vehicle parts not included in other 

source categories (note that area source emissions were not estimated for the Motor Vehicle 

Surface Coating category because all Pennsylvania automobile assembly plants are assumed to be 

included in the point source inventory). The emissions for each county were calculated per the 

sample calculations below using an employment-based emission factor and employee data from 

NAICS Codes 33633, 33634, 33635, 333924, 336312, 336322, 336399, 336411, 336413, and 

33651. The number of employees in each county for 2001 was obtained from County Business 

Patterns2and grown to 2002 using the ratio or 2002 total Commonwealth employees to 2001 

total Commonwealth employees obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.3 Point source 

emissions, where present, were subtracted from these emission estimates. Note that emissions 

for this category are reported using the Railroad SCC because there is no “Other Transportation” 

SCC.

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS:

Annual VOC Emissions = (Emission Factor)(Number of Employees)

where:

VOC Emission Factor = 35 lbs VOC/employee/year16

Employees = 2556 employees (Allegheny County)2 3
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ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

employees

year

employee

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Annual VOC Emissions

44.73

2000

1

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Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.00287 4

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 44.73  0.00287 = 0.1282 tons VOC per day

PESTICIDE APPLICATION (SCC 2461800000)

Pesticides, which contain petroleum solvents and synthetic organic ingredients, are used to kill or 

retard the growth of insects, rodents, fungi, weeds, or microorganisms. The bulk of pesticide 

application is associated with agriculture and, therefore, occurs in rural areas. The VOC 

emissions for each county were estimated using an emission factor based on the number of 

harvested acres. Harvested acreage data were obtained from the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.58

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS:

Annual VOC Emissions = (Emission Factor)(Acres Harvested)

where:

VOC Emission Factor = 3.5 lbs VOC /acre harvested/year16

Acres Harvested = 10,527.2490 acres harvested (Allegheny County)58

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lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

acres harvested

year

acres harvested

lbs VOC

Annual VOC Emissions

18.4227

2000

1

36,845.3716

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Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.002774

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 18.4227 0.00277 = 0.0510 tons VOC per day

PORTABLE GASOLINE CONTAINERS (SCC 2501060300)

This category covers emissions from residential and commercial sector portable gasoline 

containers. This category accounts for permeation, diurnal, transport, spillage, and vapor 
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displacement emissions. Permeation, diurnal, and transport emissions are based on daily 

gasoline container throughput data. Gasoline throughput for 2002 was estimated based on gas 

container population and use data obtained from a California Air Resources Board survey.59 The 

year 2002 residential container population was estimated from the county-level number of 

occupied housing units.60 For counties for which 2002 occupied housing units data were not 

available, 2000 year housing units data61 were projected to 2002 based on county population 

growth rates.7 The year 2002 commercial container population was estimated from the number 

of commercial sector businesses.62 County-level nonroad equipment gasoline consumption 

estimates were obtained from the NONROAD model.63 

County-level year 2002 housing unit, commercial facility, and gasoline throughput data were 

then used in the emission calculation procedures described in Control Measure Development 

Support Analysis of Ozone Transport Commission Model Rules.9 For the permeation, diurnal, 

and transport emission processes, these procedures result in daily emission estimates for both 

residential and commercial. These emissions were converted to annual emissions by multiplying 

by 214 days based on the assumption that nonroad equipment is fueled via gas containers 

primarily between April and October. The resulting annual emission estimates were then added 

to the spillage and vapor displacement annual emissions estimates, which were developed from 

annual NONROAD model gasoline consumption data, to yield total portable gasoline container 

annual emissions for each county. Summer season work weekday allocation factors were 

developed from the NONROAD model temporal allocations and applied to the annual emissions 

estimates to obtain summer season workday emissions.63

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATION:

For Allegheny County:

Annual Permeation,Diurnal,and TransportVOC Emissions Daily Emissions 214 days

where (calculated using Ozone Transport Commission methods):

Allegheny Residential Permeation VOC Emissions = 299,065.1043 g/day

Allegheny Residential Diurnal VOC Emissions = 2,582,567.049 g/day

Allegheny Residential Transport VOC Emissions = 141,733.9079 g/day

Allegheny Commercial Permeation VOC Emissions = 41,816.3711 g/day

Allegheny Commercial Diurnal VOC Emissions = 408,285.9064 g/day

Allegheny Commercial Transport VOC Emissions = 255,584.0428 g/day

Annual Permeation, Diurnal, and Transport VOC Emissions = 3,729,052.382 g/day  214 

Annual Permeation, Diurnal, and Transport VOC Emissions = 798,017,209.6 g/year

Total Annual Emissions = Annual Permeation, Diurnal, and Transport Emissions + Annual 

Spillage Emissions + Annual Vapor Displacement Emissions

where:

Spillage VOC Emissions = 307,338,392.7 g/year

Vapor Displacement VOC Emissions = 93,509,532.4 g/year
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Total Annual Emissions = 798,017,209.6 g/year + 307,338,392.7 g/year + 93,509,532.4 g/year

Total Annual Emissions = 1,198,865,134.7 g/year 

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Summer work weekday VOC emissions = annual VOC emissions summer work weekday allocation factor

Summer work weekday allocation factor = summer month proportion weekday ratio/number of 

weekdays in summer

Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.3600 0.692/65 = 0.00383 63

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 1321.5226 0.00383 = 5.0639 tons VOC per day

REFRIGERANT LOSSES (SCC 2399010000)

This source category covers industrial refrigerant losses from refrigeration equipment used in 

such industries as ice cream manufacturing, meat packing plants, ice manufacturing, and 

refrigerated warehousing. Losses occur in both the normal use of refrigeration systems and 

during malfunctions. Emissions for each county were estimated using an employment-based 

emission factor64,65 and the number of employees in the following NAICS codes: 311611, 

311612, 311613, 311615, 311512-311514, 31152, 311411, 311412, 311421-311423, 31181, 

31132, 31133, 31211-31213, 31171, 312113, 311991, 311999, 325211, 49312, 311612, 42281, 

42282. The number of employees in each county was obtained from County Business Patterns66

and grown to 2002 using the ratio of 2002 total Commonwealth employees to 2001 total 

Commonwealth employees obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Each county’s 

emissions were estimated per the sample calculations below.

SAMPLE NH3 EMISSION CALCULATION:

Annual NH3 Emissions = (Emission Factor)(Number of Employees in Sector)

Where:

Emission Factor = 30 lbs NH3/ employee/ year

Employees = 8265 (Allegheny County)

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PORTABLE GAS CONTAINERS

This category covers emissions from portable gas container use, both commercial and 

residential. Emission estimates account for permeation, diurnal, transport-spillage, 

spillage, and vapor displacement emissions. Estimated use data is based on survey 

information from the California Air Resources Board. The number of housing units is 

used as an indicator for residential containers. The number of commercial businesses 

expected to have at least one gas container is used to estimate commercial use. Emissions 

for 1996 were taken from estimates developed for the analysis of the OTC Model Rules29. 

Emissions were then projected to 1999 using population as the growth indicatoPUBLIC 

OWNED TREATMENT WORKS (3 SCCs)

Public Owned Treatment Works (POTWs) are wastewater treatment plants typically owned by 

municipalities. Emissions are calculated for three POTW processes: POTW Wastewater 

Treatment Processes (SCC 2630020010), POTW Biosolids Processes (SCC 2630020020), and 

Biosolids Land Application (SCC 2630050000). Biosolids are recyclable solid, semisolid, or 

liquid untreated residue from sewage treatment in a wastewater treatment plant.

Although both VOC and NH3 emissions result from each of the three processes included in this 

category, VOC emissions are only estimated for POTW Wastewater Treatment Processes (SCC 

2630020010) because of the lack of VOC emission factors for the other processes. Annual NH3

emission estimates were taken from an on-going Mid-Atlantic/Northeast Visibility Union 

(MANE-VU) inventory development project. As part of this Pennsylvania inventory effort, 

annual VOC emissions were estimated for the POTW Wastewater Treatment Processes category 

using the MANE-VU project Pennsylvania emission activity data (total POTW flow) and an AP42 sewage treatment emission factor.28

 Summer season work weekday emissions were 

calculated for each process using a summer season work weekday allocation factor based on EIIP 

temporal allocation guidance.1

Year 2000 POTW flow data for Pennsylvania facilities were obtained from the EPA Office of 

Wastewater Management’s year 2000 Clean Watersheds Needs Survey.67 Year 2002 wastewater 

flow was estimated from the county population change between 2000 and 2002.7 Year 2000 

statewide biosolids generation was obtained from BioCycle 2000.68 Facility-level biosolids 

production was estimated based on allocating State generation using facility-level wastewater 

flow rates. Year 2002 biosolids generation was estimated by applying Bureau of Census county 

population growth rates to year 2000 generation.7 Land application of total biosolids generation 

was calculated by multiplying total generation by 55 percent, which represents the percentage of 

total Pennsylvania biosolids generation applied to land.68 Further information on the annual 

emission estimation methods for the processes in this category will be available in a forthcoming 

report prepared for MANE-VU. Where present, point source emissions were subtracted from the 
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emissions of the corresponding county. Each county’s emissions were calculated per the 

following sample calculations.

SAMPLE VOC CALCULATIONS:

Annual VOC Emissions  EmissionFactorCounty Wastewater Flow

where:

Emission Factor = 8.9 lbs VOC/millions of gallons flow

Flow = 75,290.54 million gallons (Allegheny County)

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lbs

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E6 gallons lbs

year

million gallons

lbsVOC

Annual VOC Emissions

335.04

2000

1

670,085.81

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Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.003851

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 335.04  0.00385 = 1.2899 tons VOC per day

SAMPLE NH3 CALCULATION:

Annual NH3 Emissions  G x EF NH3/ 2000

Where:

G = Annual amount of wastewater processed (MMgal) = 75,290 (Allegheny Co.)

EFNH3 = Ammonia emission factor of 0.027 lb/ MMgal (Pechan, 2004a)64

Annual NH3 Emissions = 

75,290 MMgal x 0.027 lb NH3/ 2000

= 1.016415 Tons NH3

RESIDENTIAL WOOD COMBUSTION (7 SCCs)

(Fireplaces: Without Inserts SCC 2104008001; Fireplaces: Inserts - Catalytic, non-EPA-certified 

SCC 2104008002; Fireplaces: Inserts - Non-catalytic, EPA-certified SCC 2104008003; 

Fireplaces: Inserts - Catalytic, EPA-certified SCC 2104008004; Woodstoves - Conventional 

SCC 2104008010; Woodstoves - Catalytic SCC 2104008030; and Woodstoves - Non-catalytic 

SCC 2104008050)
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Criteria pollutant annual emissions associated with residential heating with wood were compiled 

from the 2002 nonpoint source National Emissions Inventory (NEI).31 The 2002 NEI reports 

residential wood combustion emissions in seven SCCs, each of which representing a specific 

combustion equipment type. The NEI reports emissions for the following criteria pollutants: 

VOC, NOx, CO, SO2, PM10-PRI, and PM25-PRI. The NEI residential wood combustion 

emission estimation methodology is based on the national population of each equipment type and 

an estimate of the amount of wood burned in each type of equipment. The national wood 

combustion estimates by equipment type were then allocated to counties using a number of steps. 

These steps incorporated information on heating degree days by climate zone, and the urban/rural 

designation and number of single-family detached homes in each county. Further details on the 

annual emission estimation methodology are available in a forthcoming 2002 nonpoint source 

NEI document. 31

The majority of the residential wood combustion emission factors were obtained from EPA's AP42 document.39

 County-level seasonal throughput percentages developed for the 2002 NEI were 

applied in this effort to estimate winter season work weekday emissions (no residential wood 

combustion activity was allocated to summer season months).

SAMPLE SEASONAL CALCULATION (FIREPLACES WITHOUT INSERTS):

Annual PM10-PRI emissions (Allegheny County) = 59.8205 tons VOC per year

Winter work weekday PM10-PRI emissions = annual PM10-PRI emissions winter work weekday 

allocation factor

Winter work weekday allocation factor = 0.0044

Winter work weekday VOC emissions = 59.8205  0.0044 = 0.2632 tons VOC per day

PORTABLE GAS CONTAINERS

This category covers emissions from portable gas container use, both commercial and 

residential. Emission estimates account for permeation, diurnal, transport-spillage, 

spillage, and vapor displacement emissions. Estimated use data is based on survey 

information from the California Air Resources Board. The number of housing units is 

used as an indicator for residential containers. The number of commercial businesses 

expected to have at least one gas container is used to estimate commercial use. Emissions 

for 1996 were taken from estimates developed for the analysis of the OTC Model Rules29. 

Emissions were then projected to 1999 using population as the growth indicatoSOLID 

WASTE INCINERATION (2 SCCs)

(Commercial/Institutional Solid Waste Incineration SCC 2601020000, Industrial Solid Waste 

Incineration SCC 2601010000)
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Solid waste may consist of any discarded solid materials from commercial or industrial sources. 

The materials may be combustible or noncombustible, and are often burned to reduce bulk, 

unless direct burial is either available or practical. The resulting pollutants for the purpose of this 

inventory are VOC, NOx, and CO. On-site incineration is the confined burning of waste leaves, 

landscape refuse, or other refuse or rubbish. Slash and large scale agricultural open burning are 

not included in this emission category.

The emissions for each county were estimated per the sample calculations below using emission 

factors and loading factors from AP-42, population data from the U.S. Census Bureau, and 

employee data from County Business Patterns. Point source emissions, where present, were 

subtracted from these emission estimates. 

SAMPLE CALCULATIONS:

Commercial/Institutional Solid Waste Incineration:

Annual Emissions = (Emission Factor)(Loading Factor)(Population)

where:

VOC Emission Factor = 9.8 lbs VOC/ton waste burned/year39

NOx Emission Factor = 3.7 lbs NOx/ton waste burned/year39

CO Emission Factor = 37 lbs CO/ton waste burned/year39

Loading Factor = 54 tons/1000 people39

Population = 1,269,904 people (Allegheny County)7

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ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

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people

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year

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Annual VOC Emissions

336.0166

2000

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672,033.1968

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Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.002754

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 336.0166 0.00275 = 0.9240 tons VOC per day

CO Emissions:
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Annual CO Emissions

1268.6341

2000

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Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.002754

Summer work weekday CO emissions =1268.6341 0.00275 = 3.4887 tons CO per day

Winter work weekday CO emissions = annual CO emissions  winter work weekday allocation factor

Winter work weekday allocation factor = 0.002754

Winter work weekday CO emissions = 1268.6341 0.00275 = 3.4887 tons CO per day

Industrial Solid Waste Incineration:

Annual VOC Emissions = (Emission Factor)(Loading Factor)(Number of Employees)

where:

Emission Factors are the same as noted above

Loading Factor = 560 tons/1000 employees39

Employees = 48,544 employees (Allegheny County)2 3

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Annual VOC Emissions

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2000

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Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.002754

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 133.2047 0.00275 = 0.3663 tons VOC per day

CO Emissions:

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48,544 employees

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Annual CO Emissions

502.9158

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Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.002754

Summer work weekday CO emissions =502.9158 0.00275 = 1.3830 tons CO per day

Winter work weekday CO emissions = annual CO emissions  winter work weekday allocation factor

Winter work weekday allocation factor = 0.002754

Winter work weekday CO emissions = 502.9158 0.00275 = 1.3830 tons CO per day

STRUCTURE FIRES (SCC 2810030000)

Building fires can produce short-term emissions of VOC, NOx, CO, and PM. Structure fire 

emissions were estimated using emission factors, a loading factor, and a default number of fires 

per capita (note that PM10-FIL, PM25-FIL, and PM-CON emission factors were not available). 

Population data were obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau. Each county’s emissions were 

calculated per the following sample calculations.

Annual Emissions = (Emission Factor)(Loading Factor)(Per Capita # of Fires)(Population)

where:

VOC Emission Factor = 11 lbs VOC/ton material burned/year16

NOx Emission Factor = 1.4 lbs NOx/ton material burned/year16

CO Emission Factor = 60 lbs CO/ton material burned/year16

Loading Factor = 1.15 tons material/fire69

Per Capita Number of Fires = 0.0018 fires/person70

Population = 1,269,904 (Allegheny County)7

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lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

people

person

fires

fire

tons material

year

tons material

lbs VOC

Annual VOC Emissions

14.4560

2000

1

28,912.168

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Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.00242771

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 14.4560 0.002427 = 0.03509 tons VOC per day

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people

person

fires

fire

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year

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Annual CO Emissions

78.8514

2000

1

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Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.00242771

Summer work weekday CO emissions =78.8514 0.002427 = 0.1914 tons CO per day

Winter work weekday CO emissions = annual CO emissions  winter work weekday allocation factor

Winter work weekday allocation factor = 0.00312671

Winter work weekday CO emissions = 78.8514 0.003126 = 0.2465 tons CO per day

TRAFFIC LINE PAINTING (SCC 2401008000)

Traffic paints are used to mark pavement in applications such as dividing lines for traffic lanes, 

parking space markings, crosswalks, and arrows. The markings are usually applied by 

Commonwealth or local highway maintenance crews. VOC emissions result from the 

evaporation of organic solvents during and shortly after application of the marking paint. Each 

county’s emissions were calculated per “Alternative Method Three” described in the EIIP 

emission estimation guidance document for this category.72 The calculation uses a national per 

capita emission factor based on 2002 data for national traffic paint consumption and U.S. 

population. Control efficiency, rule penetration, and rule effectiveness factors were incorporated 

into the final calculation.

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS:

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2002 U.S. Population

2002 National Traffic Paint Consumption

Per Capita Usage Factor 

National per Capita Usage Factor = 39,397,000 gallons73/288,368,698 people7

National per Capita Usage Factor = 0.1366 gallons/person

where:

Emission Factor = 3.36 lbs VOC/gallon72

National per Capita Usage Factor = 0.1366 gallons/person

Population =1,269,904 (Allegheny County)7

CE (Control Efficiency) = 20% 5

RP (Rule Penetration) = 100%

RE (Rule Effectiveness) = 100%
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lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

gallons person people

year

gallon

lbs VOC

Annual VOC Emissions

233.1767

2000

1

466,353.4473

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100

100

100

100

20 0.1366 / 1,269,904 1

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Summer work weekday VOC emissions = annual VOC emissions summer work weekday allocation factor

Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.00356 9

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 233.1767  0.00356 = 0.8305 tons VOC per day

TREATMENT, STORAGE, AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES (TSDF’S)

This source category applies to industrial wastewater and hazardous waste which is generated in 

many industry types and sizes and include general waste categories such as contaminated 

wastewaters, spent solvent residuals, still bottoms, spent catalysts, electroplating wastes, metal 

contaminated sludges, degreasing solvents, leaded tank bottoms, separator sludges, and offspecification chemicals. These wastes are generated at an industrial site and treated, stored 

and/or disposed either on-site at the industrial facility or off-site at a commercial facility. 

Operations involved in treatment, storage or disposal of hazardous wastes include impoundment 

and tanks, land treatment, landfills and waste piles, transfer and handling operation, injection 

wells, incinerators, and organic compound removal devices. 

The VOC emission estimates for this source category were developed by E.H. Pechan 

company.26 The estimates were derived from EPA Emissions Standard Division estimates. A 

growth factor , based on 1990 population and 1999 population projections , was applied to adjust 

for 1999 estimates. 

WINERIES (SCC 2302070005)

Winery emissions result from the entrainment of ethanol by carbon dioxide during wine 

fermentation. Factors affecting ethanol emissions are handling techniques, temperature, process 

equipment design, and fermenting parameters. Other sources of emissions from the wine making 

process are blending, transferring, racking and storing of the wine. 

Emissions were determined using 2002 county-level wine production data provided by the 

Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB).74 Because monthly production data were available, 

these data were used to develop the seasonal allocation factors for this category. The emission 

factors for both red and white wines were obtained from AP-42.75 Since the emission factors for 

the two types of wines are different, but wine type production data are no longer available, wine 

production in the Commonwealth was assumed to be 60 percent white wine and 40 percent red 

wine. 76 Point source emissions, where present, were subtracted from these emission estimates. 

Each county’s emissions were estimated per the following sample calculations. 

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS:
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Annual VOC Emissions = (0.6  White Wine Emission Factor + 0.4  Red Wine Emission 

Factor)  (2002 Total Wine Production)

where:

White Wine Emission Factor = 1.80873 lbs VOC/1000 gallons white 

wine/year75

Red Wine Emission Factor = 4.6236 lbs VOC/1000 gallons red wine/year75

2002 Total Wine Production = 8.270 thousand gallons (Adams County)74

2002 Summer Wine Production = 3.000 thousand gallons (Adams County)74

White Wine Production Factor = 60% of wine produced76

Red Wine Production Factor = 40% of wine produced76

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tons VOC per year

lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions lbs VOC per year

thousand gallons

gallons

lbs

gallons

lbs Annual VOC Emissions

0.0121

2000

1

24.2698

8.270

1000

4.6236 0.4

1000

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Summer work weekday VOC emissions = annual VOC emissions summer work weekday allocation factor

Summer work weekday allocation factor = summer month wine production/annual wine production 

weekday ratio/number of weekdays in summer

Summer work weekday allocation factor = 3.000/8.270 0.715/65 = 0.00399 (Adams County)4 74

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 0.0121 0.00399 = 0.0000484 tons VOC per day

WOOD FURNITURE MANUFACTURING (SCC 2401020000)

This source category includes establishments engaged in the manufacture of wood home or office 

furniture. VOC emissions result from the evaporation of solvents used in the finish coats and 

cleanup procedures. Point source emissions, where present, were subtracted from these emission 

estimates. Each county’s emissions were calculated according to the sample calculations below 

using a per employee emission factor and the number of employees in NAICS codes 337122, 

337127, 337129, 337211, and 337212. The number of employees in each county for 2001 was 

obtained from County Business Patterns2and grown to 2002 using the ratio of 2002 total 

Commonwealth employees to 2001 total Commonwealth employees obtained from the Bureau of 

Labor Statistics (BLS).3

A 30 percent reduction in VOC emissions was assumed based on a RACT-based regulation.77

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATION:

Annual VOC Emissions = (Emission Factor)(Employees)(30% Control Efficiency Reduction)
68

where:

Emission Factor = 1,311 lbs VOC/employee/year78

Employees = 256 employees (Allegheny County)2 3

Control Efficiency = 30%77

Rule Penetration = 100%

Rule Effectiveness = 80%

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. tons VOC per year

lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions , . pounds VOC per year

employees

year

employee

lbs VOC

Annual VOC Emissions

127 5341

2000

1

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Summer work weekday VOC emissions = annual VOC emissions summer work weekday allocation factor

Summer work weekday allocation factor = 0.002774

Summer work weekday VOC emissions = 127.5341  0.00277 = 0.3539 tons VOC per day
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2

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5

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36 25 Pa. Code Section 129.63, “Degreasing Operations,” available from 

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Number 2331, December 2, 1994.

38 The Pennsylvania Dry Cleaners Association disclosed that 1.8 million pounds of VOCs were emitted in 

Pennsylvania in 1990 from dry cleaning operations.

Emission Factor = Total VOC emitted ÷ Pennsylvania Population

= 1.8 million lbs VOC ÷ 11.88 million people (1990 census)

= 0.15 lbs VOC/person/year

39 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Compilation of Air 

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communication with PJ Disclafani, E.H. Pechan & Associates, Inc., December 2003.
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42 U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Fuel Oil and Kerosene Sales, 2002, available 

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APPENDIX B2

2007 AREA SOURCE CRITERIA AIR POLLUTANT

EMISSION ESTIMATION METHODS

Bureau of Air Quality

Department of Environmental Protection
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Pennsylvania 2007 Area Source Criteria Air Pollutant Emission Estimation 

Methods

December 2009

Prepared by Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

Bureau of Air Quality

Rachel Carson State Office Building

PO Box 8468

Harrisburg, PA 17105-8468

Contact: Sherry Bogart, 717-783-5974, sbogart@state.pa.us
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

AREA SOURCE DEFINITION.......................................................................................................................................5

METHODS FOR ESTIMATING AREA SOURCE ACTIVITY AND EMISSIONS ....................................................5

ADHESIVES AND SEALANTS (SCC 2460600000)...................................................................................................12

AIRCRAFT COATING (SCC 2401075000).................................................................................................................14

APPLIANCES (SCC 2401060000)................................................................................................................................16

ARCHITECTURAL SURFACE COATINGS (SCC 2401001000) ..............................................................................18

ASPHALT PAVING (2 SCCs) ......................................................................................................................................20

AUTOMOTIVE AFTERMARKET PRODUCTS (SCC 2460400000).........................................................................25

AUTOMOTIVE REFINISHING (SCC 2401005000) ...................................................................................................27

BAKERIES (SCC 2302050000) ....................................................................................................................................29

COATINGS AND RELATED PRODUCTS (SCC 2460500000).................................................................................31

COMMERCIAL COOKING – (5 SCCs).......................................................................................................................33

CONSTRUCTION DUST (3 SCCs: SCC 2311010000, SCC 2311020000, SCC 2311030000) ..................................41

DEGREASING (4 SCCs: SCC 2415360000, SCC 2415300000, SCC 2415230000, SCC 2415200000).....................53

DRY CLEANERS (SCC 2420000000)..........................................................................................................................56

ELECTRONIC AND OTHER ELECTRIC COATINGS (SCC 2401065000)..............................................................58

FACTORY FINISHED WOOD (SCC 2401015000).....................................................................................................60

FIFRA-REGULATED PRODUCTS (SCC 2460800000) .............................................................................................61

FUEL COMBUSTION – COMMERCIAL/INSTITUTIONAL (7 SCCs: SCC 2103001000, SCC 2103002000, .......64

SCC 2103004000, SCC 2103005000, SCC 2103006000, SCC 2103007000, SCC 2103011000)................................64

FUEL COMBUSTION – INDUSTRIAL (7 SCCs: 2102001000, ................................................................................79

SCC 2102002000, SCC 2102004000, SCC 2102005000,..............................................................................................79

SCC 2102006000, SCC 2102007000, SCC 2102011000) .............................................................................................79

GASOLINE MARKETING (5 SCCs) .........................................................................................................................102

GRAPHIC ARTS (SCC 2425000000) .........................................................................................................................107

HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS (SCC 2460200000)........................................................................................................108

INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE COATINGS (SCC 2401100000) ..........................................................................110
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MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT (SCC 2401055000)............................................................................................111

MARINE COATING (SCC 2401080000) ...................................................................................................................113

METAL CANS (SCC 2401040000).............................................................................................................................115

METAL FURNITURE (SCC 2401025000).................................................................................................................117

METAL SHEETS, STRIPS, COILS (SCC 2401045000)............................................................................................118

MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING (SCC 2401090000).................................................................................120

MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTS (NOT OTHERWISE COVERED) (SCC 2460900000).......................................122

OPEN BURNING (3 CCs)...........................................................................................................................................124

OTHER SPECIAL PURPOSE COATINGS (SCC 2401200000)................................................................................129

PAPER, FOIL AND FILM (SCC 2401030000) ..........................................................................................................131

PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS (SCC 2460100000)................................................................................................133

PORTABLE FUEL CONTAINERS – GASOLINE DISTRIBUTION (10 SCCs) .....................................................135

PUBLIC OWNED TREATMENT WORKS (SCC: 2630020000)..............................................................................138

RAILROAD SOLVENTS (SCC 2401085000)............................................................................................................140

RESIDENTIAL COAL FOSSIL FUEL COMBUSTION (2 SCCs: SCC 2104001000, SCC 2104002000)...............142

RESIDENTIAL FUEL OIL/KEROSENE COMBUSTION (2 SCCs: SCC 2104004000, SCC 2104011000)...........149

RESIDENTIAL LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LPG) (SCC 2104007000)..........................................................154

RESIDENTIAL NATURAL GAS (SCC 2104006000)...............................................................................................157

TRAFFIC LINE PAINTING (SCC 2401008000)........................................................................................................161

WINERIES (SCC 2302070005)...................................................................................................................................163

WOOD FURNITURE AND FIXTURES (SCC 2401020000) ....................................................................................165

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS..........................................................................................................................................167
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AREA SOURCE DEFINITION 

For emission inventory development purposes, the term “area sources” traditionally refers to stationary air pollutant emission sources 

that are not inventoried at the facility-level. While point sources are inventoried individually, area sources are typically inventoried at 

the county level (Introduction to Area Source Emission Inventory Development Volume III: Chapter 1)

1

. Sources such as gasoline 

stations and dry cleaning establishments are often treated as both point and area sources. The main reason they are not exclusively 

treated as point sources is that the effort required to gather data and estimate emissions for each individual facility is very great, while 

emissions per facility are generally small. For these sources, a cut-off point, typically based on annual emissions, usually defines the 

distinction between point and area. The Consolidated Emissions Reporting Rule (CERR) specifies reporting criteria air pollutant 

(CAP) thresholds for point and area sources, which vary depending on the pollutant and the attainment status of a county (see

http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/cerr/index.html).

Individual emissions sources are grouped with other like sources into source categories. These source categories are grouped in such a 

way that they can be estimated collectively using one methodology. Most area source categories do not have an analogue in the point 

source inventory. Commercial/consumer product use is such an example. The boundaries of the individual activities associated with 

these sources are often hard to determine or are, at best, arbitrary. Even within a point source facility, some activities occur that are 

more easily treated as area source emissions. Some emissions associated with surface coating operations such as equipment cleaning, 

for example, can be more practically estimated using area source methods even though other surface coating operations may be 

reported as part of the point source inventory.

METHODS FOR ESTIMATING AREA SOURCE ACTIVITY AND EMISSIONS 

Area source emissions are generally estimated by multiplying an emission factor by some known indicator or collective activity for 

each area source category at the county level. Several methodologies are available for estimating area source activity levels and 

emissions. For this 2007 area source inventory, estimates were derived by (1) treating area sources as point sources, (2) obtaining 

 

1

Eastern Research Group, Inc., “Emission Inventory Improvement Program, Document Series, Volume III, Area Sources, Chapter 1, 

Introduction to Area Source Emission Inventory Development (Revised Final),” prepared for the Area Sources Committee, Emission 

Inventory Improvement Program, January 2001.
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county-level activity data, (3) apportioning national or statewide activity data to counties, (4) use of per capita emission factors, and 

(5) use of per employee emission factors. Each approach has distinct advantages and disadvantages as discussed below.

Small sources that would normally be treated as area sources may be handled as point sources for several reasons. First, county level 

activity data may not be readily determinable for certain source categories. Municipal landfills provide an example of this situation.

For some source categories, county activity estimates were available. For example, monthly wine production data for 2007 were

available by county from the Alcohol & Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department of Treasury. If county activity data were not 

available, Commonwealth totals were apportioned to counties using data for a surrogate of the emissions activity. For example, the 

quantity of highway gasoline consumed in the Commonwealth was apportioned to the county level on the basis of vehicle miles 

traveled per county. Residential, commercial, and industrial fuel combustion were other categories that were handled in this manner. 

The major drawbacks of this approach are that additional data and resources are needed to apportion activity levels to the local level, 

and accuracy is lost in the process. If Commonwealth level data were not available, then national data were used in a similar manner.

Sources in certain area source categories were not only numerous and diffuse, but were too difficult to inventory by any of the above 

procedures. As an example, solvent evaporation from consumer and commercial products such as waxes, aerosol products and 

window cleaners cannot be routinely determined by DEP. In addition, it would be resource-intensive to develop and implement a 

survey that would yield such information. Per capita or per employee emission factors are used to estimate emissions for these source 

categories. The use of per capita emission factors is based on the assumption that, for a given source category, emission activity can be 

reasonably associated with population. This assumption is valid over broad areas for certain categories such as Architectural Surface 

Coating and solvent evaporation from Consumer and Commercial Products.

For categories that rely on a per capita emission factor, county population estimates for 2007 were obtained from the U.S. Bureau of 

the Census. When emissions are calculated from per employee emission factors, county-level employment data for 2006 were 

obtained. Because county employment data for 2007 was not be available from the Bureau of the Census’ County Business Patterns

(CBP) until July 2009, data for the appropriate North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes were obtained by E. 

H. Pechan & Associates from the 2006 CBP1. The Commonwealth-level employment data were obtained at the NAICS code level 

from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.2

 

1U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, County Business Patterns 2006, Pennsylvania, available from 

http://www.census.gov/epcd/cbp/view/cbpview.html,.

2U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, available from http://www.bls.gov/sae/home.htm.
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In some cases, the Census does not report the employment value for a particular NAICS code/county combination because of 

confidentiality concerns. In these cases, the Census provides employment data as a range (e.g., between 20 and 99 employees). When 

a precise number of employees was not available from CBP, an initial estimate was developed based on the mid-point of the reported 

range (e.g., 60 employees was used for the 20 to 99 employment range). For a given NAICS code, the mid-point estimates were then 

adjusted up or down to yield the Commonwealth-level employment for that NAICS code as reported in the CBP. The adjustments 

were computed by first calculating the difference between the Commonwealth-level CBP employment and the total of the 

employment values for counties for which actual employment values were reported in the CBP. The resulting value represents 

employment for the counties for which the CBP reports an employment range value. This value was then divided by the sum of the 

mid-point employment estimates for the counties for which employment was reported as a range. The resulting ratio was multiplied by 

the mid-point estimates to yield the final county employment estimates. The calculation spreadsheets provide each of the steps used in 

this estimation procedure. National, State and County level employment data downloaded from US Census Bureau, mapping of 

employment flag letters reported by County Business Patterns to the range and midpoints of the range, and calculated final activity 

data using the employment midpoint and adjustment factor was performed by E.H. Pechan & Associates.

Control Efficiency (CE)

Control efficiency is the emission reduction percentage associated with a control device, process change or reformulation. Control 

efficiencies can vary widely by source within an area source category. Area source control efficiency values represent the weighted 

average control for the category.

Rule Penetration (RP) 

Because lower-emitting sources within a source category may not be covered by a regulation, it is important to reflect the extent to 

which total source category emissions are affected. Rule penetration represents the percentage of total source category emissions that 

are affected by a regulation.

 
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Rule Effectiveness (RE)

Rule effectiveness is a factor used to adjust the control efficiency to account for failures and uncertainties that affect the actual 

performance of the control. For example, control equipment performance may be adversely affected by age of the equipment, lack of 

maintenance, or improper use. With the exception of Federal regulations, a default RE value of 80 percent was applied when 

information was not available to substantiate the true RE value1. An RE of 100 percent was applied to all Federal regulations that 

require national compliance.

The RE factor is applied to the estimated control efficiency in the calculation of emissions from a source. The formula for the 

application of CE, RP, and RE is displayed below:

Uncontrolled Emissions = 50 pounds per day

Control Efficiency = 90 percent

Rule Penetration = 60 percent

Rule Effectiveness = 80 percent

Controlled Emissions = Uncontrolled Emissions × (1 – CE/100 × RP/100 × RE/100)

Controlled Emissions = 50 × (1 – 0.9 × 0.6 × 0.8) = 50 × (1 – 0.432) = 28.4 pounds per day

An RE and/or RP value can substantially increase emission estimates when high control efficiencies are involved. For example, if RP 

was not applied in the above example (equivalent to a 100 percent RP assumption), then estimated emissions are:

Controlled Emissions = 50 × (1 – 0.9 × 0.8) = 50 × (1 – 0.72) = 14 pounds per day.

 

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Eastern Research Group, Inc., “Emission Inventory Improvement Program, Document Series, Volume III, Area Sources, Chapter 1, 

Introduction to Area Source Emission Inventory Development (Revised Final),” prepared for the Area Sources Committee, Emission 

Inventory Improvement Program, January 2001.
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Point Source Subtractions 

Source categories can appear in both the area source and point source inventory. For example, emissions from large dry cleaning 

establishments may be included in the point source inventory, while emissions from smaller dry cleaners (below some specified 

cutoff) are included in the area source inventory. When a point source inventory and an area source inventory include emissions from 

the same process, the area source emission estimates are adjusted to avoid double counting. Although many area source categories 

(e.g., Architectural Surface Coating) do not have companion point source categories, there are many source categories in the area 

source inventory for which emissions are reported in the Pennsylvania point source inventory (see Table 1). For these source 

categories, point source emissions are subtracted from total emission estimates to yield area source emissions.

Ideally, this adjustment would occur in the area source emission calculation by subtracting point source emission activity 

(throughput) from total emission activity as shown below.

Area Source Activity  Total Activity  Point Source Activity 

However, the Pennsylvania point source inventory does not report throughput for most sources. Therefore, it was necessary to

calculate the point source subtractions using total and point source emission estimates as identified below.

Area Emissionsp  Total Emissionsp Point Source Emissionsp

where:

p = pollutant

Separate point source inventories were developed for Allegheny and Philadelphia counties and for all other counties. Except for 

ammonia and lead, the Allegheny inventory reports annual emissions for all pollutants included in the area source inventory. These 

pollutants are also missing from the Philadelphia County annual inventory. Unlike the Allegheny inventory, the Philadelphia County 

inventory does not report PM emissions on a filterable and condensable basis, but rather on a primary basis. The inventory for the 

remaining counties reports annual emissions for the same pollutants as the Philadelphia County inventory, with the exception of 

primary PM2.5 (PM25-PRI), which is not reported for the remaining counties. Given the different ways in which PM emissions are 

reported in the 2002 Pennsylvania point source inventory, it was necessary to develop PM emissions on a consistent basis to facilitate 

the point source subtractions. Therefore, for Allegheny County, Pechan summed the condensable and the filterable PM emissions to 

obtain PM10-PRI and PM25-PRI emission values for use in the point source subtractions.
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To facilitate the point source subtractions, the annual emission records for all point SCCs associated with an area source category were 

summed to the county level. The county-level point source annual emissions were then subtracted from the area source category 

annual emissions using an area source category-to-point source category crosswalk developed for this project. Note that in keeping 

with EIIP guidance, when the resulting area source emission estimate was negative, the area source emission value was set to zero. 

The following presents an example of point source NOx emission subtraction calculations for the Commercial/Institutional 

Bituminous/Sub-bituminous Coal Combustion category (SCC 2103002000).

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Area Source NOx Emissions for SCC tons tons

Po Source NOx Emissions Allegheny Cnty . tons (SCC ) . tons (SCC )

Total NOx Emissions for SCC Allegheny Cnty tons per year

Area Source NOx Emissions for SCC Total NOx Emissions Po NOx Emissions

895.9997

2103002000 1,054.3025 158.3028

int ( ) 152 0751 10300207 6 2277 10300208

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Each section contains a brief description of the source category, identifies whether the category’s emission estimates were subject to 

point source emission subtractions, and presents sample emission calculations (point source subtractions are not included in these 

sample calculations). All referenced sources are displayed in Appendix A.
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Table 1. Area Source Inventory Categories with Point Source Emission Subtractions

SCC SCC1DESC SCC3DESC SCC6DESC SCC8DESC

2102001000 Stationary Source Fuel Combustion Industrial Anthracite Coal Total: All Boiler Types

2102002000 Stationary Source Fuel Combustion Industrial Bituminous/Sub-bituminous Coal Total: All Boiler Types

2103001000 Stationary Source Fuel Combustion Commercial/Institutional Anthracite Coal Total: All Boiler Types

2103002000 Stationary Source Fuel Combustion Commercial/Institutional Bituminous/Sub-bituminous Coal Total: All Boiler Types

2103004000 Stationary Source Fuel Combustion Commercial/Institutional Distillate Oil Total: Boilers and IC Engines

2102004000 Stationary Source Fuel Combustion Industrial Distillate Oil Total: Boilers and IC Engines

2103005000 Stationary Source Fuel Combustion Commercial/Institutional Residual Oil Total: All Boiler Types

2102005000 Stationary Source Fuel Combustion Industrial Residual Oil Total: All Boiler Types

2103006000 Stationary Source Fuel Combustion Commercial/Institutional Natural Gas Total: Boilers and IC Engines

2102006000 Stationary Source Fuel Combustion Industrial Natural Gas Total: Boilers and IC Engines

2103007000 Stationary Source Fuel Combustion Industrial Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Total: All Combustor Types

2302070001 Industrial Processes Food and Kindred Products: SIC 20 Fermentation/Beverages Breweries

2401015000 Solvent Utilization Surface Coating Factory Finished Wood: SIC 2426 thru 242 Total: All Solvent Types

2401020000 Solvent Utilization Surface Coating Wood Furniture: SIC 25 Total: All Solvent Types

2401040000 Solvent Utilization Surface Coating Metal Cans: SIC 341 Total: All Solvent Types

2401050000 Solvent Utilization Surface Coating

Miscellaneous Finished Metals: SIC 34 - (341 + 

3498) Total: All Solvent Types

2401055000 Solvent Utilization Surface Coating Machinery and Equipment: SIC 35 Total: All Solvent Types

2401080000 Solvent Utilization Surface Coating Marine: SIC 373 Total: All Solvent Types

2401085000 Solvent Utilization Surface Coating Railroad: SIC 374 Total: All Solvent Types

2401090000 Solvent Utilization Surface Coating Miscellaneous Manufacturing Total: All Solvent Types

2415200000 Solvent Utilization Degreasing All Industries: Conveyerized Degreasing Total: All Solvent Types

2415300000 Solvent Utilization Degreasing All Industries: Cold Cleaning Total: All Solvent Types

2425000000 Solvent Utilization Graphic Arts All Processes Total: All Solvent Types

2501060053 Storage and Transport Petroleum and Petroleum Product Storage Gasoline Service Stations Stage 1: Balanced Submerged Filling

2501060101 Storage and Transport Petroleum and Petroleum Product Storage Gasoline Service Stations Stage 2: Displacement Loss/Uncontrolled

2501060102 Storage and Transport Petroleum and Petroleum Product Storage Gasoline Service Stations Stage 2: Displacement Loss/Controlled

2601010000 Waste Disposal, Treatment, and Recovery On-site Incineration Industrial Total

2601020000 Waste Disposal, Treatment, and Recovery On-site Incineration Commercial/Institutional Total

2620030000 Waste Disposal, Treatment, and Recovery Landfills Municipal Total
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ADHESIVES AND SEALANTS (SCC 2460600000) 

Adhesives are formulated organic polymer compounds that adhere to, or form a bond between, one or more substrates. 

They are commonly referred to as cements, glues and pastes. Adhesives can be classified as water-based, solventbased, hot melts, or radiation curable. Sealants and caulking compounds are organic polymers used to fill or seal gaps 

between surfaces. The primary solvents used in formulating adhesives and sealants are aliphatic hydrocarbons and 

keytones.

County-level emissions were calculated using a per capita emission factor which was obtained from the Emission 

Inventory Improvement Program (EIIP)1and U.S. Bureau of the Census 2007 population data2. The emission factor 

represents pre-control emission rates. A CE of 8.3 percent3and an RP of 48.6 percent4 were applied to reflect the 

Federal Rule for consumer products. There are no point sources associated with this category.

Each county’s emissions are estimated per the sample calculations listed below.

 

1

Eastern Research Group, “Emission Inventory Improvement Program, Document Series, Volume III, Area Sources, 

Chapter 5, Consumer and Commercial Solvent Use,” Table 5.4-1, prepared for the Area Sources Committee, Emission 

Inventory Improvement Program, August 1996, available from 

http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/eiip/techreport/volume03/index.html, accessed March 2009

2 U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, “Population Estimates Program,” T1. Population Estimates 

[10] data Set: 2007 Population Estimates, available from http://www.census.gov/popest/counties/CO-EST2007-

01.html, accessed March 2009.

3

ERTAC Recommendation, Midwest RPO Inventory Comparability Project, revised June 2, 2009, accessed June 2009.

4

E.H. Pechan & Associates, Inc., Control Measure Development Support Analysis of Ozone Transport Commission 

Model Rules, prepared for the Ozone Transport Commission, March 2001.
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Emission Factor = 0.57 lbs VOC/person/year1

 Population = 1,219,210 (Allegheny County)2

 Control Efficiency = 8.3%3

 RP (Rule Penetration) = 48.6%4

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Annual VOC Emissions

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AIRCRAFT COATING (SCC 2401075000) 

This source category includes aircraft building and repairing. The emissions were calculated using an employmentbased emission factor1

and employee data from NAICS code 3364XX. The number of employees in each county for 

2006 was collected by E.H. Pechan and Associates, who calculated the midpoints from any given ranges2. Each 

county’s emissions were estimated per the following sample calculations below. Point source emissions, where present, 

were subtracted from these emission estimates. 

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS:

Annual VOC Emissions = (Emission Factor)(Number of Employees)

where:

Emission Factor = 15 lbs VOC /employee/year

Employees = 4494 employees (Delaware County)

 

1

ERTAC Area Inventory Comparability Project, revised August 14, 2009, accessed October, 2009.

2 National, State and County level employment data downloaded from US Census Bureau, mapping of employment 

flag letters reported by County Business Patterns to the range and midpoints of the range, and calculated final activity 

data using the employment midpoint and adjustment factor.
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tons VOC per year

lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

Employees

year

Employee

lbsVOC

Annual VOC Emissions

33.705

2000

1

67,410

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APPLIANCES (SCC 2401060000) 

The VOC emissions from this source category result from the evaporation of the solvent used in the coating process in 

the manufacture of electrical appliances such as refrigerators, freezers, laundry equipment, and electric house wares. 

Emissions for each county were estimated per the sample calculations below using an employment-based emission 

factor1and the number of 2006 employees in the NAICS codes 3352XX. . The number of Appliance employees was 

collected from U.S. Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns2by E. H. Pechan and Associates who calculated 

midpoints for any ranges obtained. Point source emissions, where present, were subtracted from these emission 

estimates. 

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS:

Annual VOC Emissions = (Emission Factor)(Number of Employees)

where:

Emission Factor = 249 lbs VOC/employee/year

Employees = 41 (Berks County) 

 

1

ERTAC Area Inventory Comparability Project, revised August 14, 2009, accessed September 2009.

2 National, state and county level employment data downloaded from US Census Bureau, mapping of employment flag 

letters reported by County Business Patterns to the range and midpoints of the range, and calculated final activity data 

using the employment midpoint and adjustment factor.
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2000

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41

249

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ARCHITECTURAL SURFACE COATINGS (SCC 2401001000)

Architectural surface coatings are used by homeowners and painting contractors to coat the interior and exterior of 

buildings and other structures. The coatings are applied by spray, brush, or roller and dry or cure at ambient conditions. 

The VOC emissions from this source category result from the evaporation of the paint and cleanup solvents. 

Each county’s emissions were calculated using a per capita emission factor1and U.S. Bureau of the Census 2007 

county population data2. The Federal architectural surface coating regulations call for a 20 percent reduction in the 

solvent content of architectural surface coatings manufactured after September 1999, which reduction was accounted 

for in the development of the new per capita emission factor for states with AC rules (2.41 lbs VOC/person/year)1. 

Each county’s emissions are estimated per the sample calculations listed below.

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ERTAC Area Inventory Comparability Project, revised August 14, 2009, accessed August 2009.

2 U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, “Population Estimates Program,” T1. Population Estimates 

[10] data Set: 2007 Population Estimates, available from http://www.census.gov/popest/counties/CO-EST2007-

01.html, accessed March 2009.
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where:

Emission Factor = 2.41 lbs VOC/person/year1

Population = 1,219,210 (Allegheny County)

CE (Control Efficiency) =0%, integral with new EF, for states 

with AC rules1

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RE (Rule Effectiveness) = 100%

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2000

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ASPHALT PAVING (2 SCCs)

SCC category’s emissions for 2461021000 (Cutback Asphalt) and 2461022000 (Emulsified Asphalt) were calculated 

by E.H. Pechan and Associates. The following documentation was prepared by E.H. Pechan and Associates with 

footnotes located at the end of this section:

Asphalt paving is the process of applying asphalt concrete to seal or repair the surface of roads, parking lots, driveways, 

walkways, or airport runways. Asphalt concrete is a composite material comprised of a binder and a mineral aggregate. 

The binder, referred to as asphalt cement, is a byproduct of petroleum refining and contains the semi-solid residual 

material left after the more volatile chemical fractions have been distilled off.1

a. Emulsified Asphalt

Asphalt cements thinned with water and an emulsifying agent are known as cutback asphalts. This thinning reduces the 

viscosity of the asphalt making it easier to work with the mixture. The primary uses of emulsified asphalt include tack 

and seal operations, priming roadbeds, and paving operations for pavements up to several inches thick. 

Emulsified asphalt may contain up to 12 percent organic solvents by volume.1Emissions from emulsified asphalt result 

from the evaporation of VOCs after the mixture is laid down. Compared to cutback asphalt, emulsified asphalt has lower 

VOCs emissions per ton used. 

b. Cutback Asphalt

Asphalt cements thinned with petroleum distillates are known as cutback asphalts. The primary uses of cutback asphalt 

include tack and seal operations, priming roadbeds, and paving operations for pavements up to several inches thick. Cutback asphalt is produced by thinning the binder in a diluent containing 25 to 45 percent petroleum distillates by volume

prior to mixing with the aggregate. This reduces the viscosity of the asphalt making it easier to work with the mixture. 

Emissions from cutback asphalt result from the evaporation of VOCs and HAPS after the mixture is laid down. Of all 

asphalt types, cutback asphalt has the highest diluent content and, as a result, emits the highest levels of VOCs per ton 
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used. The timeframe and quantity of VOC and HAP emissions depend on the type and the quantity of organic solvent 

used as a diluent.

For these source categories, the following SCCs were assigned:

SCC SCC Level 1 SCC Level 2 SCC Level 3 SCC Level 4

2461022000 Solvent 

Utilization

Misc. Non-industrial: 

Commercial

Emulsified 

Asphalt

Total: All 

Solvent Types

2461021000 Solvent 

Utilization

Miscellaneous Nonindustrial: 

Commercial

Cutback Asphalt Total: All 

Solvent Types

The general approach to calculating emissions from emulsified asphalt and cutback asphalt paving is to multiply the 

estimated county-level emulsified asphalt usage by emission factors for VOCs. 

State-level emulsified asphalt and cutback asphalt usage in 2008 was obtained from the Asphalt Institute’s 2008 

Asphalt Usage Survey.

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State-level data were allocated to county-level according to the fraction of paved road vehicle 

miles traveled (VMT) in each county. 

Total annual VMT estimates by State and roadway class were obtained from the Federal Highway Administration’s 

(FHWA) annual Highway Statistics report.3 Paved road VMT was calculated by subtracting the State/roadway class 

unpaved road VMT from total State/roadway class VMT. State-level paved road VMT was spatially allocated to 

counties according to the fraction of total VMT in each county for the specific roadway class as shown by the 

following equation:

VMTx,total= ∑VMTST,y * VMTx,y / VMTST,y

where: VMTx,total = VMT (million miles) in county x on all paved roadways

VMTST,y = paved road VMT for the entire State for roadway class y 

VMTx,y = total VMT (million miles) in county x and roadway class y 

VMTST,y = total VMT (million miles) in entire State for roadway class y
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The county-level total VMT by roadway class used in this calculation was previously developed by E.H. Pechan and 

Associates, Inc. to support the on-road national emissions inventory.

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c. Emission Factors

Emission factors for emulsified asphalt and cutback asphalt usage were obtained from the Technical Report Series 

produced by the U.S. EPA’s Emission Inventory Improvement Program and are reported in Table 1 below.1

d. Emissions

Emissions were calculated by multiplying the county-level asphalt usage (barrels) by the emission factors listed in Table 

1 and then dividing by 2000 to convert pounds to tons.

Emissionsx,y = (Asphalt Usagex * EFy) / 2000

where: Emissionsx,y = emissions (tons) of pollutant y in county x

Asphalt Usagex = emulsified asphalt (barrels) used in county x

EFy = emission factor for pollutant y

To convert tons of asphalt reported in the 2008 Asphalt Usage Survey to barrels, it was assumed that the density of 

asphalt is similar to that of water, 8.34 lbs/gal, and that one barrel equals 42 gallons.

Barrels of Asphalt = (tons of asphalt * 2000 lbs / 8.34 lbs/gal) / 42 gal/barrel

Note that one barrel of asphalt weights approximately 350 pounds.
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e. Sample Calculation

VOC emissions from emulsified asphalt usage in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania:

From the 2008 Asphalt Usage Survey, the state of Pennsylvania used 69,671 tons of emulsified asphalt in 2008. The 

fraction of paved road VMT traveled in Allegheny County is 10,516.10 million miles divided by 104,400.2 million miles 

which equals 0.10073.

Asphalt Usage Allegheny = ((69,671 tons * 2000 lbs / 8.34 lbs/gal) / 42 gal/barrel) * 0.10073

Asphalt Usage Allegheny = 40,070.571 barrels

VOC Emissions Allegheny = (40,070.571 barrels * 9.2 lbs/barrel) / 2000 lbs/ton

VOC Emissions = 184.32 tons

Table 1. Criteria Emission Factors for Emulsified and Cutback Asphalt Paving

Pollutant Description Pollutant 

Code

Emission 

Factor 

(LBS/BARRE

L)

Emission Factor

Reference

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS VOC 9.2 Emulsified 

Asphalt

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS VOC 88.00 Cutback Asphalt
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f. References

1. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Emissions Inventory Improvement Program, Technical Report Series, 

Volume III – Area Sources, Chapter 17, “Asphalt Paving,” prepared by Eastern Research Group, Inc. for EPA, 

Research Triangle Park, NC, 2001. Available at 

http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/eiip/techreport/volume03/index.html. 

2. Asphalt Institute, 2008 Asphalt Usage Survey for the United States and Canada, http://www.asphaltinstitute.org/. 

3. U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics 2007, Office of Highway 

Policy Information, Washington, DC, 2008. Available at 

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics/2007/.

4. E.H. Pechan & Associates, Inc. “Documentation for the On-road National Emission Inventory (NEI) for Base 

Years 1970 - 2002,” report prepared for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning 

and Standards, Research Triangle Park, NC. January 2004.
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AUTOMOTIVE AFTERMARKET PRODUCTS (SCC 2460400000) 

The EPA has divided automotive consumer products into two different major categories: (1) detailing products, and (2) 

maintenance and repair products. It is often difficult to distinguish the automotive aftermarket product subcategories 

and formulations for distinct product types because category descriptions and designations may overlap. In some cases 

varying formulations may be due to the product form. There are a large number of individual VOCs in these products, 

including HAPs.

County-level emissions were calculated using a per capita emission factor which was obtained from the Emission 

Inventory Improvement Program (EIIP)1and U.S. Bureau of the Census 2007 population data2. The emission factor 

represents pre-control emission rates. A CE of 8.97 percent3and an RP of 48.6 percent4 were applied to reflect the 

Federal Rule for consumer products. There are no point sources associated with this category.

Each county’s emissions are estimated per the sample calculations listed below.

 

1

Eastern Research Group, “Emission Inventory Improvement Program, Document Series, Volume III, Area Sources, 

Chapter 5, Consumer and Commercial Solvent Use,” Table 5.4-1, prepared for the Area Sources Committee, Emission 

Inventory Improvement Program, August 1996, available from 

http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/eiip/techreport/volume03/index.html, accessed March 2009

2 U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, “Population Estimates Program,” T1. Population Estimates 

[10] data Set: 2007 Population Estimates, available from http://www.census.gov/popest/counties/CO-EST2007-

01.html, accessed March 2009.

3

ERTAC Recommendation, Midwest RPO Inventory Comparability Project, revised June 2, 2009, accessed June 2009.

4

E.H. Pechan & Associates, Inc., Control Measure Development Support Analysis of Ozone Transport Commission 

Model Rules, prepared for the Ozone Transport Commission, March 2001.
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

   

100 100 100

1

CE RP RE Annual VOC Emissions EmissionFactor Population

where:

Emission Factor = 1.36 lbs VOC/person/year1

Population = 1,219,210 (Allegheny County)2

 Control Efficiency = 8.97%3

 RP (Rule Penetration) = 48.6%4

 RE (Rule Effectiveness) = 100%

tons VOC per year

lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds per year

year

person

lbsVOC

Annual VOC Emissions

792.92

2000

1

1,585,840.94

100

100

100

48.6

100

8.97 1,219,210 1

1.36

















 













  






















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AUTOMOTIVE REFINISHING (SCC 2401005000) 

Automotive refinishing is the painting of worn or damaged automobiles, light trucks, and other vehicles. The coating of 

new cars, however, is considered in the point source inventory, and therefore not included in this inventory. Countylevel emissions were calculated using a per capita emission factor which was obtained from the ERTAC Area 

Inventory Comparability Project solvent working group1and U.S. Bureau of the Census 2007 population data2. The 

automotive refinishing VOC emission factor is 0.5 lb/person.

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS:

AnnualVOCEmissions  Emission Factor Population  

 

where:

Emission Factor =0.5 lbs VOC/person/year1

Population = 1,219,210 (Allegheny County)2

 

1

ERTAC Area Inventory Comparability Project, revision August 14, 2009. Factor is derived from national numbers 

and so represents an average for the entire country; Freedonia 2007; accessed August 2009. 

2 U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, “Population Estimates Program,” T1. Population Estimates 

[10] data Set: 2007 Population Estimates, available from http://www.census.gov/popest/counties/CO-EST2007-

01.html, accessed March 2009.
28

 

tons VOC per year

lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds per year

people

year

person

lbsVOC

Annual VOC Emissions

304.8025

2000

1

609,605

1,219,210

0.5

  






















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BAKERIES (SCC 2302050000) 

Bakery emissions, primarily ethanol, result from yeast fermentation during the baking process of bread and bakery 

products. Ethanol is emitted through a vent with any combustion product gases. Relevant NAICS codes for bakeries 

are 311811 and 311812.

County-level VOC emissions were calculated using an employment-based emission factor and the number of NAICS 

code 311811 and 311812 employees in each county. The number of employees in each county for 2007 was obtained 

from County Business Patterns1 The Bakeries emission factor is 0.11 tons VOC/employee/year2. Point source 

emissions, where present, were subtracted from these emission estimates.

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS:

Annual VOC Emissions = (Emission Factor)(Employees)

where: 

Emission Factor = 0.11 tons VOC /employee/year

Employees = 863 (Allegheny County)

 

1 U.S. Census Bureau, 2007 County Business Patterns,

http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GQRGeoSearchByListServlet?ds_name=CB0700A1&_lang=en&_ts=286

805349530

2

Lucy Adams, Radian Corporation, memorandum to SIP inventory preparers and EPA Regions, “VOC Emissions from 

Bakeries,” prepared under contract to the Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA Contract No. 68-D0-0125), April 24, 1992.
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(863 )

0.11

employees

year

employee

tons VOC

Annual VOC Emissions





















 = 94.93 tons VOC per year
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COATINGS AND RELATED PRODUCTS (SCC 2460500000) 

Aerosol spray paints and related products such as paint removers make up this consumer and commercial solvent 

product group. Other forms of coatings (besides aerosols) are not included in this group, but are included under 

architectural or industrial coatings, or auto body refinishing. Aerosols spray paints contain VOCs that function as both 

solvents and propellants. The most commonly used propellants in aerosol paints are propane, butane and isobutane. 

Paint removers are classified as either application removers or immersion removers. Solvents such as methanol, ethanol 

and isopropanol are also used to enhance the action of the paint remover. Methylene chloride (53 percent) and 

methanol (41 percent) account for the majority of paint-removing solvents consumed (Frost & Sulllivan, Inc., 1990).

County-level emissions were calculated using a per capita emission factor which was obtained from the Emission 

Inventory Improvement Program (EIIP)1and U.S. Bureau of the Census 2007 population data2. The emission factor 

represents pre-control emission rates. A CE of 0 percent3and an RP of 48.6 percent4 were applied to reflect the Federal 

Rule for consumer products. There are no point sources associated with this category.

 

1

Eastern Research Group, “Emission Inventory Improvement Program, Document Series, Volume III, Area Sources, 

Chapter 5, Consumer and Commercial Solvent Use,” Table 5.4-1, prepared for the Area Sources Committee, Emission 

Inventory Improvement Program, August 1996, available from 

http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/eiip/techreport/volume03/index.html, accessed April 2009.

2 U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, “Population Estimates Program,” T1. Population Estimates 

[10] data Set: 2007 Population Estimates, available from http://www.census.gov/popest/counties/CO-EST2007-

01.html, accessed March 2009.

3

ERTAC Recommendation, Midwest RPO Inventory Comparability Project, revised June 2, 2009, accessed June 2009.

4

E.H. Pechan & Associates, Inc., Control Measure Development Support Analysis of Ozone Transport Commission 

Model Rules, prepared for the Ozone Transport Commission, March 2001.
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Each county’s emissions are estimated per the sample calculations listed below.

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS: 

   











   

100 100 100

1

CE RP RE Annual VOC Emissions EmissionFactor Population

where:

Emission Factor = 0.95 lbs VOC/person/year1

Population = 1,219,210 (Allegheny County)2

 Control Efficiency = 0%3

 RP (Rule Penetration) = 48.6%4

 RE (Rule Effectiveness) = 100%

tons VOC per year

lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds per year

year

person

lbsVOC

Annual VOC Emissions

579.12

2000

1

1,158,249.50

100

100

100

48.6

100

0

1,219,210 1

0.95

















 













  























 
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COMMERCIAL COOKING – (5 SCCs) 

Source Category Description

Commercial Cooking emissions are for 5 source categories (2302002100, 2302002200, 2302003000, 2302003100, and 

2302003200) based on equipment type. Emissions estimates are for all types of meat cooked in a particular piece of 

equipment. Deep fat frying of french fries was also included. The following documentation was prepared by E.H. 

Pechan and Associates:

For this source category, the following SCCs were assigned:

Source 

Classification Code SCC Level One SCC Level Two SCC Level Three SCC Level Four

2302002100 Industrial 

Processes

Food and Kindred 

Products: SIC 20

Commercial Cooking -

Charbroiling

Conveyorized 

Charbroiling

2302002200 Industrial 

Processes

Food and Kindred 

Products: SIC 20

Commercial Cooking -

Charbroiling

Under-fired 

Charbroiling

2302003000 Industrial 

Processes

Food and Kindred 

Products: SIC 20

Commercial Cooking -

Frying

Deep Fat Frying

2302003100 Industrial 

Processes

Food and Kindred 

Products: SIC 20

Commercial Cooking -

Frying

Flat Griddle Frying

2302003200 Industrial 

Processes

Food and Kindred 

Products: SIC 20

Commercial Cooking -

Frying

Clamshell Griddle 

Frying
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Activity Data

Activity data was collected from the US Census Bureau’s county level population estimates for July 1, 2007.

1

Control Factors

No controls were assumed for this category. 

Emission Factors

Emission factors were developed and reviewed by an ERTAC advisory panel composed of state and EPA personnel 

(Contact: Roy Huntley, huntley.roy@epa.gov). They were created by taking 2002 emissions in the NEI and dividing 

by the 2002 population to develop per capita emission factors. These emission factors are listed in Table 1. 

Sample Calculations

Emissions are calculated for each county using emission factors and activity as:

Ex,p = Ax × EFx,p

 

1 U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, “Population Estimates Program,” T1. Population Estimates 

[10] data Set: 2007 Population Estimates, available from http://www.census.gov/popest/counties/CO-EST2007-

01.html, accessed March 2009.
35

where:

Ex,p = annual emissions for category x and pollutant p;

Ax = population data associated with category x;

EFx,p = emission factor for category x and pollutant p.

Example:

Using conveyorized charbroiling in Allegheny County, PA as an example:

According to the US Census Bureau, population on July 1, 2007 is 1,219,210

The emission factor for VOC is 0.01205 lb/person

EVOC= 1,219,210 people × 0.012056 lb VOC/ person

= 14,698.81 lb VOC or 7.3494 ton VOC

Table 1: Commercial Cooking Emission Factors Developed by ERTAC

SCC SCC description

Pollutant 

Code

Factor 

Numeric 

Value

Factor Unit 

Numerator

Factor Unit 

Denominator

2302002100 Conveyorized Charbroiling 100027 1.326E-05 LB EACH

2302002200 Under-fired Charbroiling 100027 6.385E-05 LB EACH

2302002100 Conveyorized Charbroiling 100414 7.668E-05 LB EACH

2302002200 Under-fired Charbroiling 100414 5.312E-04 LB EACH

2302002100 Conveyorized Charbroiling 100425 3.730E-04 LB EACH

2302002200 Under-fired Charbroiling 100425 2.747E-03 LB EACH
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SCC SCC description

Pollutant 

Code

Factor 

Numeric 

Value

Factor Unit 

Numerator

Factor Unit 

Denominator

2302002100 Conveyorized Charbroiling 106445 7.003E-06 LB EACH

2302002200 Under-fired Charbroiling 106445 4.214E-05 LB EACH

2302002100 Conveyorized Charbroiling 107062 2.682E-05 LB EACH

2302002200 Under-fired Charbroiling 107062 2.183E-04 LB EACH

2302002100 Conveyorized Charbroiling 108883 3.597E-04 LB EACH

2302002200 Under-fired Charbroiling 108883 2.496E-03 LB EACH

2302002100 Conveyorized Charbroiling 108952 4.421E-05 LB EACH

2302002200 Under-fired Charbroiling 108952 3.063E-04 LB EACH

2302002100 Conveyorized Charbroiling 120127 5.943E-06 LB EACH

2302002200 Under-fired Charbroiling 120127 1.914E-05 LB EACH

2302003100 Flat Griddle Frying 120127 8.487E-06 LB EACH

2302002100 Conveyorized Charbroiling 123386 1.466E-04 LB EACH

2302002200 Under-fired Charbroiling 123386 1.113E-03 LB EACH

2302002100 Conveyorized Charbroiling 129000 8.852E-06 LB EACH

2302002200 Under-fired Charbroiling 129000 3.587E-05 LB EACH

2302003100 Flat Griddle Frying 129000 3.139E-05 LB EACH

2302002100 Conveyorized Charbroiling 130498292 2.709E-04 LB EACH

2302002200 Under-fired Charbroiling 130498292 7.911E-04 LB EACH

2302003100 Flat Griddle Frying 130498292 2.589E-04 LB EACH

2302002100 Conveyorized Charbroiling 1330207 7.799E-07 LB EACH

2302002200 Under-fired Charbroiling 1330207 1.560E-06 LB EACH

2302002100 Conveyorized Charbroiling 191242 1.309E-06 LB EACH

2302002200 Under-fired Charbroiling 191242 2.542E-06 LB EACH
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SCC SCC description

Pollutant 

Code

Factor 

Numeric 

Value

Factor Unit 

Numerator

Factor Unit 

Denominator

2302002100 Conveyorized Charbroiling 193395 1.278E-06 LB EACH

2302002200 Under-fired Charbroiling 193395 1.723E-06 LB EACH

2302002100 Conveyorized Charbroiling 206440 6.484E-06 LB EACH

2302002200 Under-fired Charbroiling 206440 2.638E-05 LB EACH

2302003100 Flat Griddle Frying 206440 2.371E-05 LB EACH

2302002100 Conveyorized Charbroiling 208968 2.476E-05 LB EACH

2302002200 Under-fired Charbroiling 208968 6.372E-05 LB EACH

2302003100 Flat Griddle Frying 208968 4.886E-06 LB EACH

2302002100 Conveyorized Charbroiling 50000 7.796E-04 LB EACH

2302002200 Under-fired Charbroiling 50000 5.876E-03 LB EACH

2302002100 Conveyorized Charbroiling 50328 1.450E-06 LB EACH

2302002200 Under-fired Charbroiling 50328 2.332E-06 LB EACH

2302003100 Flat Griddle Frying 50328 1.154E-06 LB EACH

2302002100 Conveyorized Charbroiling 56553 1.772E-06 LB EACH

2302002200 Under-fired Charbroiling 56553 5.432E-06 LB EACH

2302003100 Flat Griddle Frying 56553 2.918E-06 LB EACH

2302002100 Conveyorized Charbroiling 71432 1.006E-03 LB EACH

2302002200 Under-fired Charbroiling 71432 7.351E-03 LB EACH

2302002100 Conveyorized Charbroiling 75070 5.562E-04 LB EACH

2302002200 Under-fired Charbroiling 75070 4.242E-03 LB EACH

2302002100 Conveyorized Charbroiling 83329 1.613E-06 LB EACH

2302002200 Under-fired Charbroiling 83329 2.776E-06 LB EACH

2302003100 Flat Griddle Frying 83329 1.357E-06 LB EACH
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SCC SCC description

Pollutant 

Code

Factor 

Numeric 

Value

Factor Unit 

Numerator

Factor Unit 

Denominator

2302002100 Conveyorized Charbroiling 84742 4.140E-06 LB EACH

2302002200 Under-fired Charbroiling 84742 2.413E-05 LB EACH

2302002100 Conveyorized Charbroiling 85018 2.771E-05 LB EACH

2302002200 Under-fired Charbroiling 85018 8.647E-05 LB EACH

2302003100 Flat Griddle Frying 85018 6.021E-05 LB EACH

2302002100 Conveyorized Charbroiling 86737 6.408E-06 LB EACH

2302002200 Under-fired Charbroiling 86737 2.003E-05 LB EACH

2302003100 Flat Griddle Frying 86737 6.484E-06 LB EACH

2302002100 Conveyorized Charbroiling 91203 1.135E-04 LB EACH

2302002200 Under-fired Charbroiling 91203 2.649E-04 LB EACH

2302003100 Flat Griddle Frying 91203 1.308E-04 LB EACH

2302002100 Conveyorized Charbroiling 92524 1.271E-05 LB EACH

2302002200 Under-fired Charbroiling 92524 2.613E-05 LB EACH

2302003100 Flat Griddle Frying 92524 2.788E-06 LB EACH

2302002100 Conveyorized Charbroiling 95476 6.167E-05 LB EACH

2302002200 Under-fired Charbroiling 95476 4.387E-04 LB EACH

2302002100 Conveyorized Charbroiling 95487 3.482E-06 LB EACH

2302002200 Under-fired Charbroiling 95487 2.111E-05 LB EACH

2302002100 Conveyorized Charbroiling 98862 4.991E-06 LB EACH

2302002200 Under-fired Charbroiling 98862 3.250E-05 LB EACH

2302002100 Conveyorized Charbroiling CO 4.245E-02 LB EACH

2302002200 Under-fired Charbroiling CO 1.350E-01 LB EACH

2302003000 Deep Fat Flying CO 0.000E+00 LB EACH
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SCC SCC description

Pollutant 

Code

Factor 

Numeric 

Value

Factor Unit 

Numerator

Factor Unit 

Denominator

2302003100 Flat Griddle Frying CO 1.269E-02 LB EACH

2302003200 Clamshell Griddle Frying CO 0.000E+00 LB EACH

2302002200 Under-fired Charbroiling NOX 0.000E+00 LB EACH

2302002100 Conveyorized Charbroiling PM10-FIL 1.648E-04 LB EACH

2302002200 Under-fired Charbroiling PM10-FIL 1.048E-03 LB EACH

2302003100 Flat Griddle Frying PM10-FIL 2.727E-04 LB EACH

2302003200 Clamshell Griddle Frying PM10-FIL 1.981E-05 LB EACH

2302002100 Conveyorized Charbroiling PM10-PRI 4.980E-02 LB EACH

2302002200 Under-fired Charbroiling PM10-PRI 3.528E-01 LB EACH

2302003000 Deep Fat Flying PM10-PRI 0.000E+00 LB EACH

2302003100 Flat Griddle Frying PM10-PRI 1.031E-01 LB EACH

2302003200 Clamshell Griddle Frying PM10-PRI 6.994E-03 LB EACH

2302002100 Conveyorized Charbroiling PM25-FIL 1.597E-04 LB EACH

2302002200 Under-fired Charbroiling PM25-FIL 1.013E-03 LB EACH

2302003100 Flat Griddle Frying PM25-FIL 2.074E-04 LB EACH

2302003200 Clamshell Griddle Frying PM25-FIL 1.685E-05 LB EACH

2302002100 Conveyorized Charbroiling PM25-PRI 4.827E-02 LB EACH

2302002200 Under-fired Charbroiling PM25-PRI 3.415E-01 LB EACH

2302003000 Deep Fat Flying PM25-PRI 0.000E+00 LB EACH

2302003100 Flat Griddle Frying PM25-PRI 7.834E-02 LB EACH

2302003200 Clamshell Griddle Frying PM25-PRI 5.910E-03 LB EACH

2302002200 Under-fired Charbroiling SO2 0.000E+00 LB EACH

2302002100 Conveyorized Charbroiling VOC 1.206E-02 LB EACH
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SCC SCC description

Pollutant 

Code

Factor 

Numeric 

Value

Factor Unit 

Numerator

Factor Unit 

Denominator

2302002200 Under-fired Charbroiling VOC 4.148E-02 LB EACH

2302003000 Deep Fat Flying VOC 1.261E-02 LB EACH

2302003100 Flat Griddle Frying VOC 5.943E-03 LB EACH

2302003200 Clamshell Griddle Frying VOC 2.316E-04 LB EACH
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CONSTRUCTION DUST (3 SCCs: SCC 2311010000, SCC 2311020000, SCC 2311030000)

RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION

Emissions from residential construction activity are a function of the acreage disturbed and volume of soil excavated 

for residential construction. Residential construction activity is developed from data obtained from the U.S. 

Department of Commerce (DOC)’s Bureau of the Census. The following documentation was prepared by E.H. Pechan 

and Associates with footnotes located at the end of this section:

For this source category, the following SCC was assigned:

Source 

Classification 

Code SCC Level One SCC Level Two

SCC Level 

Three

SCC Level 

Four

2311010000 Industrial 

Processes

Construction: 

SIC 15 - 17

General Building 

Construction

Total

Activity data:

There are two activity calculations performed for this SCC, acres of surface soil disturbed and volume of soil removed 

for basements.

Surface soil disturbed

The US Census Bureau has 2008 data for Housing Starts - New Privately Owned Housing Units Started1 which 

provides regional level housing starts based on the groupings of 1 unit, 2-4 units, 5 or more units. A consultation with 

the Census Bureau in 2002 gave a breakdown of approximately 1/3 of the housing starts being for 2 unit structures, and 

2/3 being for 3 and 4 unit structures. The 2-4 unit category was then divided into 2-units, and 3-4 units based on this 

ratio. 
42

To get the number of structures for each grouping, the 1unit category was divided by 1, 2 unit category was divided by 

2, and the 3-4 unit category was divided by 3.5. The 5 or more unit category listed may be made up of more than one 

structure. New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized Unadjusted Units2gives a conversion factor to determine 

the ratio of structures to units in the 5 or more unit category. For example if a county has one 40unit apartment 

building, the ratio would be 40/1. If there are 5 different 8 unit buildings in the same project, the ratio would be 40/5. 

Structures started by category are then calculated at a regional level. The table Annual Housing Units Authorized by 

Building Permit3has 2007 data at the county level to allocate regional housing starts to the county level. This results in 

county level housing starts by number of units. The following surface areas were assumed disturbed for each unit type:

Table 1: Surface Soil removed per unit type

1-Unit 1/4 acre/structure

2-Unit 1/3 acre/structure

Apartment 1/2 acre/structure 

The 3-4 unit category was considered to be an apartment. Multiplication of housing starts to soil removed results in 

number of acres disturbed for each unit category. 

Basement soil removal

To calculate basement soil removal, 2007 Characteristics of New Houses4is used to estimate the percentage of 1 unit 

structures that have a basement (on the regional level). The county level estimate of number of 1 unit starts is 

multiplied by the percent of 1 unit houses in the region that have a basement to get the number of basements in a 

county. Basement volume is calculated by assuming a 2000 square foot house has a basement dug to a depth of 8 feet 

(making 16,000 ft3per basement). An additional 10% is added for peripheral dirt bringing the total to 17,600 ft3per 

basement. 
43

Emission Factors: 

Initial PM10 emissions from construction of single family, two family, and apartments structures are calculated using 

the emission factors given in Table 2. The duration of construction activity for houses is assumed to be 6 months and 

the duration of construction for apartments is assumed to be 12 months.

Table 2. Emission Factors for Residential Construction

Type of Structure Emission Factor Duration of 

Construction

Apartments 0.11 tons PM10/acre-month 12 months

2-Unit Structures 0.032 tons PM10/acre-month 6 months

1-Unit Structures w/o 

Basements

0.032 tons PM10/acre-month 6 months

1-unit Structures with 

Basements

0.011 tons PM10/acre-month 6 months

0.059 tons PM10/1000 cubic 

yards

Regional variances in construction emissions are corrected using soil moisture level and silt content. These correction 

parameters are applied to initial PM10 emissions from residential construction to develop the final emissions inventory.

To account for the soil moisture level, the PM10 emissions are weighted using the 30-year average precipitationevaporation (PE) values from Thornthwaite’s PE Index. Average precipitation evaporation values for each State were 

estimated based on PE values for specific climatic divisions within a State. These values range from 7 to 41. 
44

To account for the silt content, thePM10 emissions are weighted using average silt content for each county. A data base 

containing county-level dry silt values was complied. These values were derived by applying a correction factor 

developed by the California Air Resources Board to convert wet silt values to dry silt values.5

The equation for PM10 emissions corrected for soil moisture and silt content 

is:

Corrected E Initial

PE

S

PM PM 10 E 10   

24

9%

where:

Corrected EPM10 = PM10 emissions corrected for soil moisture and silt content,

PE = precipitation-evaporation value for each State,

S = % dry silt content in soil for area being inventoried.

Once PM10 adjustments have been made, PM25 emissions are set to 10% of PM10

Example Calculation: 

PM10 Emissions = ∑( Aunit x Tconstruction x EFunit ) x AdjPM

Where Aunit = HSUnit x SMUnit

HSUnit = Regional Housing Starts x (county building permits/Regional building permits)

SMUnit = Area or volume of soil moved for the given unit type

TConstruction = Construction time (in months) for given unit type

EFUnit = Unadjusted emission factor for PM10 for the given unit type

AdjPM = PM Adjustment factor
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References:

1. New Privately Owned Housing Units Started for 2008 ( Not seasonally adjusted) 

http://www.census.gov/const/startsua.pdf

2. Table 2au. New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized Unadjusted Units for Regions, Divisions, and 

States http://www.census.gov/const/C40/Table2/tb2u2007.txt

3. Annual Housing Units Authorized by Building Permits CO2007A, purchased from US Department of Census

4. Type of Foundation in New One-Family Houses Completed, 

http://www.census.gov/const/C25Ann/sftotalfoundation.pdf
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NON-RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION

Emissions from non-residential construction activity are a function of the acreage disturbed for non-residential 

construction. The following documentation was prepared by E.H. Pechan and Associates with footnotes located at the 

end of this section:

For this source category, the following SCC was assigned:

Source 

Classification 

Code SCC Level One SCC Level Two

SCC Level 

Three

SCC Level 

Four

2311020000

Industrial 

Processes

Construction: 

SIC 15 - 17

Heavy 

Construction Total

Activity Data: 

Annual Value of Construction Put in Place in the U.S1has the 2008 National Value of Non-residential construction. 

The national value of non-residential construction put in place (in millions of dollars) was allocated to counties using 

county-level non-residential construction (NAICS Code 2362) employment data obtained from County Business 

Patterns2(CBP). Because some counties employment data was withheld due to privacy concerns, the following 

procedure was adopted:

1. State totals for the known county level employees was subtracted from the number of employees reported in the 

state level version of CBP. This results in the total number of withheld employees in the state.

2. A starting guess of the midpoint of the range code was used (so for instance in the 1-19 employees range, a 

guess of 10 employees would be used) and a state total of the withheld counties was computed.
47

3. A ratio of guessed employees (Step 2) to withheld employees (Step 1) was then used to adjust the county level 

guesses up or down so the state total of adjusted guesses should match state total of withheld employees (Step 

1)

In 1999 a figure of 2 acres/$106 was developed. The Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price Index3lists costs of the 

construction industry from 1999-2007. 

2007 acres per $106= 1999 acres per $106x (1999 PPI / 2007 PPI) 

=2 acres/$106(132.9 / 204.3)

= 1.301 acres per $106

Emission Factors: 

Initial PM10 emissions from construction of non-residential buildings are calculated using an emission factor of 0.19 

tons/acre-month. The duration of construction activity for non-residential construction is assumed to be 11 months.

Regional variances in construction emissions are corrected using soil moisture level and silt content. These correction 

parameters are applied to initial PM10 emissions from non-residential construction to develop the final emissions 

inventory.

To account for the soil moisture level, the PM10 emissions are weighted using the 30-year average precipitationevaporation (PE) values from Thornthwaite’s PE Index. Average precipitation evaporation values for each State were 

estimated based on PE values for specific climatic divisions within a State. These values range from 7 to 41. 

To account for the silt content, the PM10 emissions are weighted using average silt content for each county. A data 

base containing county-level dry silt values was complied. These values were derived by applying a correction factor 

developed by the California Air Resources Board to convert wet silt values to dry silt values.7

The equation for PM10 emissions corrected for soil moisture and silt content is:

Corrected E Initial

PE

S

PM PM 10 E 10   

24

9%
48

where:

Corrected EPM10 = PM10 emissions corrected for soil moisture and silt content,

PE = precipitation-evaporation value for each State,

S = % dry silt content in soil for area being inventoried.

Once PM10 adjustments have been made, PM25 emissions are set to 10% of PM10

Example Calculation:

EmissionsPM10 = NSpending x (Empcounty / EmpNational) x Apd x EFAdj x M

Where NSpending = National spending

Empcounty = county level employment data

EmpNational = National level employment data

Apd = Acres per million dollars

EFAdj = Adjusted PM10 emission factor

M = duration of construction activity

References:

1. Annual Value of Construction Put in Place: http://www.census.gov/const/www/ototpage.html

2. County Business Patterns: http://www.census.gov/econ/cbp/index.html

3. Bureau of Labor Statistics: http://www.bls.gov/data/ Table BMNR
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ROAD CONSTRUCTION

Emissions from road construction activity are a function of the acreage disturbed for road construction. Road 

construction activity is developed from data obtained from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). 

The following documentation was prepared by E.H. Pechan and Associates with footnotes located at the end of this 

section:

For this category, the following SCC was assigned:

Source 

Classification 

Code SCC Level One SCC Level Two

SCC Level 

Three

SCC Level 

Four

2311030000

Industrial 

Processes

Construction: SIC 

15 - 17 Road Construction Total

Activity Data:

The Federal Highway Administration has Highway Statistics, Section IV - Highway Finance, Table SF-12A, State 

Highway Agency Capital Outlay1for 2006 which outlines spending by state in several different categories. For this 

SCC, the following columns are used: New Construction, Relocation, Added Capacity, Major Widening, and Minor 

Widening. These columns are also differentiated according to the following six classifications:

1. Interstate, urban

2. Interstate, rural

3. Other arterial, urban

4. Other arterial, rural 

5. Collectors, urban

6. Collectors, rural
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The State expenditure data are then converted to new miles of road constructed using $/mile conversions obtained from 

the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) in 2000. A conversion of $4 million/mile is applied to the 

interstate expenditures. For expenditures on other arterial and collectors, a conversion factor of $1.9 million/mile is 

applied, which corresponds to all other projects.

The new miles of road constructed are used to estimate the acreage disturbed due to road construction. The total area 

disturbed in each state is calculated by converting the new miles of road constructed to acres using an acres 

disturbed/mile conversion factor for each road type as given in the table below:

Table 1: Spending per Mile and Acres Disturbed per Mile by Highway Type

Road Type

Thousand 

Dollars per 

mile

Acres 

Disturbed per 

mile

Urban Areas, Interstate 4000 15.2

Rural Areas, Interstate 4000 15.2

Urban Areas, Other Arterials 1900 15.2

Rural Areas, Other Arterials 1900 12.7

Urban Areas, Collectors 1900 9.8

Rural Areas, Collectors 1900 7.9
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Residential building starts2are used to allocate the state-level acres disturbed by road construction to the county. A 

ratio of the number of building starts in each county to the total number of building starts in each state is applied to the 

state-level acres disturbed to estimate the total number of acres disturbed by road construction in each county.

Emission Factors:

Initial PM10 emissions from construction of roads are calculated using an emission factor of 0.42 tons/acre-month. 

Since most road construction consists of grading and leveling of land, the higher emission factor more accurately 

reflects the high level of cut and fill activity that occurs at road construction sites. The duration of construction activity 

for road construction is assumed to be 12 months.

Regional variances in construction emissions are corrected using soil moisture level and silt content. These correction 

parameters are applied to initial PM10 emissions from road construction to develop the final emissions inventory.

To account for the soil moisture level, the PM10 emissions are weighted using the 30-year average precipitationevaporation (PE) values from Thornthwaite’s PE Index. Average precipitation evaporation values for each State were 

estimated based on PE values for specific climatic divisions within a State. These values range from 7 to 41. 

To account for the silt content, thePM10 emissions are weighted using average silt content for each county. A data base 

containing county-level dry silt values was complied. These values were derived by applying a correction factor 

developed by the California Air Resources Board to convert wet silt values to dry silt values.

The equation for PM10 emissions corrected for soil moisture and silt content is:

where: Corrected EPM10 = PM10 emissions corrected for soil moisture and silt content,

PE = precipitation-evaporation value for each State,

S = % dry silt content in soil for area being inventoried.

Once PM10 adjustments have been made, PM25 emissions are set to 10% of PM10

Corrected E Initial

PE

S

PM PM 10 E 10   

24

9%
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Emission Calculation:

EmissionsPM10 = ∑(HDrt x MCrt x ACrt) x (HSCounty / HSState) x EFAdj x M

Where HDrt = Highway Spending for a specific road type

MCrt = Mileage conversion for a specific road type

ACrt = Acreage conversion for a specific road type

HSCounty = Housing Starts in a given county

HSState = Housing Starts in a given State

EFAdj = Adjusted PM10 Emission Factor

M = duration of construction activity

References:

1. 2006 Highway Spending : http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohim/hs06/xls/sf12a.xls

2. Annual Housing Units Authorized by Building Permits CO2007A, purchased from US Department of Census.
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DEGREASING (4 SCCs: SCC 2415360000, SCC 2415300000, SCC 2415230000, SCC 2415200000)

(Auto Repair (Cold Cleaning) SCC 2415360000, Manufacturing (Cold Cleaning) SCC 2415300000, Electronics 

(Vapor/In-Line) SCC 2415230000, Other (Vapor/In-Line) SCC 2415200000)

Surface cleaning, also known as “degreasing”, includes the solvent cleaning or conditioning of metal surfaces and parts, 

fabricated plastics, electronic and electrical components and other nonporous substrates. These cleaning processes are 

designed to remove foreign material, such as oils, grease, waxes and moisture, usually in the preparation for further 

treatment, such as painting, electroplating, galvanizing, anodizing or applying conversion coatings. Three basic types of 

surface cleaning operations are currently used: cold cleaning, vapor cleaning, and in-line or conveyorized cleaning, which 

can be either a cold or vapor cleaning process. VOC emission results from the evaporation of solvents used in these 

processes.

Cold cleaning is a batch process in which solvents are applied at room temperature or slightly heated. Parts are immersed 

in a solvent, usually mineral spirits. Parts too large for immersion may be sprayed or wiped with a solvent. The primary 

cold cleaning application is cleaning of tools or metal parts at service and automotive repair stations and manufacturing 

facilities. Cold cleaning may incorporate covers or freeboards to limit the evaporative loss of solvents.

In-line cleaners use automated load systems (typically conveyors) to maintain a continuous feed to the cleaning unit. 

These units use both cold and vapor-cleaning methods as described above, with the majority being halogenated solvent 

cleaning systems. These units are used for large-scale operations and are usually enclosed except to the conveyor inlet or 

exit. A common application of in-line cleaners is cleaning printed circuit boards for the electronic and electrical 

component industries.

The Emission Inventory Improvement Program (EIIP) developed the following population-based methods for estimating 

degreasing emissions.
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Activity data was collected from the US Census Bureau’s county level population estimates for July 1, 2007.1Point 

source emissions, where present, were subtracted from these emission estimates.

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS:

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100 100 100

1

CE RP RE Annual VOC Emissions Emission Factor Population

where:

Auto Repair (Cold Cleaning) VOC Emission Factor = 2.5 lbs VOC/person/year1

Manufacturing (Cold Cleaning) VOC Emission Factor = 1.1 lbs VOC/person/year1

Electronics and Electrical (Vapor/In-Line) VOC Emission Factor = 0.21 lbs VOC/person/year1

Other (Vapor/In-Line) VOC Emission Factor = 0.49 lbs VOC/person/year1

Population = 1,219,210 (Allegheny County)

2

Auto Repair Cold Cleaning CE (Control Efficiency) = 66%3

Manufacturing Cold Cleaning CE (Control Efficiency) = 66%3

Electronics Vapor/In-Line CE (Control Efficiency) = 63%

3

Other Vapor/In-Line CE (Control Efficiency) = 63%3

All Categories RP (Rule Penetration) = 100%

All Categories RE (Rule Effectiveness) = 80%

 

1

Eastern Research Group, “Emission Inventory Improvement Program, Document Series, Volume III, Area Sources, 

Chapter 6,Solvent Cleaning,” Table 6.5-2 (EPA 1991), prepared for the Area Sources Committee, Emission Inventory 

Improvement Program, Septembert 1997.

2

2 U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, “Population Estimates Program,” T1. Population Estimates 

[10] data Set: 2007 Population Estimates, available from http://www.census.gov/popest/counties/CO-EST2007-

01.html, accessed March 2009.

3

25 Pa. Code Section 129.63, “Degreasing Operations,” available from 

http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/025/chapter129/s129.63.html
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Allegheny County Auto Repair (Cold Cleaning) VOC Emissions Calculation:

 

tons VOC per year

pounds

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

people

year

person

lbs VOC

Annual VOC Emissions

719.3339

2000

1

1,438,667.80

100

80

100

100

100

66 1,219,210 1

2.5

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DRY CLEANERS (SCC 2420000000) 

Three types of dry cleaning operations are used: coin-operated facilities using perchloroethylene (perc); 

commercial/industrial facilities using perc; and commercial/industrial facilities using VOC solvents. 

Each county’s emissions were estimated per the sample calculations below using an employment-based emission 

factor1and the number of 2006 employees in NAICS codes 81231X, 81232X, and 81233X.. The number of Dry 

Cleaning employees was obtained from County Business Patterns2by E. H. Pechan and Associates who also performed 

midpoint calculations on any ranges obtained. Each county’s emissions were estimated per the sample calculations 

below.

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS:

Annual VOC Emissions = (Emission Factor)(Number of Employees)

where:

Emission Factor = 467 lbs VOC/ employee/ year1

Employees = 2002 (2006 Allegheny County)2

 

1

ERTAC Recommended, Freedonia 2007, accessed October 2009.

2 National, State and County level employment data downloaded from US Census Bureau, mapping of employment 

flag letters reported by County Business Patterns to the range and midpoints of the range, and calculated final activity 

data using the employment midpoint and adjustment factor.
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 

tons VOC per year

lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

employees

year

person

lbs VOC

Annual VOC Emissions

 467.467

2000

1

934,934

2002

467

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ELECTRONIC AND OTHER ELECTRIC COATINGS (SCC 2401065000) 

The VOC emissions from this source category result from the evaporation of the solvent used in the insulation coatings 

applied to wire and cable and electronic parts. The emissions for each county were calculated using an employmentbased emission factor1

and the number of employees in NAICS codes 331319, 331422, 331491, 335929, 335921 and 

335311. The number of Electrical Appliance employees was obtained from County Business Patterns2and the 

midpoints were calculated by E. H. Pechan and Associates where obtained. Each county’s emissions were estimated 

per the sample calculations below.

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS:

Annual VOC Emissions = (Emission Factor)(Number of Employees)

where:

Emission Factor = 24.7 lbs VOC/employee/year1

Employees = 60 (Allegheny County)2

 

1

ERTAC Area Inventory Comparability Project solvent working group, August 8, 2009, (version 4) .xls, accessed 

September 2009.

2 National, State and County level employment data downloaded from US Census Bureau, mapping of employment 

flag letters reported by County Business Patterns to the range and midpoints of the range, and calculated final activity 

data using the employment midpoint and adjustment factor.
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 

0.741 VOCperyear

2000

1

1,482

60

24.7

tons

pounds

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

employees

year

employee

lbsVOC

Annual VOC Emissions

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FACTORY FINISHED WOOD (SCC 2401015000) 

The VOC emissions from this source category result from the evaporation of the solvent used in the gluing and coating 

process. The emissions for each county were calculated using an employment-based emission factor 1and employees 

numbers in NAICS codes 321XX2. The number of employees in each county was collected from County Business 

patterns and the adjusted employee numbers were prepared by Pechan & Associates using employment midpoint and 

adjustment factors for any ranges obtained. Point source emissions, where present, were subtracted from these emission 

estimates.

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS:

Annual VOC Emissions = (Emission Factor)(Number of Employees)

where:

Emission Factor = 43 lbs VOC/employee/year1

Employees =270 (Allegheny County)2

 

5.805. VOCperyear

2000

1

11,610

270

43

tons

pounds

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

employees

year

employee

lbsVOC

Annual VOC Emissions

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1

ERTAC Area Inventory Comparability Project solvent working group, August 8, 2009, (version 4).xls, accessed 

September 2009.

2 National, State and County level employment data downloaded from US Census Bureau, mapping of employment 

flag letters reported by County Business Patterns to the range and midpoints of the range, and calculated final activity 

data using the employment midpoint and adjustment factor.
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FIFRA-REGULATED PRODUCTS (SCC 2460800000) 

Pesticides defined by FIFRA include substances or mixtures that are used to prevent, destroy, repel, or mitigate pests, 

as well as substances used as plant regulators, defoliators, and desiccants. Consumer pesticides are used in the home 

and garden, as well as in commercial and governmental applications. Disinfectants and antimicrobial products are 

included. Household uses include pet care products, disinfectants and insecticides. All consumer and commercial 

pesticides contain VOCs. Aerosol and liquid sprays contain VOCs as solvents, usually ethanol and isobutane. 

Pesticides products can be grouped according to their target pest, but should also be grouped according to their form 

(solid, liquid or aerosol) when considering control measures.

County-level emissions were calculated using a per capita emission factor which was obtained from the Emission 

Inventory Improvement Program (EIIP)1and U.S. Bureau of the Census 2007 population data2. The emission factor 

represents pre-control emission rates. A CE of 20 percent3and an RP of 48.6 percent4 were applied to reflect the 

Federal Rule for consumer products. There are no point sources associated with this category.

 

1

Eastern Research Group, “Emission Inventory Improvement Program, Document Series, Volume III, Area Sources, 

Chapter 5, Consumer and Commercial Solvent Use,” Table 5.4-1, prepared for the Area Sources Committee, Emission 

Inventory Improvement Program, August 1996, available from 

http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/eiip/techreport/volume03/index.html, accessed March 2009

2 U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, “Population Estimates Program,” T1. Population Estimates 

[10] data Set: 2007 Population Estimates, available from http://www.census.gov/popest/counties/CO-EST2007-

01.html, accessed March 2009.

3

ERTAC Recommendation, Midwest RPO Inventory Comparability Project, revised June 2, 2009, accessed June 2009.

4

E.H. Pechan & Associates, Inc., Control Measure Development Support Analysis of Ozone Transport Commission 

Model Rules, prepared for the Ozone Transport Commission, March 2001.
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Each county’s emissions are estimated per the sample calculations listed below.

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS: 

   

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

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100 100 100

1

CE RP RE Annual VOC Emissions EmissionFactor Population

where:

Emission Factor = 1.78 lbs per person/year1

Population = 1,219,210 (Allegheny County)2

 Control Efficiency = 20%3

 RP (Rule Penetration) = 48.6%4 

 RE (Rule Effectiveness) = 100%

 

1

Eastern Research Group, “Emission Inventory Improvement Program, Document Series, Volume III, Area Sources, 

Chapter 5, Consumer and Commercial Solvent Use,” Table 5.4-1, prepared for the Area Sources Committee, Emission 

Inventory Improvement Program, August 1996, available from 

http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/eiip/techreport/volume03/index.html, accessed March 2009

2 U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, “Population Estimates Program,” T1. Population Estimates 

[10] data Set: 2007 Population Estimates, available from http://www.census.gov/popest/counties/CO-EST2007-

01.html, accessed March 2009.

3

ERTAC Recommendation, Midwest RPO Inventory Comparability Project, revised June 2, 2009, accessed June 2009.

4

E.H. Pechan & Associates, Inc., Control Measure Development Support Analysis of Ozone Transport Commission 

Model Rules, prepared for the Ozone Transport Commission, March 2001.
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tons VOC per year

lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds per year

year

person

lbsVOC

Annual VOC Emissions

979.6255

2000

1

1,959,250.963

100

100

100

48.6

100

20 1,219,210 1

1.78

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FUEL COMBUSTION – COMMERCIAL/INSTITUTIONAL (7 SCCs: SCC 2103001000, SCC 2103002000,

SCC 2103004000, SCC 2103005000, SCC 2103006000, SCC 2103007000, SCC 2103011000)

Source Description and Classification

This sub-sector covers emissions from fuel combustion at stationary non-point sources within the 

commercial/institutional sector. These documentation and fuel combustion emissions were calculated by E. H. Pechan 

and Associates. References are listed at the end of the Fuel Combustion – Commercial/Institutional section. The 

following are the fuel types that will be included in the inventory for the commercial/institutional non-point source subsector: anthracite coal, bituminous/sub-bituminous coal, distillate oil, residual oil, natural gas, LPG, wood, and 

kerosene. Motor gasoline is not included as a non-point source because it is expected that all non-point gasoline 

combustion in this sector is included in the non-road inventory.

The approach to be used in calculating emissions for commercial/institutional fuel combustion is to first develop statelevel fuel consumption estimates, then to allocate these to the county-level, and then to multiply the resulting countylevel consumption estimates by appropriate emission factors.

Source Classification. The non-point SCCs associated with commercial/institutional fuel combustion are displayed in 

Table 1.

Table 1. Non-point Source Commercial/Institutional Fuel Combustion SCCs

SCC SCC Level 1 SCC Level 2 SCC Level 3 SCC Level 4

2103001000 Stationary Source Fuel Combustion Commercial/Institutional Anthracite Coal Total: All Boiler Types

2103002000 Stationary Source Fuel Combustion Commercial/Institutional Bituminous/Sub-bituminous 

Coal

Total: All Boiler Types

2103004000 Stationary Source Fuel Combustion Commercial/Institutional Distillate Oil Total: Boilers and IC Engines

2103005000 Stationary Source Fuel Combustion Commercial/Institutional Residual Oil Total: All Boiler Types

2103006000 Stationary Source Fuel Combustion Commercial/Institutional Natural Gas Total: Boilers and IC Engines
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SCC SCC Level 1 SCC Level 2 SCC Level 3 SCC Level 4

2103007000 Stationary Source Fuel Combustion Commercial/Institutional Liquefied Petroleum Gas 

(LPG)

Total: All Combustor Types

2103008000 Stationary Source Fuel Combustion Commercial/Institutional Wood Total: All Boiler Types

2103011000 Stationary Source Fuel Combustion Commercial/Institutional Kerosene Total: All Combustor Types

Activity Data

Table 2 summarizes this sector’s non-point source activity data, units, and data source. Total state-level commercial 

sector energy consumption data are available from the Energy Information Administration (EIA)’s State Energy Data 

System (SEDS), and were used for most source categories (EIA, 2007a). However, as documented below, a number of 

adjustments were made to the SEDS data, and a separate EIA data source was used for distillate oil. Year 2006 SEDS 

data were used to estimate 2007 emissions because these were the latest year consumption data available at the time 

this work was performed in 2009.

Table 2. Non-point Source Commercial/Institutional Fuel Combustion Activity Data

SCC SCC Level 1 SCC Level 2 SCC Level 3 SCC Level 4 Activity

Activity 

Data 

Source

2103001000 Stationary Source Fuel Combustion Commercial/Institutional Anthracite Coal Total: All Boiler Types Thousand short tons 

of coal consumed

EIA’s SEDSa

2103002000 Stationary Source Fuel Combustion Commercial/Institutional Bituminous/

Sub-bituminous Coal

Total: All Boiler Types Thousand short tons 

of coal consumed

EIA’s SEDSa

2103004000 Stationary Source Fuel Combustion Commercial/Institutional Distillate Oil Total: All Boiler Types Thousand barrels of 

distillate oil consumed

EIA’s Fuel Oil 

and Kerosene 

Salesa

2103005000 Stationary Source Fuel Combustion Commercial/Institutional Residual Oil Total: All Boiler Types Thousand barrels of 

residual oil consumed

EIA’s SEDSa
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SCC SCC Level 1 SCC Level 2 SCC Level 3 SCC Level 4 Activity

Activity 

Data 

Source

2103006000 Stationary Source Fuel Combustion Commercial/Institutional Natural Gas Total: All Boiler Types Million cubic feet of 

natural gas consumed

EIA’s SEDSa

2103007000 Stationary Source Fuel Combustion Commercial/Institutional Liquefied Petroleum Gas 

(LPG)

Total: All Combustor 

Types

Thousand barrels of 

LPG consumed

EIA’s SEDSa

2103008000 Stationary Source Fuel Combustion Commercial/Institutional Wood Total: All Boiler Types Billion Btu of wood 

consumed

EIA’s SEDSa

2103011000 Stationary Source Fuel Combustion Commercial/Institutional Kerosene Total: All Combustor 

Types

Thousand barrels of 

kerosene consumed

EIA’s SEDSa

(a) With adjustments that are described in the text of this section.

Fuel-Specific Activity Data Adjustments

Coal - for commercial/institutional coal combustion, the SEDS data do not provide coal consumption estimates by type 

of coal (i.e., anthracite versus bituminous/sub-bituminous) and in some cases, CAP emission factors differ between the 

two. Because anthracite is mined in the eastern half of the Commonwealth, while bituminous is mined in the western 

half, the emission calculations assume that eastern counties burn anthracite coal while western counties burn 

bituminous coal.

Commercial Coal Combustion:

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Number of State Employees

Number of County Employees Annual Emissions Pollutant Emission Factor CoalConsumption

where: 

VOC Emission Factor = 0.3 lbs/ton anthracite coal/year; 0.05 lbs/ton bituminous coal/year 

NOx Emission Factor = 9 lbs/ton anthracite coal/year; 11 lbs/ton bituminous coal/year

CO Emission Factor = 0.6 lbs/ton anthracite coal/year; 5.0 lbs/ton bituminous coal/year

Pb Emission Factor = 0.00042 lbs/ton anthracite coal/year and bituminous coal/year
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SO2 Emission Factor =34.71 lbs/ton anthracite coal/year; 91.96 lbs/ton bituminous coal/year (EPA 

default values for PA)

PM10-FIL Emission Factor = 14.718 lbs/ton anthracite coal/year; 12 lbs/ton bituminous coal/year

PM25-FIL Emission Factor = 6.4224 lbs/ton anthracite coal/year; 1.4 lbs/ton bituminous coal/year

PM-CON Emission Factor = 0.08 lbs/ton anthracite coal/year; 0.04 lbs/ton bituminous coal/year

Anthracite Coal Sulfur Content = 0.89%

Bituminous Coal Sulfur Content = 2.42%

Anthracite Coal Ash Content = 13.38% ash

Pennsylvania Commercial Coal Consumption = 574,000 tons

Number of Commercial County Employees (Allegheny County) = 637,800

Number of Pennsylvania’s Commercial Employees = 4,546,525

where: 

NOX Emissions:

tons NOX per year

lbs

ton Annual NOX Emissions pounds NOX per year

employees in state

employees in county

ns

year

lbs NOX

Annual NOX Emissions

442.8733

2000

1

885,746.6307

4,546,525

637,800 574,000 t oton bituminous coal

11

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Distillate Oil and LPG – the SEDS commercial/institutional sector distillate oil and LPG consumption data include 

consumption estimates for equipment that EPA includes in the non-road sector inventory. To avoid double-counting of 

LPG consumption, EPA ran the National Mobile Inventory Model (NMIM) for 2006 and calculated the national 

volume of non-road LPG consumption from commercial sector source categories. This estimate was then divided into 

the SEDS total industrial sector LPG consumption estimate to yield the proportion of total commercial/institutional 

sector LPG consumption attributable to the non-road sector in that year (approximately 18 percent). To estimate the 

volume of commercial/institutional sector LPG consumption that should not be included in the non-point source inventory EPA subtracted 18 percent from each state’s commercial sector LPG consumption estimate reported in SEDS.

To avoid double-counting of distillate oil consumption between the non-point and non-road sector emission 

inventories, EPA relied on a source other than SEDS to estimate consumption. The approach uses more detailed 

distillate oil consumption estimates reported in EIA’s Fuel Oil and Kerosene Sales, and assumptions from the 

regulatory impact analysis (RIA) for EPA’s non-road diesel emissions rulemaking (EIA, 2008b; EPA, 2003). Table 4 

displays the assumptions that were applied to the state-level distillate oil consumption estimates reported in Fuel Oil 

and Kerosene Sales to estimate total stationary source commercial/institutional sector consumption.

Table 4. Assumptions Used to Estimate Commercial/Institutional Sector Stationary Source Distillate 

Fuel Consumption

Sector Distillate Fuel Type

% of Total 

Consumption 

from Stationary 

Sources

Commercial No. 1 Distillate Fuel Oil 80

No. 2 Distillate Fuel Oil 100

No. 2 Distillate/Ultra-Low, Low, and High Sulfur 

Diesel

0

a

No. 4 Distillate Fuel Oil 100

a A very small portion of total commercial/institutional diesel is consumed by point sources (SCC 203001xx).
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Commercial/Institutional Distillate Oil Combustion:

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Number of State Employees

Number of County Employees Annual Emissions Pollutant Emission Factor OilConsumption

where: 

VOC Emission Factor = 0.34 lbs/thous. gal. distillate oil/year

NOx Emission Factor = 20 lbs/thous. gal. distillate oil/year

CO Emission Factor = 5.0 lbs/thous. gal. distillate oil/year 

Pb Emission Factor = 0.00126 lbs/thous. gal. distillate oil/year

Sulfur Content = 0.3%

SO2 Emission Factor = 42.6 lbs/thous. gal. distillate oil/year

PM10-FIL Emission Factor = 1.08 lbs/thous. gal. distillate oil/year

PM25-FIL Emission Factor = 0.83 lbs/thous. gal. distillate oil/year

PM-CON Emission Factor = 1.3 lbs/thous. gal. distillate oil/year

Pennsylvania Commercial Distillate Oil Consumption = 4,264,000 barrels = 179,088 thousand 

gallons

where: 

Number of Allegheny County Commercial Employees =637,800 

Number of Pennsylvania Commercial Employees = 4,546,525

NO2 Emissions:

tons NO per year

lbs

ton Annual NO Emissions pounds NO per year

employees in state

employees in county thousgallons

year

istoil

lbs NO

Annual NO Emissions

251.2300 2

2000

1

2 502,459.9069 2

4,546,525

637,800 179,088,ton d

20 2

2

  

  
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Commercial/Institutional Residual Oil Combustion:

  



















Number of State Employees

Number of County Employees Annual Emissions Pollutant Emission Factor OilConsumption

where: 

VOC Emission Factor = 1.13 lbs/thous gal. residual oil/year

NOx Emission Factor = 55 lbs/thous gal. residual oil/year

CO Emission Factor = 5.0 lbs/thous gal. residual oil/year

Pb Emission Factor = 0.00165 lbs/thous gal. residual oil/year

SO2 Emission Factor = 353.25 lbs/thous gal. residual oil/year

Sulfur Content = 2.25%

PM10-FIL Emission Factor = 14.9413 lbs/thous gal. residual oil/year

PM25-FIL Emission Factor = 5.5488 lbs/thous gal. residual oil/year

PM-CON Emission Factor = 1.5 lbs/thous gal. residual oil/year

Pennsylvania Commercial Residual Consumption = 287,000 barrels = 12,054,000 gallons

 where:

Number of Commercial/Institutional County Employees (Allegheny County) = 637,800

Number of Pennsylvania Commercial/Institutional Employees = 4,546,525

VOC Emissions:

tons VOC per year

lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions poundsVOC per year

employees in state

employees in county thousgallons

year

gal s oil

lbs VOC

Annual VOCL Emissions

0.9554

2000

1

1910.7971

4,546,525

637,800 12,054 1000 Re .

1.13

  

  
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Commercial/Institutional Natural Gas Combustion:

  



















Number of State Employees

Number of County Employees Annual Emissions Pollutant Emission Factor OilConsumption

where:

VOC Emission Factor = 5.5 lbs/MMCF natural gas/year

NOx Emission Factor = 100 lbs/MMCF natural gas/year

CO Emission Factor = 84 lbs/MMCF natural gas/year

Pb Emission Factor = .0005 lbs/MMCF natural gas/year

SO2 Emission Factor = 0.6 lbs/MMCF natural gas/year

PM10-FIL Emission Factor = 0.13 lbs/MMCF natural gas/year

PM25-FIL Emission Factor = 0.11 lbs/MMCF natural gas/year

PM-CON Emission Factor = 0.32 lbs/MMCF natural gas/year

Pennsylvania Commercial/Institutional NG Consumption = 130,328 MMCF

where: 

Number of Allegheny County Commercial Employees = 637,800 

Number of Pennsylvania Commercial Employees = 4,546,525
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CO Emissions:

tons CO per year

lbs

ton Annual CO Emissions poundsCO per year

employees in state

employees in count MMCFNG

year

MMCFNG

lbs CO

Annual CO Emissions

767.8775

2000

1

1,535,755.036

4,546,525

637,800 130,328

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Commercial/Institutional LPG Combustion:

  



















Number of State Employees

Number of County Employees Annual Emissions Pollutant Emission Factor LPGConsumption

where: 

VOC Emission Factor = 21.91 lbs/1000 barrel LPG/year

NOx Emission Factor = 398.38 lbs/1000 barrel LPG/year

CO Emission Factor = 501.96 lbs/1000 barrel LPG/year

Pb Emission Factor = 0.001827 lbs/1000 barrel LPG/year

SO2 Emission Factor = 2.39 lbs/1000 barrel LPG/year

PM10-FIL Emission Factor = 0.797 lbs/1000 barrel LPG/year

PM25-FIL Emission Factor = 0.438 lbs/1000 barrel LPG/year

PM-CON Emission Factor = 1.28 lbs/1000 barrel LPG/year

Pennsylvania Commercial/Institutional LPG Consumption = 689,000 barrels 
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where: 

Number of Allegheny County Industrial Employees =637,800 

Number of Pennsylvania Industrial Employees = 4,546,525

VOC Emissions:

tonsVOC per year

lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions poundsVOC per year

employees in state

employees in county

BBL

year

BBL

lbs VOC

Annual VOC Emissions

1.0588

2000

1

2,117.7102

4,546,525

637,800 689,000 1000

21.91

  

  

Commercial/Institutional Kerosene Combustion:

  



















Number of State Employees

Number of County Employees Annual Emissions Pollutant Emission Factor KeroseneConsumption

where: 

VOC Emission Factor = 0.3278571 lbs/1000 gal Kerosene/year

NOx Emission Factor = 19.28572 lbs/1000 gal Kerosene/year

CO Emission Factor = 4.821429 lbs/1000 gal Kerosene/year

Pb Emission Factor = 0.001215 lbs/1000 gal Kerosene/year

SO2 Emission Factor = 41.07857 lbs/1000 gal Kerosene/year

PM10-FIL Emission Factor = 1.041429 lbs/1000 gal Kerosene/year

PM25-FIL Emission Factor = 0.8003572 lbs/1000 gal Kerosene/year

PM-CON Emission Factor = 1.25 lbs/1000 gal Kerosene/year

Pennsylvania Commercial Kerosene Consumption = 420,000 barrels = 17,640,000 gallons
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where: 

Number of Allegheny County Industrial Employees =637,800

Number of Pennsylvania Industrial Employees = 4,546,525

SO2 Emissions:

tons SO per year

lbs

ton Annual SO Emissions pounds SO per year

employees in state

employees in county GAL

year

GAL

lbs SO

Annual SO Emissions

2 2 2

2

2

50.8263

2000

1

101,652.6791

4,546,525

637,800 17,640,000 1000

41.07857

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  

Point Source Energy Adjustment

Because the point source inventory also includes commercial/institutional fuel combustion source categories, it is 

necessary to subtract point source inventory fuel use from the SEDS fuel consumption estimates. Table 5 displays the 

crosswalk between commercial/institutional fuel combustion non-point SCCs and associated point SCCs that EPA 

plans to use in the subtraction procedure. The subtractions will be performed after summing the point source 

throughput estimates to the state-level.
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Table 5. Point Source Subtraction SCCs Relevant to Nonpoint Source 

Commercial/Institutional Fuel Combustion

SCC SCC Level 1 SCC Level 2 SCC Level 3 (Fuel-if not specified at level 3)

2103001000 & 2103002000 -- Commercial/Institutional; Anthracite Coal; Total: All Boiler Types and Bituminous/Sub-bituminous Coal; Total: All Boiler Types

103002xx External Combustion Boilers Commercial/Institutional Bituminous/Sub-bituminous Coal

10500202 External Combustion Boilers Space Heaters Commercial/Institutional (Coal)

50190002 Waste Disposal Solid Waste Disposal - Government Auxiliary Fuel/No Emissions (Coal)

50290002 Waste Disposal

Solid Waste Disposal -

Commercial/Institutional Auxiliary Fuel/No Emissions (Coal)

2103004000 -- Commercial/Institutional; Distillate Oil; Total: Boilers and IC Engines

103005xx External Combustion Boilers Commercial/Institutional Distillate Oil

10500205 External Combustion Boilers Space Heaters Commercial/Institutional (Distillate Oil)

50190005 Waste Disposal Solid Waste Disposal - Government Auxiliary Fuel/No Emissions (Distillate Oil)

50290005 Waste Disposal

Solid Waste Disposal -

Commercial/Institutional Auxiliary Fuel/No Emissions (Distillate Oil)

2103005000 -- Commercial/Institutional; Residual Oil; Total: All Boiler Types

103004xx External Combustion Boilers Commercial/Institutional Residual Oil

2103006000 -- Commercial/Institutional; Natural Gas; Total: Boilers and IC Engines

103006xx External Combustion Boilers Commercial/Institutional Natural Gas

10500206 External Combustion Boilers Space Heaters Commercial/Institutional (Natural Gas)

203002xx Internal Combustion Engines Commercial/Institutional Natural Gas

50190006 Waste Disposal Solid Waste Disposal - Government Auxiliary Fuel/No Emissions (Natural Gas)

50290006 Waste Disposal

Solid Waste Disposal -

Commercial/Institutional Auxiliary Fuel/No Emissions (Natural Gas)

2103007000 -- Commercial/Institutional; Liquid Petroleum Gas; Total: All Combustor Types

103010xx External Combustion Boilers Commercial/Institutional Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)

10500210 External Combustion Boilers Space Heaters Commercial/Institutional (LPG)

203010xx Internal Combustion Engines Commercial/Institutional Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)

50190010 Waste Disposal Solid Waste Disposal - Government Auxiliary Fuel/No Emissions (LPG)

50290010 Waste Disposal

Solid Waste Disposal -

Commercial/Institutional Auxiliary Fuel/No Emissions (LPG)

2103008000 -- Commercial/Institutional; Wood; Total: All Boiler Types

103009xx External Combustion Boilers Commercial/Institutional Wood/Bark Waste

10500209 External Combustion Boilers Space Heaters Commercial/Institutional (Wood)

2103011000 -- Commercial/Institutional; Kerosene; Total: All Combustor Types

203009xx Internal Combustion Engines Commercial/Institutional Kerosene/Naphtha (Jet Fuel)

50100603 Waste Disposal Solid Waste Disposal - Government Fire Fighting (Kerosene)
County Allocation of State Activity Data

Year 2007 county-level activity estimates will be developed by allocating the state-level activity resulting from the adjustments to the 

SEDS data described above. The EPA compiled 2006 estimates of commercial sector (NAICS codes 42 through 81) employment 

from the Bureau of Census’ County Business Patterns 2006 for use in this procedure (Census, 2009a). A separate document describes 

how withheld County Business Patterns employment data were estimated (Divita, 2008). The EPA also developed 2006 county-level 

estimates of institutional sector (NAICS code 92) employment from 2007 local government employment data in the 2007 Census of 

Governments and adjustments reflecting each state’s 2006/2007 local government 

employment ratio (Census, 2009b).1 State-level commercial/institutional fuel combustion by fuel type was allocated to each county 

using the ratio of the number of commercial/institutional sector employees in each county to the total number of 

commercial/institutional sector employees in the state.

Emission Factors 

The EPA has compiled criteria and hazardous air pollutant emission factors for non-point source commercial/institutional fuel 

combustion categories (Huntley, 2009). These emission factors, which are too numerous to list here, are included in a spreadsheet 

within the ICI fuel combustion workbook. In most cases, these are the same emission factors that were used in preparing the 2002 

non-point source NEI (Pechan, 2006). Commercial/institutional wood combustion emission factors were obtained from an ICI fuel 

combustion study being performed for the Central Regional Air Planning Association (CENRAP) (Pechan, 2009a).

Potential Improvements 

States may wish to incorporate the following improvements in developing non-point source commercial/institutional fuel combustion 

emission estimates: Update SO2 emission factors to reflect coal sulfur content estimates for coal used in the industrial sector in 2006--

 

1 County-level federal and state government employment data are not available from the Bureau of the Census.
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a recent review of industrial and commercial coal sulfur content values for the Central Regional Air Planning Association concluded 

that the 2002 NEI values are based on unrepresentative data (Pechan, 2009b).1

Additional References for Fuel Combustion - Commercial/Institutional

1. Census, 2009a: Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, County Business Patterns 2006, available from: 

http://www.census.gov/epcd/cbp/download/06_data/index.html, accessed March 2009.

Census, 2009b: Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, “Local Government Employment and Payroll, March 2006,” 

2007 Census of Governments, available from: http://www.census.gov/govs/www/apesloc06.html, accessed March 2009.

2. Divita, 2008: Divita, Frank, E.H. Pechan & Associates, Inc., memorandum to Roy Huntley, U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, “County Business Patterns Calculations,” December 4, 2008.

3. EIA, 2008a: Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy, State Energy Data System – Consumption, Physical 

Units, 1960-2006, available from: http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/states/_seds.html, released November 28, 2008.

4. EIA, 2008b: Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy, Fuel Oil and Kerosene Sales, data available from: 

http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/dnav/pet/pet_cons_821use_dcu_nus_a.htm, release date December 23, 2008.

5. EPA, 2003: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, “Draft Regulatory Impact Analysis: Control of Emissions from Nonroad 

Diesel Engines,” EPA420-R-03-008, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, April 2003.

6. Huntley, 2009: Huntley, Roy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, “SCCs & emission factors to be used in 2008 NEI to 

Bollman May 1 2009.mdb [electronic file],” May 1, 2009.

 

1 Actual data characterizing sulfur content of coal consumed in the commercial sector is limited, but appears to be in-line with 

industrial coal consumption values. Therefore, industrial sector sulfur content can reasonably be assumed to be representative of 

commercial sector sulfur content.
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7. Pechan, 2009a: E.H. Pechan & Associates, Inc., “Area Combustion Source Emissions Inventory Improvement Methodology, 

Technical Memorandum,” E.H. Pechan & Associates, Inc., prepared for Central Regional Air Planning Association, March 20, 2009.

8. Pechan, 2009b: E.H. Pechan & Associates, Inc., “Evaluation of ICI Combustion Coal Sulfur Content, Technical Memorandum,” 

prepared for Central Regional Air Planning Association, March 28, 2009.

9. Pechan, 2006: E.H. Pechan & Associates, Inc. “Documentation for the Final 2002 Nonpoint Sector (Feb 06 Version) National 

Emission Inventory for Criteria and Hazardous Air Pollutants,” prepared for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, July 2006.
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FUEL COMBUSTION – INDUSTRIAL (7 SCCs: 2102001000,

SCC 2102002000, SCC 2102004000, SCC 2102005000,

SCC 2102006000, SCC 2102007000, SCC 2102011000)

Source Category Description

This sub-sector covers emissions from fuel combustion at stationary non-point sources within the industrial sector (i.e., sources that 

are not reported in the point source inventory because their emissions are too small). These documentation and fuel combustion 

emissions were calculated by E. H. Pechan and Associates. References are listed at the end of the Fuel Combustion – Industrial 

section. Industrial fuel combustion emissions will be computed for the following fuel types: coal, distillate oil, residual oil, natural 

gas, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), kerosene, and wood.

There are additional types of energy that are consumed in the industrial sector: asphalt and road oil; feedstocks, naphtha (less than 

401°F); feedstocks, other oils (greater than 401°F); lubricants; motor gasoline; miscellaneous petroleum products; pentanes plus; 

special naphthas; and waxes. With the exception of motor gasoline, all of these additional fossil fuels are not actually combusted 

(oxidized) but are used as chemical feedstocks, construction materials, lubricants, solvents, or reducing agents. Therefore, there are no 

industrial sector combustion emissions from these fuel types. As described in more detail later, most of the fuel types that are 

included in the industrial combustion sector, also have a non-fuel use component. Therefore, it is necessary to exclude this component 

in calculating non-point source industrial fuel combustion activity/emissions. Motor gasoline is not inventoried as a non-point source 

because it is expected that gasoline combustion in this sector is included in the non-road inventory.

The approach to be used in calculating emissions for industrial fuel combustion is to first develop state-level fuel consumption 

estimates, then to allocate these to the county-level, and then to multiply the resulting county-level consumption estimates by 

appropriate emission factors.
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Source Classification. Table 1 displays the non-point SCCs associated with industrial fuel combustion.

Table 1. Non-point Source Industrial Fuel Combustion SCCs

SCC SCC Level 1

SCC Level 

2 SCC Level 3 SCC Level 4

21020010

00

Stationary Source Fuel 

Combustion

Industrial Anthracite Coal Total: All Boiler Types

21020020

00

Stationary Source Fuel 

Combustion

Industrial Bituminous/Sub-bituminous 

Coal

Total: All Boiler Types

21020040

00

Stationary Source Fuel 

Combustion

Industrial Distillate Oil Total: Boilers and IC 

Engines

21020050

00

Stationary Source Fuel 

Combustion

Industrial Residual Oil Total: All Boiler Types

21020060

00

Stationary Source Fuel 

Combustion

Industrial Natural Gas Total: Boilers and IC

Engines

21020070

00

Stationary Source Fuel 

Combustion

Industrial Liquefied Petroleum Gas 

(LPG)

Total: All Boiler Types

21020080

00

Stationary Source Fuel 

Combustion

Industrial Wood Total: All Boiler Types

21020110

00

Stationary Source Fuel 

Combustion

Industrial Kerosene Total: All Boiler Types
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Activity Data

Table 2 summarizes this sector’s non-point source activity data, units, and data source. Total state-level industrial sector energy 

consumption data are available from the Energy Information Administration (EIA)’s State Energy Data System (SEDS), and were 

used for most source categories (EIA, 2008a). However, as documented below, a number of adjustments were made to the SEDS 

data, and a separate EIA data source was used for distillate oil. Year 2006 SEDS data were used to estimate 2007 emissions because 

these were the latest year consumption data available at the time this work was performed in 2009

Table 2. Non-point Source Industrial Fuel Combustion Activity Data

SCC SCC Level 1

SCC 

Level 2

SCC Level 

3 SCC Level 4 Activity

Activity Data 

Source

21020010

00

Stationary Source 

Fuel Combustion

Industri

al

Anthracite 

Coal

Total: All 

Boiler Types

Thousand short tons of 

coal consumed

EIA’s SEDSa

21020020

00

Stationary Source 

Fuel Combustion

Industri

al

Bituminous/

Subbituminous 

Coal

Total: All 

Boiler Types

Thousand short tons of 

coal consumed

EIA’s SEDSa

21020040

00

Stationary Source 

Fuel Combustion

Industri

al

Distillate Oil Total: 

Boilers and 

IC Engines

Thousand barrels of 

distillate oil consumed

EIA’s Fuel Oil 

and Kerosene 

Salesa
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SCC SCC Level 1

SCC 

Level 2

SCC Level 

3 SCC Level 4 Activity

Activity Data 

Source

21020050

00

Stationary Source 

Fuel Combustion

Industri

al

Residual Oil Total: All 

Boiler Types

Thousand barrels of 

residual oil consumed

EIA’s SEDSa

21020060

00

Stationary Source 

Fuel Combustion

Industri

al

Natural Gas Total: 

Boilers and 

IC Engines

Million cubic feet of 

natural gas consumed

EIA’s SEDSa

21020070

00

Stationary Source 

Fuel Combustion

Industri

al

Liquefied 

Petroleum 

Gas (LPG)

Total: All 

Boiler Types

Thousand barrels of 

LPG consumed

EIA’s SEDSa

21020080

00

Stationary Source 

Fuel Combustion

Industri

al

Wood Total: All 

Boiler Types

Billion Btu of wood 

consumed

EIA’s SEDSa

21020110

00

Stationary Source 

Fuel Combustion

Industri

al

Kerosene Total: All 

Boiler Types

Thousand barrels of 

kerosene consumed

EIA’s SEDSa

a With adjustments that are described in the text of this section.

Fuel-Specific Activity Data Adjustments

Coal - for industrial coal combustion, it was necessary to compile data representing a sub-set of total sector coal consumption. Data 

representing non-coke plant consumption were compiled from EIA because coal consumed by coke plants is accounted for in the point 

source inventory. The SEDS data do not provide coal consumption estimates by type of coal (i.e., anthracite versus bituminous/subbituminous) and in some cases, CAP emission factors differ between the two. Because anthracite is mined in the eastern half of the 

Commonwealth, while bituminous is mined in the western half, the emission calculations assume that eastern counties burn anthracite 

coal while western counties burn bituminous coal.
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Industrial Coal Combustion:

  

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

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

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

Number of State Employees

Number of County Employees Annual Emissions Pollutant Emission Factor CoalConsumption

where: 

VOC Emission Factor = 0.3 lbs/ton anthracite coal/year; 0.05 lbs/ton bituminous coal/year 

NOx Emission Factor = 9 lbs/ton anthracite coal/year; 11 lbs/ton bituminous coal/year

CO Emission Factor = 0.6 lbs/ton anthracite coal/year; 5.0 lbs/ton bituminous coal/year

Pb Emission Factor = 0.00042 lbs/ton anthracite coal/year and bituminous coal/year

SO2 Emission Factor =34.71 lbs/ton anthracite coal/year; 91.96 lbs/ton bituminous coal/year (EPA default values for 

PA)

PM10-FIL Emission Factor = 14.718 lbs/ton anthracite coal/year; 12 lbs/ton bituminous coal/year

PM25-FIL Emission Factor = 6.4224 lbs/ton anthracite coal/year; 1.4 lbs/ton bituminous coal/year

PM-CON Emission Factor = 0.08 lbs/ton anthracite coal/year; 0.04 lbs/ton bituminous coal/year

Anthracite Coal Sulfur Content = 0.89%

Bituminous Coal Sulfur Content = 2.42%

Anthracite Coal Ash Content = 13.38% ash

Pennsylvania Industrial Coal Consumption = 2,597,000 tons

Number of Industrial County Employees (Allegheny County) = 41,656

Number of Pennsylvania Industrial Employees = 800,578

where: 

Number of Allegheny County Industrial Employees =41,656 

Number of Pennsylvania Industrial Employees = 800,578
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CO Emissions:

tons CO per year

lbs

ton Annual CO Emissions pounds CO per year

employees in state

employees in county

ns

year

lbs CO

Annual CO Emissions

337.8204

2000

1

675,640.7995

800,578

41,656 2,597,000 t o

ton bituminous coal

5

  

  

Distillate Oil and LPG – the SEDS industrial sector distillate oil and LPG consumption data include consumption estimates for 

equipment that EPA includes in the non-road sector inventory. In particular, SEDS considers the following non-road source category 

activities to be part of the industrial sector: farming, logging, mining, and construction. To avoid double-counting of LPG 

consumption, EPA ran the National Mobile Inventory Model (NMIM) for 2006 and calculated the national volume of non-road LPG 

consumption from agriculture, logging, mining, and construction source categories. 

This estimate was then divided into the SEDS total industrial sector LPG consumption estimate to yield the proportion of total 

industrial sector LPG consumption attributable to the non-road sector in that year (approximately 9 percent). 

To estimate the volume of industrial sector LPG consumption that should not be included in the non-point source industrial fuel 

combustion category, EPA subtracted 9 percent from each state’s industrial sector LPG consumption estimate reported in SEDS.

To avoid double-counting of distillate oil consumption between the non-point and non-road sector emission inventories, EPA relied on 

a source other than SEDS to estimate consumption. The approach uses more detailed distillate oil consumption estimates reported in 

EIA’s Fuel Oil and Kerosene Sales, and assumptions used in the regulatory impact analysis (RIA) for EPA’s non-road diesel 

emissions rulemaking (EIA, 2008b; EPA, 2003). 

Table 4 displays the assumptions that were applied to the state-level distillate oil consumption estimates reported in Fuel Oil and 

Kerosene Sales to estimate total stationary source industrial sector consumption.
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Table 4. Assumptions Used to Estimate Industrial Sector Stationary Source Distillate Fuel Consumption

Sector Distillate Fuel Type

% of Total 

Consumption 

from Stationary 

Sources

Industrial No. 1 Distillate Fuel Oil 60

No. 2 Distillate Fuel Oil 100

No. 2 Distillate/Low and High Sulfur 

Diesel

15a

No. 4 Distillate Fuel Oil 100

Farm Diesel 0

Other Distillate Fuel Oil 100

Off-Highway

(Construction and 

Other)

Distillate Fuel Oil 5

a

This value differs from the 0% assumption adopted in EPA’s non-road diesel emissions rulemaking because it is known that some diesel fuel is 

used by stationary sources (a 15 percent value was selected for use as an approximate mid-point of a potential range of 8 to 24% stationary 

source use computed from a review of data from the EIA’s Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey and Fuel Oil and Kerosene Sales). 

Industrial Distillate Oil Combustion:

  





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











Number of State Employees

Number of County Employees Annual Emissions Pollutant Emission Factor OilConsumption
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where: 

VOC Emission Factor = 0.20 lbs/thous gal. distillate oil/year

NOx Emission Factor = 20 lbs/thous gal. distillate oil/year

CO Emission Factor = 5.0 lbs/thous gal. distillate oil/year 

Pb Emission Factor = 0.00126 lbs/thous gal. distillate oil/year 

SO2 Emission Factor = 42.6 lbs/thous gal. distillate oil/year

Sulfur Content = 0.3%

PM10-FIL Emission Factor = 1 lbs/thous gal. distillate oil/year

PM25-FIL Emission Factor = 0.25 lbs/thous gal. distillate oil/year

PM-CON Emission Factor = 1.3 lbs/thous gal. distillate oil/year

Pennsylvania Industrial Distillate Oil Consumption = 2,521,000 barrels = 105,882 thouand gallons

 Number of Allegheny County Industrial Employees =41,656 

Number of Pennsylvania Industrial Employees = 800,578 

SO2 Emissions:

tons SO per year

lbs

ton Annual SO Emissions pounds SO per year

employees in state

employees in county thousgallons

year

gal istoil

lbs SO

Annual SO Emissions

117.3479 2

2000

1

2 234,695.9787 2

800,578

41,656 105,882 1000 d

42.6 2

2

  

  
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Industrial Residual Oil Combustion:

  



















Number of State Employees

Number of County Employees Annual Emissions Pollutant Emission Factor OilConsumption

where: 

VOC Emission Factor = 0.28 lbs/thous gal. residual oil/year

NOx Emission Factor = 47 lbs/thous gal. residual oil/year 

CO Emission Factor = 5.0 lbs/thous gal. residual oil/year

Pb Emission Factor = 0.00165 lbs/thous gal. residual oil/year

SO2 Emission Factor = 353.25 lbs/thous gal. residual oil/year

Sulfur Content = 2.25%

PM10-FIL Emission Factor = 20.7213 lbs/thous gal. residual oil/year

PM25-FIL Emission Factor = 13.4963 lbs/thous gal. residual oil/year

PM-CON Emission Factor = 1.5 lbs/thous gal. residual oil/year

Pennsylvania Industrial Residual Oil Consumption = 1,702,000 barrels = 71,484 thousand gallons

Number of Allegheny County Industrial Employees =41,656 

Number of Pennsylvania Industrial Employees = 800,578 

PM10-FIL Emissions:

tons PM FIL per year

lbs

ton Annual PM FIL Emissions pounds PM FIL per year

employees in state

employees in county thousgallons

year

gal s oil

lbs PM FIL

Annual PM FIL Emissions

     

 



 

38.5363 10

2000

1

10 77,072.5553 10

800,578

41,656 71,484 1000 Re .

20.7213 10

10
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Industrial Natural Gas Combustion:

  



















Number of State Employees

Number of County Employees Annual Emissions Pollutant Emission Factor NGConsumption

where: 

VOC Emission Factor = 5.5 lbs/MMCF natural gas/year

NOx Emission Factor = 100 lbs/MMCF natural gas/year

CO Emission Factor = 84 lbs/MMCF natural gas/year

Pb Emission Factor = .0005 lbs/MMCF natural gas/year

SO2 Emission Factor = 0.6 lbs/MMCF natural gas/year

PM10-FIL Emission Factor = 0.13 lbs/MMCF natural gas/year

PM25-FIL Emission Factor = 0.11 lbs/MMCF natural gas/year

PM-CON Emission Factor = 0.32 lbs/MMCF natural gas/year

Pennsylvania Industrial NG Consumption = 193,856 MMCF

where: 

Number of Allegheny County Industrial Employees =41,656 

Number of Pennsylvania Industrial Employees = 800,578 

NOx Emissions:
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tons NOx per year

lbs

ton Annual NOx Emissions pounds NOx per year

employees in state

employees in county MMCF

year

MMCF

lbs NOx

Annual NOx Emissions

504.3397

2000

1

1,008,679.421

800,578

41,656 193,856

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Industrial LPG Gas Combustion:

  



















Number of State Employees

Number of County Employees Annual Emissions Pollutant Emission Factor LPGConsumption

where: 
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VOC Emission Factor = 21.91 lbs/ thous bbl LPG/year

NOx Emission Factor = 398.38 lbs/ thous bbl LPG/year

CO Emission Factor = 501.96 lbs/ thous bbl LPG/year

Pb Emission Factor = 0.001827 lbs/ thous bbl LPG/year

SO2 Emission Factor = 2.39 lbs/ thous bbl LPG/year

PM10-FIL Emission Factor = 0.797 lbs/ thous bbl LPG/year

PM25-FIL Emission Factor = 0.438 lbs/ thous bbl LPG/year

PM-CON Emission Factor = 1.28 lbs/ thous bbl LPG/year

Pennsylvania Industrial LPG Consumption = 3,923,000 bbl

Number of Allegheny County Industrial Employees =41,656 

Number of Pennsylvania Industrial Employees = 800,578 

CO Emissions:

tons CO per year

lbs

ton Annual CO Emissions poundsCO per year

employees in state

employees in county BBL

year

BBL

lbs CO

Annual CO Emissions

51.2308

2000

1

102,461.6469

800,578

41,656 3,923,000 1000

501.96

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Industrial Kerosene Combustion:

  



















Number of State Employees

Number of County Employees Annual Emissions Pollutant Emission Factor KeroseneConsumption

where: 
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VOC Emission Factor = 0.1928471 lbs/ thous gal Kerosene/year

NOx Emission Factor = 20.0 lbs/ thous gal Kerosene/year

CO Emission Factor = 5.0 lbs/ thous gal Kerosene/year

Pb Emission Factor = 0.001215 lbs/ thous gal Kerosene/year

SO2 Emission Factor = 42.6 lbs/ thous gal Kerosene/year

PM10-FIL Emission Factor = 1.0 lbs/ thous gal Kerosene/year

PM25-FIL Emission Factor = 0.25 lbs/ thous gal Kerosene/year

PM-CON Emission Factor = 1.3 lbs/ thous gal Kerosene/year

Number of Allegheny County Industrial Employees =41,656 

Number of Pennsylvania Industrial Employees = 800,578 

SO2 Emissions:

tons S O per year

lbs

ton Annual S O Emissions poundsS O per year

employees in state

employees in county

year

Gal

lbs S O

Annual S O Emissions

2 2 2

2

2

1.8158

2000

1

3,630.7589

800,578

41,656 1,638,000 1000

42.6

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Non-Fuel Use Energy Adjustment

Some industrial sector energy is consumed for non-fuel purposes. For example, natural gas is used as a feedstock in chemical 

manufacturing plants and to make nitrogenous fertilizer, and LPG is used to create intermediate products that are made into plastics. 

To estimate the volume of fuel that is associated with industrial combustion, it is necessary to subtract the volume of fuel consumption 

for non-energy uses from the volume of total fuel consumption. The EPA’s State Greenhouse Gas Inventory Tool (SIT) provides 

national defaults representing the percentage of total industrial fuel consumption from non-energy uses. These default values have an 

additional limitation beyond their lack of geographic detail - they represent the EIA’s definition of the industrial sector, which 

includes fuel consumption from industrial, farm, mining, and construction sectors that is accounted for in the non-road inventory. 
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Furthermore, a review of the SIT default data indicates that all residual oil is consumed as a fuel source. However, the EIA’s 2002 

Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey (MECS) indicates significant non-fuel use of residual oil in the manufacturing sector 

(EIA, 2007a). In discussions about this issue, EIA noted that the non-fuel use data in the SIT appeared to be incorrect, and that the 

MECS data were representative of 2002 non-fuel use (Lorenz, 2009). Given this concern, a review was conducted of the non-fuel use 

assumptions incorporated into the EIA’s GHG emissions inventory for 2005 (EIA, 2007b). For each type of industrial sector energy 

consumed in 2006, Table 5 summarizes EIA’s non-fuel use assumptions.

Table 5. Non-Fuel Use Information from EIA’s 2005 GHG Inventory

Fuel Non-Fuel Use 

Assumption

Asphalt and Road Oil 100%

Coal (non-coke) Yes (<100%)

Distillate Oil Yes (<100%)

Feedstocks, Naphtha <401°F 100%

Feedstocks, Other oils >401°F 100%

Kerosene None

LPG Yes (<100%)

Lubricants 100%

Misc. Petroleum Products 100%

Motor Gasoline None

Natural Gas Yes (<100%)

Pentanes Plus 100%

Residual Oil Yes (<100%)

Special Naphthas 100%

Waxes 100%

In calculating the emission activity for industrial fuel combustion, EPA excluded all SEDS fuel types for which EIA assumes 100 

percent of consumption is non-fuel use. 
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For fuel types for which non-fuel use occurs, but is less than 100 percent, Pechan reviewed two information sources to identify the 

non-fuel use percentage to apply in the NEI. The first source was that listed by EIA in its 2005 national GHG inventory; the second 

was the EIA’s 2002 MECS. The MECS data has the advantage of providing region-specific estimates as well as values that exclude 

fuel consumption that is already accounted for in the non-road inventory. For distillate and residual fuel and natural gas, the EIA GHG 

inventory source was MECS. For LPG, it was not possible to use the EIA GHG inventory source for non-fuel consumption as it is a 

proprietary source published by the American Petroleum Institute. For non-coke coal, EIA extrapolated data from 1994. 

The MECS non-fuel consumption data treat coal that is used to produce coke as a feedstock, and therefore, MECS can not be used to 

represent non-coke coal consumption. The 2002 MECS data treat “synthetic coal” that is ultimately combusted as regular coal, as a 

non-fuel (feedstock) use. Because of the limitations of the MECS data, EPA obtained from EIA a rough estimate of the percentage of 

non-coking coal that is used for non-fuel purposes (while also treating “synthetic coal” as a fuel use). 

Based on the EIA’s estimate that 5-10 percent of non-coke coal is used for non-fuel purposes, EPA assumed that 7 percent of noncoke plant industrial sector coal consumption is for non-fuel purposes (Lorenz, 2009). Table 6 presents the non-fuel use percentages 

that were applied to estimate industrial fuel combustion activity.

Table 6. Industrial Sector Non-Fuel Use Estimates

Fuel

% Non-Fuel Use by Region

Northeast South Midwest West Source

Distillate Oil 5

a

9

b

9

b

5

a

2002 MECS

LPG 41a98 88 41a2002 MECS

Natural Gas 1 15 6 41 2002 MECS

Non-Coke 

Coal

7

c

7

c

7

c

7

c

Lorenz, 

2009

Residual Oil 0 25b25b8 2002 MECS

a Due to withheld data, value represents combination of Northeast and West region data.

b Due to withheld data, value represents combination of Midwest and South region data.

c Region-specific values not available.
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Source Energy Adjustment

Because the point source inventory also includes industrial fuel combustion categories, it is necessary to subtract point source 

inventory fuel use from the SEDS fuel consumption estimates. 

Table 7 displays a crosswalk between industrial fuel combustion non-point SCCs and associated point SCCs that EPA plans to use in 

the subtraction procedure.1 The subtractions will be performed after summing the point source throughput estimates to the state-level.

County Allocation of State Activity Data

Year 2005 county-level activity estimates will be developed by allocating the state-level activity resulting from the adjustments to the 

EIA data described above. The EPA compiled 2006 estimates of manufacturing sector employment from the Bureau of Census’ 

County Business Patterns 2006 for use in this procedure (Census, 2009). State-level industrial fuel combustion by fuel type will be 

allocated to each county using the ratio of the number of manufacturing sector (NAICS codes 31-33) employees in each county to the 

total number of manufacturing sector employees in the state. 

A separate document describes how withheld County Business Patterns employment data were estimated (Divita, 2008).

Table 7. Point Source Subtraction SCCs Relevant to Non-point Source Industrial Fuel Combustion

SCC SCC Level 1 SCC Level 2 SCC Level 3 (Fuel-if not specified at level 3)

2102002000 – Industrial; Bituminous/Sub-bituminous Coal; Total: All Boiler Types

102002xx External Combustion Boilers Industrial Bituminous/Sub-bituminous Coal

10500102 External Combustion Boilers Space Heaters Industrial (Coal)

390002xx Industrial Processes In-Process Fuel Use Bituminous Coal

50390002 Waste Disposal Solid Waste Disposal – Industrial Auxiliary Fuel/No Emissions (Coal)

2102004000 – Industrial; Distillate Oil; Total: All Boilers and IC Engines

102005xx External Combustion Boilers Industrial Distillate Oil

10201403 External Combustion Boilers Industrial CO Boiler (Distillate Oil)

 

1 As noted in a footnote to Table 7, it is important to exclude any natural gas pipeline fuel use from the point source subtraction 

procedure because SEDS includes such use in the Transportation sector rather than the Industrial sector.
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SCC SCC Level 1 SCC Level 2 SCC Level 3 (Fuel-if not specified at level 3)

10500105 External Combustion Boilers Space Heaters Industrial (Distillate Oil)

202001xx Internal Combustion Engines Industrial Distillate Oil (Diesel)

20200401 Internal Combustion Engines Industrial Large Bore Engine (Diesel)

20200405 Internal Combustion Engines Industrial Crankcase Blow-by (Diesel)

20200406 Internal Combustion Engines Industrial Evaporative Losses (Fuel Storage and Delivery System) (Diesel)

20200407 Internal Combustion Engines Industrial Exhaust (Diesel)

27000320 Internal Combustion Engines Off-Highway Diesel Engines Industrial Equipment

30190001 Industrial Processes Chemical Manufacturing Fuel Fired Equipment (Distillate Oil)

30190011 Industrial Processes Chemical Manufacturing Fuel Fired Equipment (Distillate Oil)

30190021 Industrial Processes Chemical Manufacturing Fuel Fired Equipment (Distillate Oil)

30290001 Industrial Processes Food and Agriculture Fuel Fired Equipment (Distillate Oil)

30390001 Industrial Processes Primary Metal Production Fuel Fired Equipment (Distillate Oil)

30390011 Industrial Processes Primary Metal Production Fuel Fired Equipment (Distillate Oil)

30390021 Industrial Processes Primary Metal Production Fuel Fired Equipment (Distillate Oil)

30400406 Industrial Processes Secondary Metal Production Lead (Distillate Oil)

30490001 Industrial Processes Secondary Metal Production Fuel Fired Equipment (Distillate Oil)

30490011 Industrial Processes Secondary Metal Production Fuel Fired Equipment (Distillate Oil)

30490021 Industrial Processes Secondary Metal Production Fuel Fired Equipment (Distillate Oil)

30490031 Industrial Processes Secondary Metal Production Fuel Fired Equipment (Distillate Oil)

30500208 Industrial Processes Mineral Products Asphalt Concrete (Distillate Oil)

30505022 Industrial Processes Mineral Products Asphalt Processing (Blowing) (Distillate Oil)

30590001 Industrial Processes Mineral Products Fuel Fired Equipment (Distillate Oil)

30590011 Industrial Processes Mineral Products Fuel Fired Equipment (Distillate Oil)

30590021 Industrial Processes Mineral Products Fuel Fired Equipment (Distillate Oil)

30600901 Industrial Processes Petroleum Industry Flares (Distillate Oil)

30609901 Industrial Processes Petroleum Industry Incinerators (Distillate Oil)

30790001 Industrial Processes Pulp and Paper and Wood Products Fuel Fired Equipment (Distillate Oil)

30790011 Industrial Processes Pulp and Paper and Wood Products Fuel Fired Equipment (Distillate Oil)

30790021 Industrial Processes Pulp and Paper and Wood Products Fuel Fired Equipment (Distillate Oil)

30890001 Industrial Processes Rubber and Miscellaneous Plastics 

Products Fuel Fired Equipment (Distillate Oil)

30890011 Industrial Processes Rubber and Miscellaneous Plastics 

Products Fuel Fired Equipment (Distillate Oil)

30890021 Industrial Processes Rubber and Miscellaneous Plastics 

Products Fuel Fired Equipment (Distillate Oil)

30990001 Industrial Processes Fabricated Metal Products Fuel Fired Equipment (Distillate Oil)

30990011 Industrial Processes Fabricated Metal Products Fuel Fired Equipment (Distillate Oil)

31000401 Industrial Processes Oil and Gas Production Process Heaters (Distillate Oil)
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SCC SCC Level 1 SCC Level 2 SCC Level 3 (Fuel-if not specified at level 3)

31000411 Industrial Processes Oil and Gas Production Process Heaters (Distillate Oil)

31390001 Industrial Processes Electrical Equipment Process Heaters (Distillate Oil)

390005xx Industrial Processes In-Process Fuel Use Distillate Oil

39900501 Industrial Processes Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries Process Heater/Furnace (Distillate Oil)

39990001 Industrial Processes Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries (Distillate Oil)

39990011 Industrial Processes Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries (Distillate Oil)

39990021 Industrial Processes Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries (Distillate Oil)

40201002 Petroleum and Solvent Evaporation Surface Coating Operations Coating Oven Heater (Distillate Oil)

40290011 Petroleum and Solvent Evaporation Surface Coating Operations Fuel Fired Equipment (Distillate Oil)

49090011 Petroleum and Solvent Evaporation Organic Solvent Evaporation Fuel Fired Equipment (Distillate Oil)

49090021 Petroleum and Solvent Evaporation Organic Solvent Evaporation Fuel Fired Equipment (Distillate Oil)

50390005 Waste Disposal Solid Waste Disposal – Industrial Auxiliary Fuel/No Emissions (Distillate Oil)

2102005000 – Industrial; Residual Oil; Total: All Boiler Types

102004xx External Combustion Boilers Industrial Residual Oil

10201404 External Combustion Boilers Industrial CO Boiler (Residual Oil)

202005xx Internal Combustion Boilers Industrial Residual/Crude Oil

30190002 Industrial Processes Chemical Manufacturing Fuel Fired Equipment (Residual Oil)

30190012 Industrial Processes Chemical Manufacturing Fuel Fired Equipment (Residual Oil)

30190022 Industrial Processes Chemical Manufacturing Fuel Fired Equipment (Residual Oil)

30290002 Industrial Processes Food and Agriculture Fuel Fired Equipment (Residual Oil)

30390002 Industrial Processes Primary Metal Production Fuel Fired Equipment (Residual Oil)

30390012 Industrial Processes Primary Metal Production Fuel Fired Equipment (Residual Oil)

30390022 Industrial Processes Primary Metal Production Fuel Fired Equipment (Residual Oil)

30490002 Industrial Processes Secondary Metal Production Fuel Fired Equipment (Residual Oil)

30490012 Industrial Processes Secondary Metal Production Fuel Fired Equipment (Residual Oil)

30490022 Industrial Processes Secondary Metal Production Fuel Fired Equipment (Residual Oil)

30490032 Industrial Processes Secondary Metal Production Fuel Fired Equipment (Residual Oil)

30500207 Industrial Processes Mineral Products Asphalt Concrete (Residual Oil)

30505021 Industrial Processes Mineral Products Asphalt Processing (Blowing) (Residual Oil)

30590002 Industrial Processes Mineral Products Fuel Fired Equipment (Residual Oil)

30590012 Industrial Processes Mineral Products Fuel Fired Equipment (Residual Oil)

30600111 Industrial Processes Petroleum Industry Process Heaters (Residual Oil)

30600902 Industrial Processes Petroleum Industry Flares (Residual Oil)

30609902 Industrial Processes Petroleum Industry Incinerators (Residual Oil)

30790002 Industrial Processes Pulp and Paper and Wood Products Fuel Fired Equipment (Residual Oil)

30790012 Industrial Processes Pulp and Paper and Wood Products Fuel Fired Equipment (Residual Oil)

30790022 Industrial Processes Pulp and Paper and Wood Products Fuel Fired Equipment (Residual Oil)

30890002 Industrial Processes Rubber and Miscellaneous Plastics Fuel Fired Equipment (Residual Oil)
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SCC SCC Level 1 SCC Level 2 SCC Level 3 (Fuel-if not specified at level 3)

Products

30890012 Industrial Processes Rubber and Miscellaneous Plastics 

Products Fuel Fired Equipment (Residual Oil)

30890022 Industrial Processes Rubber and Miscellaneous Plastics 

Products Fuel Fired Equipment (Residual Oil)

30990002 Industrial Processes Fabricated Metal Products Fuel Fired Equipment (Residual Oil)

30990012 Industrial Processes Fabricated Metal Products Fuel Fired Equipment (Residual Oil)

31000402 Industrial Processes Oil and Gas Production Process Heaters (Residual Oil)

31000412 Industrial Processes Oil and Gas Production Process Heaters (Residual Oil)

31390002 Industrial Processes Electrical Equipment Process Heaters (Residual Oil)

390004xx Industrial Processes In-Process Fuel Use Residual Oil

39990002 Industrial Processes Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries (Residual Oil)

39990012 Industrial Processes Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries (Residual Oil)

39990022 Industrial Processes Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries (Residual Oil)

40201003 Petroleum and Solvent Evaporation Surface Coating Operations Coating Oven Heater (Residual Oil)

40290012 Petroleum and Solvent Evaporation Surface Coating Operations Fuel Fired Equipment (Residual Oil)

49090012 Petroleum and Solvent Evaporation Organic Solvent Evaporation Fuel Fired Equipment (Residual Oil)

49090022 Petroleum and Solvent Evaporation Organic Solvent Evaporation Fuel Fired Equipment (Residual Oil)

2102006000 – Industrial; Natural Gas; Total: Boilers and IC Engines

102006xx External Combustion Boilers Industrial Natural Gas

10201401 External Combustion Boilers Industrial CO Boiler (Natural Gas)

10500106 External Combustion Boilers Space Heaters Commercial/Institutional (Natural Gas)

202002xxaInternal Combustion Engines Industrial Natural Gas

30190003 Industrial Processes Chemical Manufacturing Fuel Fired Equipment (Natural Gas)

30190013 Industrial Processes Chemical Manufacturing Fuel Fired Equipment (Natural Gas)

30190023 Industrial Processes Chemical Manufacturing Fuel Fired Equipment (Natural Gas)

30290003 Industrial Processes Food and Agriculture Fuel Fired Equipment (Natural Gas)

30291001 Industrial Processes Food and Agriculture Fuel Fired Equipment (Natural Gas)

30390003 Industrial Processes Primary Metal Production Fuel Fired Equipment (Natural Gas)

30390013 Industrial Processes Primary Metal Production Fuel Fired Equipment (Natural Gas)

30390023 Industrial Processes Primary Metal Production Fuel Fired Equipment (Natural Gas)

30400407 Industrial Processes Secondary Metal Production Lead (Natural Gas)

30490003 Industrial Processes Secondary Metal Production Fuel Fired Equipment (Natural Gas)

30490013 Industrial Processes Secondary Metal Production Fuel Fired Equipment (Natural Gas)

30490023 Industrial Processes Secondary Metal Production Fuel Fired Equipment (Natural Gas)

30490033 Industrial Processes Secondary Metal Production Fuel Fired Equipment (Natural Gas)

30500206 Industrial Processes Mineral Products Asphalt Concrete (Natural Gas)

30505020 Industrial Processes Mineral Products Asphalt Processing (Blowing) (Natural Gas)
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SCC SCC Level 1 SCC Level 2 SCC Level 3 (Fuel-if not specified at level 3)

30590003 Industrial Processes Mineral Products Fuel Fired Equipment (Natural Gas)

30590013 Industrial Processes Mineral Products Fuel Fired Equipment (Natural Gas)

30590023 Industrial Processes Mineral Products Fuel Fired Equipment (Natural Gas)

30600105 Industrial Processes Petroleum Industry Process Heaters (Natural Gas)

30600903 Industrial Processes Petroleum Industry Flares (Natural Gas)

30602401 Industrial Processes Petroleum Industry Reciprocating Engine Compressors (Natural Gas)

30609903 Industrial Processes Petroleum Industry Incinerators (Natural Gas)

30622003 Industrial Processes Petroleum Industry Underground Storage and Other Remediation: Soil: Natural Gas

30622403 Industrial Processes Petroleum Industry Underground Storage and Other Remediation: Air Stripping: Natural Gas

30790003 Industrial Processes Pulp and Paper and Wood Products Fuel Fired Equipment (Natural Gas)

30790013 Industrial Processes Pulp and Paper and Wood Products Fuel Fired Equipment (Natural Gas)

30790023 Industrial Processes Pulp and Paper and Wood Products Fuel Fired Equipment (Natural Gas)

30890003 Industrial Processes Rubber and Miscellaneous Plastics 

Products Fuel Fired Equipment (Natural Gas)

30890013 Industrial Processes Rubber and Miscellaneous Plastics 

Products Fuel Fired Equipment (Natural Gas)

30890023 Industrial Processes Rubber and Miscellaneous Plastics 

Products Fuel Fired Equipment (Natural Gas)

30990003 Industrial Processes Fabricated Metal Products Fuel Fired Equipment (Natural Gas)

30990013 Industrial Processes Fabricated Metal Products Fuel Fired Equipment (Natural Gas)

30990023 Industrial Processes Fabricated Metal Products Fuel Fired Equipment (Natural Gas)

31000404 Industrial Processes Oil and Gas Production Process Heaters (Natural Gas)

31000414 Industrial Processes Oil and Gas Production Process Heaters (Natural Gas)

31390003 Industrial Processes Electrical Equipment Process Heaters (Natural Gas)

390006xx Industrial Processes In-process Fuel Use Natural Gas

39900601 Industrial Processes Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries Process Heater/Furnace (Natural Gas)

39990003 Industrial Processes Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries (Natural Gas)

39990013 Industrial Processes Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries (Natural Gas)

39990023 Industrial Processes Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries (Natural Gas)

40201001 Petroleum and Solvent Evaporation Surface Coating Operations Coating Oven Heater (Natural Gas)

40290013 Petroleum and Solvent Evaporation Surface Coating Operations Fuel Fired Equipment (Natural Gas)

40290023 Petroleum and Solvent Evaporation Surface Coating Operations Fuel Fired Equipment (Natural Gas)

49090013 Petroleum and Solvent Evaporation Organic Solvent Evaporation Fuel Fired Equipment (Natural Gas)

49090023 Petroleum and Solvent Evaporation Organic Solvent Evaporation Fuel Fired Equipment (Natural Gas)

50390006 Waste Disposal Solid Waste Disposal – Industrial Auxiliary Fuel/No Emissions (Natural Gas)

2102007000 – Industrial; LPG; Total: All Boiler Types

102010xx External Combustion Boilers Industrial Liquefied Petroleum Gas

10500110 External Combustion Boilers Space Heaters Industrial (LPG)
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SCC SCC Level 1 SCC Level 2 SCC Level 3 (Fuel-if not specified at level 3)

202010xx Internal Combustion Engines Industrial Liquefied Petroleum Gas

27300320 Internal Combustion Engines Off-highway LPG-fueled Engines Industrial Equipment

30290005 Industrial Processes Food and Agriculture Fuel Fired Equipment (LPG)

30490035 Industrial Processes Secondary Metal Production Fuel Fired Equipment (Propane)

30500209 Industrial Processes Mineral Products Asphalt Concrete (LPG)

30505023 Industrial Processes Mineral Products Asphalt Processing (Blowing) (LPG)

30590005 Industrial Processes Mineral Products Fuel Fired Equipment (LPG)

30600107 Industrial Processes Petroleum Industry Process Heaters (LPG)

30600905 Industrial Processes Petroleum Industry Flares (LPG)

30609905 Industrial Processes Petroleum Industry Incinerators (LPG)

30890004 Industrial Processes Rubber and Miscellaneous Plastics 

Products Fuel Fired Equipment (LPG)

31000406 Industrial Processes Oil and Gas Production Process Heaters (Propane/Butane)

390010xx Industrial Processes In-process Fuel Use Liquefied Petroleum Gas

39901001 Industrial Processes Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries Process Heater/Furnace (LPG)

40201004 Petroleum and Solvent Evaporation Surface Coating Operations Coating Oven Heater (LPG)

50390010 Waste Disposal Solid Waste Disposal - Industrial Auxiliary Fuel/No Emissions (LPG)

2102008000 – Industrial; Wood; Total: All Boiler Types

102009xx External Combustion Boilers Industrial Wood/Bark Waste

390009xx Industrial Processes In-process Fuel Use Wood

2102011000 – Industrial; Kerosene; Total: All Boiler Types

202009xx Internal Combustion Engines Industrial Kerosene/Naphtha (Jet Fuel)

a Note that EIA’s SEDS includes natural gas used as pipeline fuel (e.g., for use in compressor engines) in the Transportation sector rather than the Industrial sector Therefore, such 

pipeline use should not be included in the point source subtraction procedure.

d. Emission Factors 

The EPA has compiled criteria and hazardous air pollutant emission factors for non-point source industrial fuel combustion categories 

(Huntley, 2009). These emission factors, which are too numerous to list here, are included in a spreadsheet within the ICI fuel 

combustion workbook. In most cases, these are the same emission factors that were used in preparing the 2002 non-point source NEI 

(Pechan, 2006). Industrial LPG and wood combustion emission factors were obtained from an ICI fuel combustion study being 

performed for the Central Regional Air Planning Association (CENRAP) (Pechan, 2009a).
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Potential Improvements 

The following are potential improvements that states may wish to incorporate in developing non-point source industrial fuel 

combustion emission estimates:

 Investigate the availability of more geographic and year-specific estimates of non-fuel use consumption of industrial energy 

(e.g., MECS is planning to release 2006 year data in the coming months);

 Consider implementing a county allocation procedure that Pechan developed for the Central Regional Air Planning 

Association (CENRAP) that reflects the energy-intensity of each industrial sector--current methods only reflect number of 

employees in each industry sector (Pechan, 2009a); and

 Update SO2 emission factors to reflect coal sulfur content estimates for coal used in the industrial sector in 2006--a recent 

review of industrial coal sulfur content values for CENRAP concluded that the 2002 NEI values are based on unrepresentative 

data (Pechan, 2009b).

Additional References for Fuel Combustion - Industrial

Census, 2009: Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, County Business Patterns 2006, Washington, DC, available 

from: http://www.census.gov/epcd/cbp/download/06_data/index.html accessed March 2009.
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Divita, 2008: Divita, Frank, E.H. Pechan & Associates, Inc., memorandum to Roy Huntley, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

“County Business Patterns Calculations,” December 4, 2008.

EIA, 2008a: Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy, State Energy Data System – Consumption, Physical 

Units, 1960-2006, available from http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/states/_seds.html, released November 28, 2008.

EIA, 2008b: Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy, Fuel Oil and Kerosene Sales, data available from 

http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/dnav/pet/pet_cons_821use_dcu_nus_a.htm, release date December 23, 2008.

EIA, 2007a: Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy, 2002 Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, accessed from 

http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/mecs/mecs2002/data02/shelltables.html, issued January 2007.

EIA, 2007b: Energy Information Administration, US Department of Energy, Documentation for Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in 

the United States 2005, DOE/EIA-0638 (2005), October 2007.
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GASOLINE MARKETING (5 SCCs) 

(Stage I SCC 2501060053, Stage II Uncontrolled SCC 2501060101, Stage II Controlled SCC 2501060102, Underground Storage 

Tank Breathing and Emptying SCC 2501060201, Truck Transit SCC 2505030120)

Gasoline marketing involves the operations typically associated with transporting gasoline from refineries to final consumption in 

gasoline-powered vehicles. Evaporative emissions of VOCs occur at all points in the distribution process. The operations that were 

inventoried as area sources are gasoline dispensing outlets and gasoline tank trucks in transit. Bulk terminals and outlets are 

inventoried as point sources. VOC emissions result from the following sources: 1) Stage I (tank truck unloading into underground 

storage tanks), 2) Stage II (vehicle fueling), 3) Underground Storage Tank Breathing and Emptying, and 4) Truck Transit.

Each category’s emission factors were obtained from AP-42 Fire factors1. Throughputs were calculated from monthly data obtained 

from the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue Bureau of Motor Fuel Taxes2. County and state populations3 were used to apportion 

the gasoline throughput to each county. Control efficiency (CE)4,

5

rule penetration (RP)4,

5

and rule effectiveness (RE) factors were 

 

1 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission 

Factors, Volume I: Stationary Point and Area Sources, AP-42, Fifth Edition, Chapter 5: Petroleum Industry, Table 5.2-7., January 

1995, Accessed October 2009.

http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/ap42/ch05/index.html

2

Pennsylvania Department of Revenue, “Monthly Revenue Report”, accessed October 2009. 

http://www.revenue.state.pa.us/revenue/cwp/view.asp?a=13&q=201148

3 U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, “Population Estimates Program,” T1. Population Estimates [10] data Set: 

2007 Population Estimates, available from http://www.census.gov/popest/counties/CO-EST2007-01.html, accessed March 2009.

4

25 Pa. Code Section 129.60, “Bulk Gasoline Plants,” available from 

http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/025/chapter129/s129.60.html

5

25 Pa. Code Section 129.61, “Small Gasoline Storage Tank Control (Stage I Control),” available from 

http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/025/chapter129/s129.61.html
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applied to Stage I for each county to reflect the application of vapor balance systems. A RE factor was applied to Stage II to each 

regulated county. CE, RP, and RE factors were applied to Underground Storage Tank Breathing to reflect the application of pressure 

relief valves. There were no point sources for this source category. Each county’s emissions were estimated per the following sample 

calculations.

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS:

Stage I:

  



















State Pop

County Pop Annual VOC Emissions Emission Factor State Annual Gasoline Sales

where: 

Emission Factor = 7.3 lbs VOC/1000 gallons

State Annual Gasoline Sales = 2,360,855,769 gallons/year

County Population = 1,219,210 (Allegheny County)

State Population = 12,432,792

Control Efficiency (CE) = 96%

Rule Penetration (RP) = 96%

Rule Effectiveness (RE) = 80%

tons VOC per year

pounds

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

year

gallons

gallons

lbs VOC Annual VOC Emissions

222.0063

2000

1

444,012.605

100

80

100

96

100

96 1

12,432,792

2,360,855,769 1,219,210

1000

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Stage II:

Vehicle refueling VOC emissions were estimated using AP-42 factors, monthly gasoline sales estimates and county populations. 

These are the same gasoline sales figures that are used to estimate Stage I emissions.

Stage II control program information was included for the counties with controls based on program information regarding control 

efficiency from Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania counties with Stage II controls are Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bucks, Butler, 

Chester, Delaware, Fayette, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Washington, and Westmoreland.

Population data were used to allocate monthly Pennsylvania gasoline sales to each county. 

Stage II Controlled:

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County Pop Allegheny VOC Emissions VOC Emission Factor State Gasoline Sales

where:

Emission Factor = 1.1 lb/1000 gallons

State Gasoline Consumption =2,360,855,769 gallons

2007 Allegheny County Pop = 1,219,210

 2007 State Population = 12,432,792

tons VOC per year

pounds

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

pop

pop

year

gallons

gallons

lbs VOC Annual VOC Emissions

25.4667

2000

1

50,933.3199

100

80

100

100

100

100 1

12,432,792

2,360,855,769 1,219,210

1000

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Underground Storage Tank Breathing and Emptying:

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County pop Annual VOC Emissions Emission Factor State Annual Gasoline Sales

where: 

Emission Factor = 1.0 lbs VOC/1000 gallons

2007 State Gasoline Sales = 2,360,855,769 gallons/year

County Population = 1,219,210 (Allegheny County) 

State Population = 12,432,792 

Control Efficiency (CE) = 90% 

Rule Penetration (RP) = 96% 

Rule Effectiveness (RE) = 80%

tons VOC per year

pounds

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

year

gallons

gallons

lbs VOC Annual VOC Emissions

35.7459

2000

1

71,491.8599

100

80

100

96

100

90 1

12,432,792

2,360,855,769 1,219,210

1000

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Truck Transit:

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County Pop Annual VOC Emissions Emission Factor State Annual Gasoline Sales

where: 

Emission Factor = 0.06 lbs VOC/1000 gallons

State Annual Gasoline Sales = 2,360,855,769 gallons/year

County Pop = 1,219,210 (Allegheny County) 

State Pop = 12,432,792 

(The emission factor is based on the assumption that gasoline delivery is via single trips and accounts for both full and empty truck 

travel.)

tons VOC per year

pounds

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

pop

pop

day

gallons

gallons

lbs VOC Annual VOC Emissions

6.9454

2000

1

13,890.9054

12,432,792

2,360,855,769 1,219,210

1000

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GRAPHIC ARTS (SCC 2425000000)

The graphic arts industry can be divided by technology into six different printing segments: rotogravure, flexographic, offset 

lithographic, letterpress, screen, and plateless (xerographic,electrostatic, magnetic, thermal, ink-jet, etc.). Graphic arts include 

operations that are involved in the printing of publications, such as newspapers, magazines, books, and advertising, and also printed 

packaging on various substrates such as paper, plastic, foil bags, wrappers, cardboard cartons, and metal cans. Paper can be coated or 

uncoated. Films include polyethylene and a number of other polymers. Other products include wall and floor coverings, greeting 

cards, and paper towels. Textiles are specifically excluded from the graphic arts operations source category.

Emissions of VOCs result from evaporation of solvents used in inks and cleaning. The emissions for each county were calculated 

using a per capita emission factor1and U.S. Census Bureau population data2. Point source emissions, where present, were subtracted 

from these emission estimates. 

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS:

Annual VOC Emissions = (Emission Factor)(Population)

where:

Emission Factor = 4.4 lbs VOC/person/year3

Population = 1,219,210 (Allegheny County)2

 

1

ERTAC Area Inventory Comparability Project, revised August 14, 2009, accessed October 2009.

2 U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, “Population Estimates Program,” T1. Population Estimates [10] data Set: 

2007 Population Estimates, available from http://www.census.gov/popest/counties/CO-EST2007-01.html, accessed March 2009.
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HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS (SCC 2460200000) 

Household products consist primarily of cleaning products for hard surfaces, clothing, carpet, dishes waxes and polishes. Other 

products include air fresheners and charcoal lighter fluids. These products have air emissions such as special napthas, alcohols, 

carbonyls and other organics that contain VOCs. The amount of VOCs emitted primarily depends on the VOC content of the product 

and the amount of product used.

County-level emissions were calculated using a per capita emission factor which was obtained from the Emission Inventory 

Improvement Program (EIIP)

1

and U.S. Bureau of the Census 2007 population data2. The emission factor represents pre-control 

emission rates. A CE of 10.94 percent3and an RP of 48.6 percent4 were applied to reflect the Federal Rule for consumer products. 

There are no point sources associated with this category.

Each county’s emissions are estimated per the sample calculations listed below.

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS: 

 

1

Eastern Research Group, “Emission Inventory Improvement Program, Document Series, Volume III, Area Sources, Chapter 5, 

Consumer and Commercial Solvent Use,” Table 5.4-1, prepared for the Area Sources Committee, Emission Inventory Improvement 

Program, August 1996, available from http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/eiip/techreport/volume03/index.html, accessed March 2009

2 U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, “Population Estimates Program,” T1. Population Estimates [10] data Set: 

2007 Population Estimates, available from http://www.census.gov/popest/counties/CO-EST2007-01.html, accessed March 2009.

3

ERTAC Recommendation, Midwest RPO Inventory Comparability Project, revised June 2, 2009, accessed June 2009.

4

E.H. Pechan & Associates, Inc., Control Measure Development Support Analysis of Ozone Transport Commission Model Rules, 

prepared for the Ozone Transport Commission, March 2001.
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where:

Emission Factor = 0.79 lbs VOC/person/year1

 Population = 1,219,210 (Allegheny County)

1

 Control Efficiency = 10.94% 

 RP (Rule Penetration) = 48.6%4

 RE (Rule Effectiveness) = 100%

tons VOC per year

lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds per year

year

person

lbsVOC

Annual VOC Emissions

455.98

2000

1

911,965.38

100

100

100

48.6

100

10.94 1,219,210 1

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INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE COATINGS (SCC 2401100000)

The VOC emissions from this source category result from the evaporation of solvents from surface coating of objects and materials 

that may exist in extreme conditions. There were no point sources. The emissions for each county were calculated using a per capita 

emission factor1and U.S. Census Bureau population data2. Each county’s emissions were estimated per the following sample 

calculations.

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS: 

Annual VOC Emissions  Emission FactorPopulation 

where:

Emission Factor = 0.15 lbs VOC/person/year1

Population = 1,219,210 people (Allegheny County)2

tons VOC per year

lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

people person Annual VOC Emissions

91.4408

2000

1

182,881.5000

1,219,210

year

0.15 lbs VOC

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1

ERTAC Area Inventory Comparability Project, revised August 14, 2009, accessed September 2009.

2 U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, “Population Estimates Program,” T1. Population Estimates [10] data Set: 

2007 Population Estimates, available from http://www.census.gov/popest/counties/CO-EST2007-01.html, accessed March 2009.
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MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT (SCC 2401055000) 

The VOC emissions from this source category result from the evaporation of the solvent used in the coating process in manufacturing 

facilities of such as engines, turbines, farm and garden equipment, computers, and office machinery. The emissions for each county 

were calculated using an employment-based emission factor1and employee data2from NAICS Codes 3331XX, 3332XX, 3333XX and 

33341XX obtained from County Business Pattern, with midpoints calculated by E.H. Pechan and Associates. Point source emissions, 

where present, were subtracted from the Machinery and Equipment category emission estimates. 

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS:

Annual VOC Emissions = (Emission Factor)(Number of Employees)

where:

VOC Emission Factor = 109 lbs VOC /employee/year1

Employees = 1,119 employees (Allegheny County)2

 

1

ERTAC Area Inventory Comparability Project, revised August 18, 2009, accessed September 2009.

2 National, State and County level employment data downloaded from US Census Bureau, mapping of employment flag letters 

reported by County Business Patterns to the range and midpoints of the range, and calculated final activity data using the employment 

midpoint and adjustment factor.
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lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

employees

year

employee

lbs VOC

Annual VOC Emissions

60.9855

2000

1

121,971

1,119

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MARINE COATING (SCC 2401080000)

This source category includes ship and boat building and repairing. The emissions were calculated using an employment-based 

emission factor1and employee data from NAICS codes 3366XX and 488390. The number of employees in each county for 2006 was 

collected by E.H. Pechan and Associates, who calculated the midpoints from any given ranges2. Each county’s emissions were 

estimated per the following sample calculations below. Point source emissions, where present, were subtracted from these emission 

estimates. 

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS:

Annual VOC Emissions = (Emission Factor)(Number of Employees)

where:

Emission Factor = 198 lbs VOC /employee/year

Employees = 5 employees (Allegheny County)

 

1

ERTAC Area Inventory Comparability Project, revised August 14, 2009, accessed October, 2009.

2 National, State and County level employment data downloaded from US Census Bureau, mapping of employment flag letters 

reported by County Business Patterns to the range and midpoints of the range, and calculated final activity data using the employment 

midpoint and adjustment factor.
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tons VOC per year

lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

Employees

year

Employee

lbsVOC

Annual VOC Emissions

0.489

2000

1

990

5

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METAL CANS (SCC 2401040000) 

This source category includes the manufacturing of metal cans, barrels, drums, kegs, and pails. The emissions from point sources, 

where present, were subtracted from the emissions of the corresponding county. The emissions for each county were calculated per the 

calculation below using an employment-based emission factor1and employee data from NAICS Code 332431, obtained from County 

Business Patterns

2

. Point source emissions, where present, were subtracted from these emission estimates.

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATION:

Annual VOC Emissions = (Emission Factor)(Number of Employees) 

where:

Emission Factor = 2,326 lbs VOC/employee/year

1

Employees =10 employees (Allegheny County)

2

 

1

ERTAC Area Inventory Comparability Project, revised August 14, 2009, accessed September 2009.

2 National, State and County level employment data downloaded from US Census Bureau, mapping of employment flag letters 

reported by County Business Patterns to the range and midpoints of the range, and calculated final activity data using the employment 

midpoint and adjustment factor.
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lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

Employees

year

Employee

lbsVOC

Annual VOC Emissions

11.63

2000

1

23,260

10

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METAL FURNITURE (SCC 2401025000) 

This source category includes manufacturing metal household and office furniture, such as beds, cabinets, desks, bookcases, and 

chairs. The emissions for each county were calculated per the sample calculations below using an employment-based emission factor1

and employee data for NAICS codes 337124, 337214, and half of NAICS codes 337127, 339111 and 337215. The number of 

employees in each county for 2007 was obtained from County Business Patterns2for year 2006 by E. H. Pechan and Associates, who 

performed calculations for midpoints and adjustment factors for any ranges that were obtained. Point source emissions, where 

present, were subtracted from these emission estimates. 

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS:

Annual VOC Emissions = (Emission Factor)(Number of Employees)

where:

Emission Factor = 772 lbs VOC /employee/year

Employees = 102 employees (Allegheny County)

 

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ERTAC Area Inventory Comparability Project, revised August 14, 2009, accessed September 2009.

2 National, State and County level employment data downloaded from US Census Bureau, mapping of employment flag letters 

reported by County Business Patterns to the range and midpoints of the range, and calculated final activity data using the employment 

midpoint and adjustment factor.
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METAL SHEETS, STRIPS, COILS (SCC 2401045000) 

This source category includes the manufacturing of metal sheets, strips and coils, of which functional coatings may be added for 

protective purposes. This can be accomplished by brushing, rolling, spraying, dipping, flow coating, electro-coating, or specialized 

combinations or variations of these methods. Emissions result from the evaporation of the paint solvent and any additional solvent 

used to thin

the coating and from the use of solvents in cleaning the surface prior to

coating and in cleaning coating equipment after use. 

Emissions for each county were calculated per the calculation below using an employment-based emission factor1and employee data 

from NAICS Codes 339911, 339914, 332812 and 339912. The number of employees in each county for 2006 was obtained from 

County Business Patterns

2

by E. H. Pechan and Associates, who also performed the calculations of midpoints and adjustment factors 

 

1

Eastern Research Group, “Emission Inventory Improvement Program, Document Series, Volume III, Area Sources, Chapter 8, 

Industrial Surface Coating,” Table 8.5-1, Principal Industrial Surface Coating SIC, September 1997, accessed September 2009.

2 National, State and County level employment data downloaded from US Census Bureau, mapping of employment flag letters 

reported by County Business Patterns to the range and midpoints of the range, and calculated final activity data using the employment 

midpoint and adjustment factor.
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from any associated ranges obtained. The emissions from point sources, where present, were subtracted from the emissions of the 

corresponding county.

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATION:

Annual VOC Emissions = (Emission Factor)(Number of Employees) 

where:

Emission Factor = 2,877 lbs VOC/employee/year1

Employees =514 employees (Allegheny County)2

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lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

Employees

year

Employee

lbsVOC

Annual VOC Emissions

739.389

2000

1

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MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING (SCC 2401090000) 

This source category includes small industrial surface coating establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing products not 

classified in any other group such as jewelry, silverware, musical instruments, dolls, toys, games, pens, pencils, buttons, brooms, and 

caskets. Operations involve applying a thin layer of coating, such as paint, lacquer, enamel and varnish, to an object for decorative 

purposes. The surface coating products are either water-based or solvent based liquid carriers that mostly evaporate in the drying or 

curing process.

The emissions for each county were calculated per the sample calculations below using a per capita emission factor1and U.S. Census 

Bureau population data2. Point source emissions, where present, were subtracted from these emission estimates. 

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS: 

Annual VOC Emissions = (Emission Factor)(Population)

where:

Emission Factor = 0.6 lbs VOC/person/year

Population =1,219,210 (Allegheny County)

 

1

Eastern Research Group, “Emission Inventory Improvement Program, Document Series, Volume III, Area Sources, Chapter 8, 

Industrial Surface Coating,” Table 8.5-2, National Default Per Capita VOC Emission Factors, September 1997, accessed March 2009.

2 U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, “Population Estimates Program,” T1. Population Estimates [10] data Set: 

2007 Population Estimates, available from http://www.census.gov/popest/counties/CO-EST2007-01.html, accessed March 2009.
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lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

people

year

person

lbs VOC

Annual VOC Emissions

365.763

2000

1

731,526

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MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTS (NOT OTHERWISE COVERED) (SCC 2460900000) 

Miscellaneous consumer products not covered in the other product groups include arts and crafts supplies, non-pesticidal veterinary 

and pet products, and pressurized food products. 

County-level emissions were calculated using a per capita emission factor which was obtained from the Emission Inventory 

Improvement Program (EIIP)1and U.S. Bureau of the Census 2007 population data2. A CE of 0 percent3and an RP of 48.6 percent

4

were applied to reflect the Federal Rule for consumer products. There are no point sources associated with this category.

Each county’s emissions are estimated per the sample calculations listed below.

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS: 

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where:

 

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Eastern Research Group, “Emission Inventory Improvement Program, Document Series, Volume III, Area Sources, Chapter 5, 

Consumer and Commercial Solvent Use,” Table 5.4-1, prepared for the Area Sources Committee, Emission Inventory Improvement 

Program, August 1996, available from http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/eiip/techreport/volume03/index.html, accessed March 2009.

2 U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, “Population Estimates Program,” T1. Population Estimates [10] data Set: 

2007 Population Estimates, available from http://www.census.gov/popest/counties/CO-EST2007-01.html, accessed March 2009.

3

ERTAC Recommendation, Midwest RPO Inventory Comparability Project, revised June 2, 2009, accessed June 2009.

4

E.H. Pechan & Associates, Inc., Control Measure Development Support Analysis of Ozone Transport Commission Model Rules, 

prepared for the Ozone Transport Commission, March 2001.
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Emission Factor = 0.07 lbs VOC/person/year1

Population = 1,219,210 (Allegheny County)2

 Control Efficiency = 0%3

 RP (Rule Penetration) = 48.6%4

 RE (Rule Effectiveness) = 100%

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lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds per year

year

person

lbsVOC

Annual VOC Emissions

42.67

2000

1

85,344.7

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OPEN BURNING (3 CCs)

(Residential Household Waste SCC 2610030000; Residential Yard Waste – Leaves, SCC 2610000100; Residential Yard Waste -

Brush SCC 2610000400)

Open burning can be done in open drums or baskets, in fields and yards, and in large open dumps or pits. Materials commonly 

disposed of in this manner include household waste, landscape refuse, agricultural field refuse, wood refuse, and leaves. For emission 

inventory purposes, Open Burning is divided into four categories: Residential Household Waste; Residential Leaf; Residential Brush;

Land Clearing.

County-level emissions were calculated for Residential Household Waste using an emission factor which was obtained from the 

Emission Inventory Improvement Program (EIIP)1and U.S. Bureau of the Census 20002and 20073population data. There are no point 

sources associated with this category.

Throughput data was obtained from the percent Rural 2000 county population numbers applied to the 2007 county populations. The 

average household size4 was considered to be 2.5 residents and the average amount of waste produced per household4 was considered 

 

1

Eastern Research Group, “Emission Inventory Improvement Program, Document Series, Volume III, Area Sources, Chapter 16, 

Open Burning,” Table 16.4-1, Emission Factors for Open Burning of Municipal Refuse (EPA, 1997 & EPA,1995a) available at 

http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/eiip/techreport/volume03/index.html, accessed December 2009.

2 U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 2000 Census Data, 

http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DownloadCenterServlet

3 U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, “Population Estimates Program,” T1. Population Estimates [10] data Set: 

2007 Population Estimates, available from http://www.census.gov/popest/counties/CO-EST2007-01.html, accessed March 2009

4

Eastern Research Group, “Emission Inventory Improvement Program, Document Series, Volume III, Area Sources, Chapter 16, 

Open Burning,” Example 16.4-1, http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/eiip/techreport/volume03/index.html, accessed December 2009.
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to be 5.37 lbs/day or 1960.05 lbs/year or 0.9800 tpy. The loading factor4was 6.7% to reflect the percent of rural households who 

actually burn their household trash.

For counties with areas labeled as Air Basins it was assumed that no open burning of household waste was being accomplished and 

therefore no emissions were calculated.

SAMPLE CALCULATIONS:

Residential Household Waste Burning:

VOC Emission Factor = 8.560 lbs/ ton waste/year

NOx Emission Factor = 6 lbs/ ton waste/year

CO Emission Factor = 85 lb/ ton waste/year

SO2 Emission Factor = 1.0 lbs/ ton waste/year

PM10 Emission Factor = 38.0 lbs/ton waste/year

PM2.5 Emission Factor = 34.8 lbs/ ton waste/year

CO Emission Factor = 85.0 lbs/ ton waste/year

Loading Factor = 0.067 tons waste/2.5 person household

Rural Households = 24,109 (Adams County – this is non-air basin county) 

CE (Control Efficiency) = 0% 

RP (Rule Penetration) = 100% 

RE (Rule Effectiveness) = 80% (reflects PA’s Solid Waste rules)
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tons VOC per year

lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

tons households lf

year

ton waste

lbs VOC

Annual VOC Emissions

6.775

2000

1

13,550.45

100

80

100

100

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Yard waste burning is the open burning of materials such as grass clippings, leaves, and trimmings from trees and shrubs. Yard waste 

burning takes place where the waste is generated (i.e., residences, parks, institutions such as universities or hospitals, office complexes 

or other areas where grounds maintenance generates this type of waste) or waste disposal sites where wastes have been collected. 

Many municipalities, who provide leaf removal and composting, prohibit or restrict the burning of yard wastes. 

County-level emissions were calculated for the Open Burning categories of Residential Yard Waste - Leaves and Residential Yard 

Waste - Brush using emission factors obtained from AP-42 factors1, 1995.

Throughput data was obtained by applying the percent Rural 2000 county population2to the 2007 county populations3. The average 

amount of leaf waste produced per person1 was considered to be 0.64 lbs/day or 0.00728 tpy calculated for the months of September, 

 

1 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission 

Factors, Volume I: Stationary Point and Area Sources, AP-42, Fifth Edition, January 1995.

2 U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 2000 Census Data, 

http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DownloadCenterServlet

3 U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, “Population Estimates Program,” T1. Population Estimates [10] data Set: 

2007 Population Estimates, available from http://www.census.gov/popest/counties/CO-EST2007-01.html, accessed March 2009
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October and November. The loading factor2of 28% was applied to reflect the percent of rural population who actually burn their yard 

leaf waste. For counties with areas labeled as Air Basins it was assumed that no open burning of household waste was being 

accomplished and therefore no emissions were calculated.

Leaf Open Burning:

where:

VOC Emission Factor = 28 lbs/ton waste/year

NOx Emission Factor = 6.2 lbs/ton waste/year

CO Emission Factor = 112 lbs/ton waste/year

SO2 Emission Factor = 0.76 lbs/ton waste/year

PM2.5 Emission Factor = 22 lbs/ton waste/year

PM10 Emission Factor = 22 lbs/ton waste/year

Average amount Leaf Waste/person = 0.64 lbs/day or 

58.24 lbs/person for (Sept. Oct. Nov.)

Yard Waste Average Composition = 50% grass/ 25% brush/25% leaves

Average Leaf Waste per person = 14.56 lbs or 0.00728 tpy

Loading Factor = 0.28 tons waste/person

Population = 94,437 people (Adams County – this is a non-air basin county)

CE (Control Efficiency) = 0% 

RP (Rule Penetration) = 100% 

RE (Rule Effectiveness) = 80% 

 

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Eastern Research Group, “Emission Inventory Improvement Program, Document Series, Volume III, Area Sources, Chapter 16, 

Open Burning,” 4.1.3 Yard Wastes, example (16.4-5) available at http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/eiip/techreport/volume03/index.html, 

accessed December 

2009.

2

ERTAC Area Inventory Comparability Project, revised August 14, 2009, accessed December 2009. 
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Leaf Open Burning; Example PM10 Calculation for Adams County:

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tons PM per year

lbs

ton Annual PM Emissions pounds PM per year

rural

year person

ton waste

lbs PM

Annual PM Emissions

1.3514 10

2000

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10 2702.9306 10

100

80

100

100

100

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Additional References for Open Burning:

E.H. Pechan & Associates, Inc., “Open Burning in Residential Areas, Emissions Inventory Development Report,” prepared for MidAtlantic/Northeast Visibility Union, January 31, 2004.

Pennsylvania Code, Section 25, Chapter 129.14 , available at http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/025/chapter129/s129.14.html
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OTHER SPECIAL PURPOSE COATINGS (SCC 2401200000) 

This category includes special purpose coatings used for applications such as maintenance operations at industrial and other facilities, 

auto refinishing, traffic paints, marine finishes, and aerosol sprays. Note that this category covers those specific coating processes not 

already included in other source categories (e.g., Industrial Maintenance Coatings). Emissions for this category were estimated using a 

per capita emission factor1and U.S. Bureau of the Census population data2. Each county’s emissions were calculated per the following 

sample calculations. 

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS:

where:

VOC Emission Factor = 0.007 lbs VOC/person/year1

Population 1,219,210 (Allegheny County)2

 

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ERTAC Area Inventory Comparability Project, revised August 14, 2009, accessed August 2009. 

2 U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, “Population Estimates Program,” T1. Population Estimates [10] data Set: 

2007 Population Estimates, available from http://www.census.gov/popest/counties/CO-EST2007-01.html, accessed March 2009.

Annual VOC Emissions  Emission FactorPopulation 
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tons VOC per year

lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

people

year

person

lbs VOC

Annual VOC Emissions

4.2672

2000

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PAPER, FOIL AND FILM (SCC 2401030000) 

This source category includes the manufacturing of paper, foil and film. The emissions from point sources, where present, were 

subtracted from the emissions of the corresponding county. Emissions for each county were calculated per the calculation below using 

an employment-based emission factor1and employee data from NAICS Codes 322221, 322222, 322223, 322225 and 322226. The 

number of employees in each county for 2006 was obtained from County Business Patterns2by E. H. Pechan and Associates, who also 

performed the calculations of midpoints and adjustment factors from any associated ranges.

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATION:

Annual VOC Emissions = (Emission Factor)(Number of Employees) 

where:

Emission Factor = 735 lbs VOC/employee/year

Employees =862 employees (York County) 

 

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ERTAC Area Inventory Comparability Project, revised August 14, 2009, accessed September 2009. 

2 National, State and County level employment data downloaded from US Census Bureau, mapping of employment flag letters 

reported by County Business Patterns to the range and midpoints of the range, and calculated final activity data using the employment 

midpoint and adjustment factor.
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tons VOC per year

lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

Employees

year

Employee

lbsVOC

Annual VOC Emissions

316.785

2000

1

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PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS (SCC 2460100000)

Personal care products include hair care products, deodorants and antiperspirants, perfumes, colognes, and nail care products. Ethanol 

and isopropanol are the primary solvents used in the formulation of these products. Each county’s emissions were calculated using a 

per capita emission factor

1 which was obtained from the Emission Inventory Improvement Program (EIIP) and U.S. Bureau of the 

Census 2007 population data2. A control efficiency of 12.11%3and a rule penetration of 48.6%4are applied in the 2007 inventory to 

reflect the Federal Rule for consumer products. There are no point sources associated with this category.

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS: 

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CE RP RE Annual VOC Emissions EmissionFactor Population

where:

Emission Factor = 2.32 lbs VOC/person/year1

Population = 1,219,210 (Allegheny County)1

 

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Eastern Research Group, “Emission Inventory Improvement Program, Document Series, Volume III, Area Sources, Chapter 5, 

Consumer and Commercial Solvent Use,” Table 5.4-1, prepared for the Area Sources Committee, Emission Inventory Improvement 

Program, August 1996, available from http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/eiip/techreport/volume03/index.html, accessed March 2009

2 U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, “Population Estimates Program,” T1. Population Estimates [10] data Set: 

2007 Population Estimates, available from http://www.census.gov/popest/counties/CO-EST2007-01.html, accessed March 2009.

3

ERTAC Recommendation, Midwest RPO Inventory Comparability Project, revised June 2, 2009, accessed June 2009.

4

E.H. Pechan & Associates, Inc., Control Measure Development Support Analysis of Ozone Transport Commission Model Rules, 

prepared for the Ozone Transport Commission, March 2001.
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 Control Efficiency = 12.11%3

 RP (Rule Penetration) = 48.6%4

 RE (Rule Effectiveness) = 100%

tons VOC per year

lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds per year

year

person

lbsVOC

Annual VOC Emissions

1331.05

2000

1

2,662,093.01

100

100

100

48.6

100

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PORTABLE FUEL CONTAINERS – GASOLINE DISTRIBUTION (10 SCCs) 

The following SCC (2501011011, 2501011012, 2501011013, 2501011014, 2501011015, 2501012011, 2501012012, 2501012013, 

2501012014, 2501012015) category’s emissions were calculated by E.H. Pechan and Associates. The following documentation was 

prepared by E.H. Pechan and Associates:

1. GASOLINE DISTRIBUTION – PORTABLE FUEL CONTAINERS

Portable fuel containers (PFCs, or gas cans) are consumer products used to refuel a wide variety of gasoline-powered equipment.

The general approach to calculating emissions for this SCC is to take the inventories already prepared by the EPA for 2002 and 2010 

and apply a linear fit between to get 2008 emissions. 

For this source category, the following SCCs were assigned:

SCC Descriptor 1 Descriptor 3 Descriptor 6 Descriptor 8

2501011011 Storage and Transport

Petroleum and Petroleum Product 

Storage Residential Portable Gas Cans Permeation

2501011012 Storage and Transport

Petroleum and Petroleum Product 

Storage Residential Portable Gas Cans

Evaporation 

(includes Diurnal 

losses)

2501011013 Storage and Transport

Petroleum and Petroleum Product 

Storage Residential Portable Gas Cans

Spillage During 

Transport

2501011014 Storage and Transport

Petroleum and Petroleum Product 

Storage Residential Portable Gas Cans

Refilling at the Pump 

- Vapor 

Displacement

2501011015 Storage and Transport

Petroleum and Petroleum Product 

Storage Residential Portable Gas Cans

Refilling at the Pump 

- Spillage

2501012011 Storage and Transport

Petroleum and Petroleum Product 

Storage

Commercial Portable Gas 

Cans Permeation
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2501012012 Storage and Transport

Petroleum and Petroleum Product 

Storage

Commercial Portable Gas 

Cans

Evaporation 

(includes Diurnal 

losses)

2501012013 Storage and Transport

Petroleum and Petroleum Product 

Storage

Commercial Portable Gas 

Cans

Spillage During 

Transport

2501012014 Storage and Transport

Petroleum and Petroleum Product 

Storage

Commercial Portable Gas 

Cans

Refilling at the Pump 

- Vapor 

Displacement

2501012015 Storage and Transport

Petroleum and Petroleum Product 

Storage

Commercial Portable Gas 

Cans

Refilling at the Pump 

- Spillage

Activity data for the 2002 and 2010 inventories were developed using EPA’s Non-road Model which uses a variety of variables like 

equipment size, equipment population, equipment age, RVP, and air temperature to estimate activity. 

There are at least 15 states which have enacted or are considering rules for PFCs. Due to the complexities in calculating emissions, 

these rules have already been accounted for in the emissions, but will not be listed in the control table. 

Section 2.2 of the EPA PFC report details emission factors used for each of the activities associated with PFCs. 

Emissions are calculated in the formula:

EmisCounty, Pollutant = m x yeardiff + Emis2002

where:

m = (Emis2010 – Emis2002) / (2010 – 2002)
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Example:

Using SCC 2501011011 in Allegheny County PA as an example:

Emis2010 = 60.7 tons VOC

Emis2002 = 181.7 tons VOC

m = (60.7 – 181.7) / (2010 – 2002) = -15.125

EmisAlegheny, VOC = -15.125 x (2008-2002) + 181.7

= 90.95 tons VOC

Reference:

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Estimating Emissions Associated with Portable Fuel Containers (PFCs). Ann Arbor 

Michigan. February 2007. 
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PUBLIC OWNED TREATMENT WORKS (SCC: 2630020000)

Public Owned Treatment Works (POTWs) are wastewater treatment plants typically owned by municipalities in Pennsylvania. Year

2007 POTW flow rate data for Pennsylvania facilities was extrapolated by E.H. Pechan and Associates from EPA national 

projections1and allocated to county-level by population2. VOC Emission Factor based on a TriTAC study 3per E.H. Pechan and 

Associates.

SAMPLE VOC CALCULATIONS:

2007 County Wastewater Flow = (Nat. Wastewater Flow)(County Population/Nat. Population)

where:

2007 National Wastewater Flow = 13,423,660 million gallons1

2007 County Population (Allegheny) = 1,219,2104

2007 National Population = 301,290,3325

 

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Projected national POTW flow rates from EPA

2 National flow rate allocated to county-level by population, by E.H. Pechan and Associates.

3 VOC Emission Factor based on a TriTAC study. Prakasam Tata, Jay Witherspoon, Cecil Lue-Hing (eds.), VOC Emissions from 

Wastewater Treatment Plants: Characterization, Control, and Compliance, Lewis Publishers, 2003, p. 261.

4 U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, “Population Estimates Program,” T1. Population Estimates [10] data Set: 

2007 Population Estimates, available from http://www.census.gov/popest/counties/CO-EST2007-01.html, accessed March 2009.

5

2007 US population found at U.S. Census Bureau, http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=01000US&-

_box_head_nbr=GCT-T1-R&-ds_name=PEP_2008_EST&-_lang=en&-format=US-40S&-_sse=on 
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AlleghenyCo WastewaterFlow E gal

54,320.5632 6

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Annual VOC Emissions  EmissionFactorCounty Wastewater Flow

where:

Emission Factor = 0.85 lbs VOC/millions of gallons flow3

Wastewater Flow = 54,320.5632 million gallons (Allegheny County)2

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tons VOC

lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions lbs

E gallons lbs AlleghenyCo

year

E gals

lbsVOC

Annual VOC Emissions

23.0862

2000

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46,172.4787

54,320.5632 6 46,172.4787 ( .) 6

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RAILROAD SOLVENTS (SCC 2401085000) 

This source category includes Railcar building and repairing. The emissions were calculated using an employment-based emission 

factor1and employee data from NAICS code 3365XX. The number of employees in each county for 2006 was collected by E.H. 

Pechan and Associates, who calculated the midpoints from any given ranges2. Each county’s emissions were estimated per the 

following sample calculations below. Point source emissions, where present, were subtracted from these emission estimates. 

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS:

Annual VOC Emissions = (Emission Factor)(Number of Employees)

where:

Emission Factor = 222 lbs VOC /employee/year

Employees = 1722.89 employees (Allegheny County)

 

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ERTAC Area Inventory Comparability Project, revised August 14, 2009, accessed October 2009.

2 National, State and County level employment data downloaded from US Census Bureau, mapping of employment flag letters 

reported by County Business Patterns to the range and midpoints of the range, and calculated final activity data using the employment 

midpoint and adjustment factor.
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tons VOC per year

lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

Employees

year

Employee

lbsVOC

Annual VOC Emissions

191.24079

2000

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RESIDENTIAL COAL FOSSIL FUEL COMBUSTION (2 SCCs: SCC 2104001000, SCC 2104002000)

Residential Coal Combustion is coal that is burned to heat residential housing. 

These documentation and fuel combustion emissions were calculated by E. H. Pechan and Associates. References are listed at the end 

of the Residential Coal Fossil Fuel Combustion section. The general approach to calculating emissions for these two SCCs is to take 

state coal consumption values from the EIA and allocate it to the county level using methods described below. County-level coal 

consumption is multiplied by the emission factors to calculate emissions.

For this source category, the following SCCs were assigned:

SCC Descriptor 1 Descriptor 3 Descriptor 6 Descriptor 8

2104001000 Stationary 

Source Fuel 

Combustion

Residential Anthracite Coal All Boiler 

Types

2104002000 Stationary 

Source Fuel 

Combustion

Residential Bituminous/ 

Subbituminous 

Coal

All Boiler 

Types

Activity Data

The mass of coal consumed by residential combustion in the U.S. was used to estimate emissions. Coal consumption by energy use 

sector is presented in State Energy Data 2006 Consumption tables published by the Energy Information Administration (EIA).1 Year 

2006 consumption data were used as a surrogate for 2007 emissions because year 2006 data were the latest data available when this 

inventory was prepared.

Fuel-Specific Activity Data Adjustments

Coal - for residential coal combustion, the EIA data do not distinguish between anthracite and bituminous coal consumption estimates.

(i.e., anthracite versus bituminous/sub-bituminous) Because anthracite is mined in the eastern half of the Commonwealth, while 
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bituminous is mined in the western half, the emission calculations assume that eastern counties burn anthracite coal while western 

counties burn bituminous coal.

State-level coal consumption was allocated to each county using the US Census Bureau’s 2000 Census Detailed Housing 

Information.3These data include the number of housing units using a specific type of fuel for residential heating. State coal 

consumption was allocated to each county using the ratio of the number of houses burning coal in each Anthracite or Bituminous coalburning county to the total number of Anthracite or Bituminous coal-burning housing units in the State.

No controls were assumed for this category

Emission Factors

In some cases (see Table 2), SO2 and PM emission factors required information on the sulfur and/or ash content of the coal burned. 

State-specific sulfur and ash contents of anthracite and bituminous coal were obtained from data compiled in preparing the 1999 

residential coal combustion emissions estimates.4This study mostly relied on data obtained from USGS COALQUAL database. 

States not included in the database but that reported coal usage were assigned values based on their proximity to coal seams or using 

an average value for Pennsylvania (see report for details of the analysis). 

Table 3 presents the bituminous coal sulfur content values used for each state. For anthracite coal, an ash content value of 13.38% and 

a sulfur content of 0.89% were applied to Pennsylvania.

The remaining criteria pollutant and HAP emissions were calculated by multiplying the total coal consumed in each county per year 

by an emission factor. All emission factors except ammonia are from AP-42.5Table 4 presents a summary of the emission factors 

for residential anthracite coal combustion (SCC 2104001000). Table 5 presents a summary of the emission factors for residential 

bituminous coal combustion (SCC 2104002000).

Sample Calculations

Annual emissions are calculated for each county using emission factors and activity as:

Ex,p = FCx × EFx,p
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where:

Ex,p = annual emissions for fuel type x and pollutant p (lbs/year),

FCx = annual fuel consumption for fuel type x,

EFx,p = emission factor for fuel type x and pollutant p.

County level fuel consumption is calculated using:

FCx = AState x RatioCounty houses

where: 

AState = total tons of coal reported by the EIA, 

RatioCounty houses = county allocation ratio based on number of houses burning coal per Anthracite coal-burning counties or per 

Bituminous coal-burning counties. 

Example:

Using Allegheny County, PA as an example:

Allegheny County, PA, labeled a Bituminous coal-burning county, had 183 houses out of the state total of 19,921 Bituminous coalburning houses that use coal as the primary heating fuel. This equates to a share of 0.9186 % of the 9,687.54 tons of coal used for 

residential heating in the state.

The emission factor for PM2.5-FIL Bituminous (See Table 2) is 3.8 lb/ton of coal burnt 

FCAllegheny, anth = 9,687.54 × 0.9186% = 88.9897 tons Bituminous coal

EmisAllegheny, anth, PM2.5-FIL = 88.9897 tons Bituminous coal × 3.8 lbs PM2.5-FIL per ton coal

= 338.1610 lbs PM2.5-FIL
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Table 2. SO2 and PM Emission Factors for Industrial Anthracite and Bituminous Coal Combustion

Pollutant Emission Factor

(lb/ton) AP-42 Table

Anthracite Emission Factors (SCC 2104001000)

PM-CON 0.08* % Ash 1.2-3

PM10-FIL 10 1.2-4

PM25-FIL 0.6 * % Ash 1.2-4

Sulfur Dioxide 39 * % Sulfur 1.2-1

Bituminous Emission Factors (SCC 2104002000)

PM-CON .04 1.1-5

PM10-FIL 6.2 1.1-9

PM25-FIL 3.8 1.1-9

Sulfur Dioxide 31 * % Sulfur 1.1-3

NOTE: PM10, PM2.5, and condensable PM emission factors 

for bituminous coal do not require ash content, nor does the 

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Table 3. State-Specific Sulfur Content for Bituminous Coal (SCC 2104002000)

State

Percent 

Sulfur 

Content

State

Percent 

Sulfur 

Content

Alabama 2.08 Montana 0.60

Alaska 0.31 Nebraska 2.43

Arizona 0.47 Nevada 2.30

Arkansas 1.20 New 

Hampshire

2.42

California 0.47 New Jersey 2.42

Colorado 0.61 New Mexico 0.75

Connecticut 2.42 New York 2.42

Delaware 1.67 North Carolina 1.62

District of 

Columbia

1.67 North Dakota 0.97

Florida 1.28 Ohio 3.45

Georgia 1.28 Oklahoma 3.08

Hawaii 1.00 Oregon 0.50

Idaho 0.31 Pennsylvania 2.42

Illinois 3.48 Rhode Island 2.42

Indiana 2.49 South 

Carolina

1.28

Iowa 4.64 South Dakota 0.97

Kansas 5.83 Tennessee 1.62

Kentucky 1.93 Texas 1.14

Louisiana 0.86 Utah 0.80

Maine 2.42 Vermont 2.42

Maryland 1.67 Virginia 1.19

Massachusetts 2.42 Washington 0.50

Michigan 1.20 West Virginia 1.25

Minnesota 0.97 Wisconsin 1.00

Mississippi 1.24 Wyoming 0.87

Missouri 3.39
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Table 4. National Criteria Emission Factors for Residential Coal Combustion (SCC 2104001000 and 2104002000)

7439921 LEAD 0.00042 LB TON

CO CARBON MONOXIDE 275 LB TON

NOX NITROGEN OXIDES/Anthracite 3 LB TON

VOC VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS 10 LB TON

NOX NITROGEN OXIDES/Bituminous 9.1 LB TON

References

1. U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration (EIA). State Energy Data 2006 Consumption. Washington, 

DC 2008. Internet Address: http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/states/sep_use/total/csv/use_all_phy.csv accessed November 2008.

2. EIA, 2008. U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, “Domestic Distribution of U.S. Coal by 

Destination State, Consumer, Origin and Method of Transportation”, 2006. Available from: 

http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/coal/page/coaldistrib/coal_distributions.html, accessed December 2008.

3. U.S. Census Bureau. "Table H40. House Heating Fuel Type", Census 2000: Summary File 3. Internet address: 

http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_program=DEC&_submenuId=&_lang=en&_ts=, accessed July 

2009.
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4. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Emission Factor and Inventory Group. Final Summary of the Development and 

Results of a Methodology for Calculating Area Source Emissions from Residential Fuel Combustion. Prepared by Pacific 

Environmental Services, Inc. Research Triangle Park, NC. September 2002. Internet address: 

http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/eiip/techreport/volume03/draft1999_ residfuel_inven_apr2003.zip accessed November 2004.

5. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factors, 5th Edition, AP-42, Volume I: 

Stationary Point and Area Sources. Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. 1996.

6. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Emission Factor and Inventory Group. Estimating Ammonia Emissions from 

Anthropogenic Sources, Draft Report. Prepared by E.H. Pechan and Associates, Inc. Research Triangle Park, NC. September 

2003.
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RESIDENTIAL FUEL OIL/KEROSENE COMBUSTION (2 SCCs: SCC 2104004000, SCC 2104011000) 

Distillate oil and kerosene combustion sources emit VOC, NOx, CO, SO2, Pb, and PM. Fuel oil and kerosene emissions were 

calculated for each county using fuel use estimates derived by allocating Commonwealth consumption estimates from the Energy 

Information Administration to individual counties. The county allocations were performed using data obtained from the American 

Community Survey and the U.S. Census Bureau. 

 

SAMPLE CALCULATIONS:

Residential Distillate Fuel Oil/Kerosene:

Residential fuel oil and kerosene usage was determined by allocating the residential fuel oil and kerosene use to each county. The 

residential fuel consumption was allocated by the ratio of dwelling units (DU) using distillate fuel oil/kerosene in a county to the 

number of dwelling units burning distillate fuel oil/kerosene in the Commonwealth. The following is the general equation for the 

calculation of usage for residential sources of fuel oil and kerosene combustion. 

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where:

PA Residential Fuel Oil = 706,956 thousand gallons1

2007 County Fuel Oi/Kerosene Burning DUs = 6916 Dwelling Units (Allegheny County)2

2007 State Fuel Oil/Kerosene-Burning DUs = 1,118,774 Dwelling Units1

 

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Energy Information Administration, Pennsylvania Sales of Distillate Fuel Oil and Kerosene by End Use, 

http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/dnav/pet/pet_cons_821use_dcu_SPA_a.htm, accessed May 2009.

2 U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, B25040, “House Heating Fuel, Occupied Housing Units, 2005-2007 

American Community Survey 3-year Estimates, accessed May 2009.
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VOC Emissions:

where:

Distillate Fuel Oil:

VOC Emission Factor = 0.7 lbs/1000 gallons/year1

NOx Emission Factor = 18 lbs/1000 gallons/year

1

CO Emission Factor = 5 lbs/1000 gallons/year1

SO2 Emission Factor = 142 lbs/1000 gallons/year  0.3% sulfur content = 0.426 lbs/1000 gallons/year1

PM10-FIL Emission Factor = 1.08 lbs/1000 gallons/year2

PM25-FIL Emission Factor = 0.83 lbs/1000 gallons/year2

PM-CON Emission Factor = 1.3 lbs/1000 gallons/year2

Lead Emission Factor = 0.001268 lbs/1000 gallons/year3

Distillate Fuel Sulfur Content = 0.3%4

 

1 VOC, NOx, CO and SO2 emission factors are from WEBFIRE (3//19/09).

2

PM emission factors are from US EPA Document - A National Methodology and Emission Inventory for Residential Fuel 

Combustion by Bernd H. Haneke presented at 2003 EPA EI conference. These emission factors are primarily from AP-42.

3 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Emission Factors and Inventory Group. “Documentation for the 1999 Base Year Non-point 

Area Source National Emission Inventory for Hazardous Air Pollutants.” Prepared by Eastern Research Group, Inc. Morrisville, NC. 

September 2002.

4 AP-42
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VOC Emissions for Distillate Oil:

1.5295 .

2000

1

3059.1660

1,118,774

6916 706,956

1000

0.7

tons VOCper yearforAlleghenyCo

pounds

ton AnnualVOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

DistillateFuelBurningDwelling Units

DistillateFuelBurningDwelling Units thousands of gallons

gallons

lbsVOC AnnualVOC Emissions

  

  

Where:

Kerosene:

VOC Emission Factor = 0.672 lbs/1000 gallons/year1

NOx Emission Factor = 17.3 lbs/1000 gallons/year1

CO Emission Factor = 4.8 lbs/1000 gallons/year1

SO2 Emission Factor = 142 lbs/1000 gallons/year  0.3% sulfur content = 0.426 lbs/1000 gallons/year1

PM10-FIL Emission Factor = 1.03 lbs/1000 gallons/year1

PM25-FIL Emission Factor = 0.8 lbs/1000 gallons/year1

 

1

Emission factors for kerosene were obtained by multiplying the emission factors for distillate oil by a factor of 135/140 to convert 

them for this use. This factor is based on the ratio of the heat content of kerosene (135,000 Btu/gallon) to the heat content of distillate 

oil (140,000 Btu/gallon). Criteria pollutant emission factors are from AP-42. Distillate sulfur content (0.30%) was used for kerosene 

as well.
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PM-CON Emission Factor = 1.25 lbs/1000 gallons/year1

Lead Emission Factor = 0.001268 lbs/1000 gallons/year1

Distillate Fuel Sulfur Content = 0.3%1

2007PA Residential Kerosene Usage = 39,702,000 gallons1

County Dwelling Units Heating with Distillate Oil or Kerosene = 6916 (Allegheny County)2

2007 State Fuel Oil/Kerosene-Burning DUs = 1,118,774 Dwelling Units1

CO Emissions for Kerosene:

0.5890 .

2000

1

1178.0568

1,118,774

6916 39,702

1000

4.8

tons COper yearforAlleghenyCo

pounds

ton Annual CO Emissions pounds CO per year

Dwelling Units

Dwelling Units thousands of gallons

gallons

lbsVOC Annual CO Emissions

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Since the 2005-2007 American Community Survey did not include the six small populated counties in Pennsylvania (namely 

Cameron, Forest, Fulton, Montour, Potter and Sullivan counties) in their estimations of Occupied House Heating Fuel Units, these 

omissions were accounted for by taking the ratio of 2005-7 Averaged Total County Fuel Oil/Kerosene Heated Housing Units (not 

including the 6 Small Counties) to the 2007 Total State Housing Units (minus the 6 Small Counties' Housing Units) and by that 

percent find the 6 Small County Fuel Oil/Kerosene Heated Housing Units (HU). The following is the general equation for the 

calculation of the 6 Small County Fuel Oil/Kerosene Heated Housing Units.

 

1

Energy Information Administration, Pennsylvania Sales of Distillate Fuel Oil and Kerosene by End Use, 

http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/dnav/pet/pet_cons_821use_dcu_SPA_a.htm, accessed May 2009. 
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where:

PA Total Housing Units (minus the 6 Small Counties) = 5,430,2341

Pa Total Fuel-Oil/Kerosene-Burning DUs (not including the 6 Small Counties) = 1,109,0462

County (Cameron) Total Housing Units= 4,5921

4,592 937.8489( )

5,430,234

1,109,046 /

/ CameronCounty

HUs

FuelOil KeroseneDUs

CountyFuelOil KeroseneHeatingDwellingUnits   

 

1 U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Housing Unit Estimates, Data Set 2007 Population Estimates, Note: For 

information on errors stemming from model error, sampling error, and non-sampling error, see: 

http://www.census.gov/popest/topics/methodology, accessed May 2009. 

2 U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, B25040, “House Heating Fuel, Occupied Housing Units, 2005-2007 

American Community Survey 3-year Estimates, accessed May 2009. 
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RESIDENTIAL LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LPG) (SCC 2104007000)

Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is used in residential heating. Area source LPG was estimated using fuel consumption data and AP-42 

emission factors. Consumption data were apportioned according to the number of dwelling units heating with LPG, which was 

available from U.S. Census Bureau data. LPG consumption was obtained from the Energy Information Administration’s State Energy 

Data 2001.1Each county’s emissions were estimated using the sample calculations below. 

SAMPLE CALCULATIONS:

Residential LPG for Allegheny Co.:

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LPG Burning State Dwelling Units

LPG Burning County Dwelling Units

Annual Emissions Emission Factor Residentia l LPG Consumption

where:

VOC Emission Factor = 0.52 lbs/1000 gallons/year2

NOx Emission Factor = 13.40 lbs/1000 gallons/year2

CO Emission Factor = 3.80 lbs/1000 gallons/year2

SO2 Emission Factor = 0.06 lbs/1000 gallons/year2

 

1

Energy Information Administration (eia), State Energy Data System (SEDS) 2007, released March 2009, accessed May 2009, found 

at 'http://www.eia.doe.gov/states/_seds_whats_new.html.

2 Based on AP-42 natural gas emission factors, converted to LPG using heat contents. ERTAC Area Inventory Comparability Project, 

revised August 14, 2009, accessed August, 2009.
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PM10-FIL Emission Factor = 0.02 lbs/1000 gallons/year2

PM25-FIL Emission Factor = 0.01 lbs/1000 gallons/year2

PM-CON Emission Factor = 0.03 lbs/1000 gallons/year2

Residential LPG Consumption = 222,936,000 gallons1

County Dwelling Units Heating with LPG = 5318 units (Allegheny County)1

PA Dwelling Units Heating with LPG = 178,821 units ( plus prorated values for 6 smaller counties, see below for 

calculation)1

VOC Emissions:

tons VOCper year

pounds

ton AnnualVOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

LPGBurningDwelling Units

Allegheny LPGBurningDwelling Units thousands of gallons

gallons year

lbsVOC AnnualVOC Emissions

1.72378

2000

1

3,447.5721

178,821

5318( )

222,936

1000 /

0.52

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CO Emissions:

 

tons CO per year

lbs

ton Annual CO Emissions pounds CO per year

county dwelling units

Alleghenyc ounty dwelling units thousandgallons

year

gallons

lbs VOC

Annual CO Emissions

12.5969

2000

1

25,193.7963

178,821

5318 222,936 1000

3.80

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1 U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, B25040, “House Heating Fuel, Occupied Housing Units, 2005-2007 

American Community Survey 3-year Estimates, accessed May 2009.
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Since the 2005-2007 American Community Survey did not include the six small populated counties in Pennsylvania (namely 

Cameron, Forest, Fulton, Montour, Potter and Sullivan counties) in their estimations of Occupied House Heating Fuel Units, these 

omissions were accounted for by taking the ratio of 2005-7 Averaged Total County LPG Heated Housing Units (not including the 6 

Small Counties) to the 2007 Total State Housing Units (minus the 6 Small Counties' Housing Units) and by that percent find the 6 

Small County LPG Heated Housing Units (HU). The following is the general equation for the calculation of the 6 Small County LPG 

Heated Housing Units.

where:

PA Total Housing Units (minus the 6 Small Counties) = 5,430,2341

Pa Total LPG-Burning DUs (not including the 6 Small Counties) = 178,8212

County (Cameron) Total Housing Units= 4,5921

4,592 150( )

5,430,234

178,821 CameronCounty

HUs

LPGDUs CountyLPGHeatingDwellingUnits   

 

1 U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Housing Unit Estimates, Data Set 2007 Population Estimates, Note: For 

information on errors stemming from model error, sampling error, and non-sampling error, see: 

http://www.census.gov/popest/topics/methodology, accessed May 2009. 

2 U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, B25040, “House Heating Fuel, Occupied Housing Units, 2005-2007 

American Community Survey 3-year Estimates, accessed May 2009. 
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RESIDENTIAL NATURAL GAS (SCC 2104006000)

Area source natural gas was estimated using fuel consumption data1and AP-42 emission factors2and adjusted PM emission factors3. 

Consumption data were apportioned according to the number of dwelling units heating with natural gas, which was available from 

U.S. Census Bureau data for residential sources). Each county’s emissions were estimated using the sample calculations below.

SAMPLE CALCULATIONS:

Natural Gas:

Residential Natural Gas:

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Natural - Gas- Burning State Dwelling Units

Natural - Gas- Burning CountyDwellingUnits

Annual Emissions EmissionFactor StatewideResidential NaturalGasConsumption

 

1

Energy Information Administration, Pennsylvania Natural Gas Residential Consumption (MMCF),

see:http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/dnav/pet/hist/n3010us2m.htm, accessed May 2009.

2 VOC (TOC*.95), NOx, CO and SO2 efs are from WEBFIRE (3//19/09). 

3

PM emission factors were adjusted lower than the 2002 NEI to account for lower estimates for condensable emissions. ERTAC Area 

Inventory Comparability Project, revised August 14, 2009, accessed August, 2009.
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where:

VOC Emission Factor = 5.5 lbs/MMCF (million cubic feet)/year2

NOx Emission Factor = 94 lbs/MMCF/year2

CO Emission Factor = 40 lbs/MMCF/year2

SO2 Emission Factor = 0.6 lbs/MMCF/year

2

PM10-FIL Emission Factor = 0.2 lbs/MMCF/year3

PM25-FIL Emission Factor = 0.11 lbs/MMCF/year3

PM-CON Emission Factor =0.32 lbs/MMCF/year3

Pb Emission Factor = 0.0005 lbs/MMCF/year2

where:

2007 PA Residential Natural Gas Consumption = 231,258 MMCF1

County Dwelling Units Heating with Natural Gas = 455,921(Allegheny County)2

State Dwelling Units Heating with Natural Gas = 2,516,263 Units2

VOC Emissions:

 

1

Energy Information Administration, Pennsylvania Natural Gas Residential Consumption (MMCF),

see:http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/dnav/pet/hist/n3010us2m.htm, accessed May 2009.

2 U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, B25040, “House Heating Fuel, Occupied Housing Units, 2005-2007 

American Community Survey 3-year Estimates, accessed May 2009.
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 

tons VOC per year

lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

State NGdwellingunits

County NGdwelling units MMCF

year

MMcf

lbsVOC

Annual VOC Emissions

115.2293

2000

1

230,458.6533

2,516,263

455,921 231,258

5.5

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Since the 2005-2007 American Community Survey did not include the six small populated counties in Pennsylvania (namely 

Cameron, Forest, Fulton, Montour, Potter and Sullivan counties) in their estimations of Occupied Natural Gas Heating Dwelling 

Units, these omissions were accounted for by taking the ratio of 2005-7 Averaged Total County Natural Gas Heated Dwelling Units 

(not including the 6 Small Counties) to the 2007 Total State Housing Units (minus the 6 Small Counties' Housing Units) and by that 

percent find the 6 Small County Natural Gas Heated Housing Units (HU). The following is the general equation for the calculation of 

the 6 Small County Natural Gas Heated Dwelling Units.
160

where:

PA Total Housing Units (minus the 6 Small Counties) = 5,430,2341

Pa Total NG-Burning Dwelling Units (not including the 6 Small Counties) = 2,494,3842

County (Cameron) Total Housing Units= 4,592

1

4,592 2,109( )

5,430,234

2,494,384 CameronCounty

DwellingUnits

NGDwellingUnits CountyNGHeatedDwellingUnits   

 

1 U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Housing Unit Estimates, Data Set 2007 Population Estimates, Note: For 

information on errors stemming from model error, sampling error, and non-sampling error, see: 

http://www.census.gov/popest/topics/methodology, accessed May 2009. 

2 U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, B25040, “House Heating Fuel, Occupied Housing Units, 2005-2007 

American Community Survey 3-year Estimates, accessed May 2009.
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TRAFFIC LINE PAINTING (SCC 2401008000) 

Traffic paints are used to mark pavement in applications such as dividing lines for traffic lanes, parking space markings, crosswalks, 

and arrows. The markings are usually applied by Commonwealth or local highway maintenance crews. VOC emissions result from the 

evaporation of organic solvents during and shortly after application of the marking paint.

Each county’s emissions were calculated by using county-level lane miles totals1and a lbs VOC/lane mile emission factor2. 

There are no point sources associated with this category.

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATION:

Annual VOCEmissions  Emission FactorLane Miles

where:

Emission Factor = 10.5 lbs VOC/lane mile

Lane Miles =12,525.22 (Allegheny County) 

 

1

Penn DOT Bureau of Planning and Research, 

http://www.dot.state.pa.us/Internet/Bureaus/pdPlanRes.nsf/PlanningAndResearchHomePage?OpenFrameset

2

ERTAC Area Inventory Comparability Project, revised August 14, 2009, accessed October, 2009.
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 

tons VOC per year

lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

lanemiles

year

lanemile

lbs VOC

Annual VOC Emissions

65.7574

2000

1

131,514.81

12,525.22

10.5

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WINERIES (SCC 2302070005)

Winery emissions result from the entrainment of ethanol by carbon dioxide during wine fermentation. Factors affecting ethanol

emissions are handling techniques, temperature, process equipment design, and fermenting parameters. Other sources of emissions 

from the wine making process are blending, transferring, racking and storing of the wine.

Emissions were determined using 2007 county-level wine production data provided by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Alcohol 

and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau.1 Because monthly production data were available, these data were used to develop the seasonal 

allocation factors for this category. The emission factors for both red and white wines were obtained from AP-42.2

Since the emission factors for the two types of wines are different, but wine type production data are not available, wine production in 

the Commonwealth was assumed to be 60 percent white wine and 40 percent red wine. Point source emissions, where present, were 

subtracted from these emission estimates. Each county’s emissions were estimated per the following sample calculations.

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATIONS:

Annual VOC Emissions = (0.6  White Wine Emission Factor + 0.4  Red Wine Emission Factor)  (2007 Total Wine Production)

 

1 Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department of the Treasury, 2007 – Wine Statistical Information.

http://www.ttb.gov/statistics/07winestats.shtml and http://www.ttb.gov/foia/frl.shtml, accessed March 2009. 

2

From Table 9.12.2-1 of emission factor documentation for AP-42 Section 9.12.2 Wines and Brandy, October 1995, available from 

http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/ap42/ch09/final/c9s12-2.pdf, accessed March 2009.
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where:

White Wine Emission Factor = 1.8 lbs VOC/1000 gallons white wine/year2

Red Wine Emission Factor = 4.6 lbs VOC/1000 gallons red wine/year2

2007 Total Wine Production = 23.78 thousand gallons (Allegheny County)1

2007 Summer Wine Production = 3.000 thousand gallons (Allegheny County)1

White Wine Production Factor = 60% of wine produced

Red Wine Production Factor = 40% of wine produced

where:

 

tons VOC per year

lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions lbs VOC per year

thousand gallons

gallons

lbs

gallons

lbs Annual VOC Emissions

0.03472

2000

1

69.4376

23.78

1000

4.6

0.4

1000

1.8

0.6

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WOOD FURNITURE AND FIXTURES (SCC 2401020000) 

This source category includes establishments engaged in the manufacture of wood home or office furniture. VOC emissions result 

from the evaporation of solvents used in the finish coats and cleanup procedures. Point source emissions, where present, were

subtracted from these emission estimates. Each county’s emissions were calculated according to the sample calculations below using a 

per employee emission factor1and the number of employees in NAICS codes 337110, 337121, 337122, 337219, 337211, 337212 and 

one half of NAICS codes 337127, 337215 and 339111. The number of employees in each county for 2006 was obtained from County 

Business Patterns2. 

SAMPLE VOC EMISSION CALCULATION:

Annual VOC Emissions = (Emission Factor)(Employees)

where:

Emission Factor = 244 lbs VOC/employee/year

Employees =387 employees (Allegheny County)

 

1

ERTAC Area Inventory Comparability Project, revised August 14, 2009, accessed September, 2009.

2 National, State and County level employment data downloaded from US Census Bureau, mapping of employment flag letters 

reported by County Business Patterns to the range and midpoints of the range, and calculated final activity data using the employment 

midpoint and adjustment factor.
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tons VOC per year

lbs

ton Annual VOC Emissions pounds VOC per year

employees

year

employee

lbs VOC

Annual VOC Emissions

47.214

2000

1

94,428

387

244

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The format and some of the wording of this document were originally created by E.H. Pechan & Associates, Inc., 3622 Lyckan 

Parkway, Suite 2002, Durham, NC 27707. Updated values were inserted in place of those originally entered to reflect changes 

between years 2002 and 2007. Some changes were made to correct or update comments in the document.

THE END
APPENDIX B3

BERKS COUNTY

AREA SOURCE ANNUAL EMISSIONS – 2002

(Provided in Electronic Form Only)

Bureau of Air Quality

Department of Environmental Protection
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APPENDIX B4

BERKS COUNTY

AREA SOURCE ANNUAL EMISSIONS

2007, 2017, 2025

(Provided in Electronic Form Only)

Bureau of Air Quality

Department of Environmental Protection
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APPENDIX D

THE READING NONATTAINMENT AREA

FOR THE 1997 ANNUAL PM2.5 NAAQS:

EMISSIONS INVENTORY USING MOVES 2010A

TECHNICAL SUPPORT DOCUMENT

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Bureau of Air Quality

Department of Environmental Protection
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APPENDIX D

The Reading Nonattainment Area 

for the 1997 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS: 

Emissions Inventory Using MOVES2010a

Technical Support Document

Mobile Source Highway Emissions Inventory

Executive Summary

June 2012

Prepared for:

Mobile Sources Section, Bureau of Air Quality

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

PO Box 8468

Harrisburg, PA 17105-8468

Prepared by:

Michael Baker, Jr., Inc.

1304 Concourse Drive

Linthicum, MD 21090

410-689-3400
Reading Nonattainment Area:

Mobile Source Emissions Inventory

Executive Summary

June 2012

Exhibit of Contents

SUMMARY..................................................................................................................................................................1

REVISED EMISSIONS INVENTORY...............................................................................................................................1

ANALYSIS METHODOLOGY........................................................................................................................................2

DATA SOURCES AND ANALYSIS TOOLS...........................................................................................................3

ANALYSIS TOOLS ......................................................................................................................................................3

TRAFFIC DATA SOURCE/FLEET DATA INPUTS ...........................................................................................................4

TRAFFIC GROWTH ASSUMPTIONS..............................................................................................................................5

VEHICLE POPULATION GROWTH ASSUMPTIONS ........................................................................................................6

I/M AND FUEL PARAMETERS .....................................................................................................................................6

METEOROLOGY DATA ...............................................................................................................................................7

VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS ..........................................................................................................................8

RESOURCES...............................................................................................................................................................9

List of Exhibits

EXHIBIT 1: SUMMARY OF APPENDICES...........................................................................................................................1

EXHIBIT 2: MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS USING MOVES2010A....................................................................................1

EXHIBIT 3: SUMMARY OF ANALYSIS TOOLS...................................................................................................................3

EXHIBIT 4: PPSUITE PROCESS ......................................................................................................................................4

EXHIBIT 5: VMT GROWTH ASSUMPTIONS......................................................................................................................6

Summary of Appendices

Appendix D-1: Mobile Source Highway Emissions Inventory – An Explanation of Methodology

Appendix D-2: Emission Results for PM2.5 (PM2.5, PM10, VOC, CO, NOx, SO2, NH3)

(By Year, Road Type, Source Type and Process)

Appendix D-3: MOVES Sample Input Files
Reading Nonattainment Area Emissions Inventory: Executive Summary 1

SUMMARY

This technical appendix supports the PM2.5 State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the Reading (Berks 

County) Area. To meet emission inventory requirements of section 172(c)(3) of the Clean Air Act, a 

regional mobile source highway inventory has been prepared for direct and precursor PM2.5 emissions. 

Emissions are estimated for the 2002, 2007, 2017 and 2025 analysis years. The pollutants included in the 

inventory are primary emissions (including condensibles) of PM2.5 and PM10 and the precursor emissions 

of VOC, CO, NOx, SO2, and NH3.

On March 2, 2010, EPA officially released MOVES2010a to be used for all SIP submittals and future 

transportation conformity analyses after a grace period through March 2, 2012. On February 15, 2012, 

EPA extended the grace period to March 2, 2013. This state implementation plan provides emission 

inventory for the 2002, 2007, 2017 and 2025 analysis years using MOVES2010a.

Appendix D has been provided to summarize the methodology and analysis results for the motor vehicle 

emissions inventory. To complement this executive summary, attachments have been provided with 

additional detail regarding the analysis methodology, the MOVES input parameters, and the output 

vehicle miles of travel (VMT) and emission results for the Reading Nonattainment Area. These include:

Exhibit 1: Summary of Appendices

Appendix Title Description

D-1 Explanation of Methodology Provides a detailed summary of the methodology used to 

calculate the VMT and emissions.

D-2

(PM2.5, PM10 ,VOC, CO, NOx, 

SO2, and NH3) 

Emission Results

Provides annual emission exhibits by county, road type, 

source type and process categories in 2002, 2007, 2017 

and 2025.

D-3

MOVES Sample 

Input File Provides examples of the MOVES input files.

Revised Emissions Inventory

A summary of the motor vehicle emissions for the Reading Area is provided in Exhibit 2. The emission 

estimates for all pollutants have been developed using the MOVES2010a emission model and latest 

planning assumptions. Emissions have been estimated for 2002, 2007, 2017 and 2025.

Exhibit 2: Motor Vehicle Emissions Using MOVES2010a

(Short Tons/Year)

Pollutants/

Year PM2.5 PM10 VOC CO NOX SO2 NH3

2002 459.40 529.71 5,237.22 70,969.47 14,922.22 306.11 180.26

2007 382.80 451.98 4,414.52 53,150.41 11,374.13 80.83 163.14

2017 173.69 246.01 2,385.90 34,451.46 5,217.68 29.42 118.21

2025 126.88 214.44 1,501.37 29,871.62 3,380.55 31.53 116.49
Reading Nonattainment Area Emissions Inventory: Executive Summary 2

Analysis Methodology

Guidance documents from EPA were used to develop the base and future year emissions inventories for 

the Reading Nonattainment Area. They include:

 Policy Guidance on the Use of MOVES2010 for SIP Development, Transportation 

Conformity, and Other Purposes, US EPA Office of Air and Radiation, EPA-420-B-09-

046, December 2009.

 Technical Guidance on the Use of MOVES2010 for Emission Inventory Preparation in 

State Implementation Plans and Transportation Conformity, US EPA Office of Air and 

Radiation, and Office of Transportation and Air Quality, EPA-420-B-10-023, April

2010.

 Motor Vehicle Emission Simulator, User Guide for MOVES2010a, EPA-420-B-10-036, 

August 2010.

The highway mobile source emission inventory was developed using available travel data and EPA’s 

MOVES2010a emission model. The methodologies used to produce the emission data conform to the 

recommendations provided in EPA’s Technical Guidance. A mix of local data and national default 

(internal to MOVES2010a) data has been used for this submission. Local data has been used for the 

primary data items that have a significant impact on emissions. These include:

 Vehicle miles of travel (VMT) by vehicle type.

 Average speed distribution.

 Vehicle type mixes.

 Source type population (for light-duty vehicles).

 Vehicle age distribution.

 Hourly distributions.

 Meteorology data.

 Inspection/Maintenance program.

 Fuel supply.

For this submission, the 2002 base year traffic data source and environmental assumptions are consistent 

with past analyses and submissions. For the rest of the years, most local data inputs to the analysis 

process reflect the latest planning assumptions based on 2008 data obtained from the Pennsylvania 

Department of Transportation (PennDOT), the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, and other local/national 

sources. Newer data was available and was used for traffic forecast growth rates, control strategies (e.g. 

Inspection-Maintenance programs), vehicle age distributions and fuel characteristics. 

The analysis methodology is consistent with past statewide inventory efforts including the 2008 National 

Emissions Inventory (NEI) submission. This includes the use of custom post processing software to 

calculate hourly speeds and prepare key traffic input files to the MOVES2010a emission model. A 

detailed methodology is provided in Appendix D-1. The following sections address the key input data 

sources and analysis tools used for the emissions inventory for the Reading Area. 
Reading Nonattainment Area Emissions Inventory: Executive Summary 3

DATA SOURCES AND ANALYSIS TOOLS 

This section provides a summary of the key input data and analysis tools used for producing the emissions

inventory. The key elements to the modeling protocol are described in the sections below. A more 

detailed description of the analysis process and tools is provided in the methodology reports in Appendix 

D-1 through D-3.

Analysis Tools 

The mobile vehicle emissions inventory analysis utilizes several key software/programs for producing the 

county emissions totals. These tools are outlined in Exhibit 3.

Exhibit 3: Summary of Analysis Tools

Tool Purpose

MOVES2010a

Produces emission rates for primary 

emissions (including condensibles) of PM2.5

and PM10 and the precursor emissions of 

VOC, CO, NOx, SO2, and NH3

PPSUITE

Processes the highway data; Calculates 

hourly congested speeds for each state 

roadway segment; Prepares MOVES2010a

input files; Processes MOVES2010a output 

files into a summary report.

CENTRAL

Provides a batch menu driven process to 

execute PPSUITE, MOVES2010a and other 

MYSQL steps. 

The inventory reflects the highway mobile source emission estimations using EPA’s MOVES2010a

emission model. EPA’s MOVES model was officially released on March 2, 2010 and was followed with 

a revised version (MOVES2010a) in August 2010. Subsequent to the start of this analysis, EPA released 

a newer version, MOVES2010b, in April 2012; however, the emission rates for criteria pollutants remain 

consistent to previous versions. The MOVES2010a model provides a more robust estimate of emissions 

as compared to its predecessor MOBILE6.2. MOVES2010a has been integrated with local traffic, vehicle 

fleet, environmental, fuel, and control strategy data to estimate emissions.

PPSUITE represents an enhanced version of the Post Processor for Air Quality (PPAQ) software system 

that has been used for previous inventory and conformity submissions in Pennsylvania. The software has 

undergone significant revisions to ensure consistency with the MOVES2010a. PPSUITE was used to 

calculate hourly congested speeds for each roadway link, apply vehicle type fractions, aggregate VMT, 

prepare MOVES2010a traffic-related input files and process MOVES2010a outputs. 

The PPSUITE software and process methodologies are consistent with that used for state inventories and 

transportation conformity analyses throughout Pennsylvania. Exhibit 4 summarizes the key functions of 

PPSUITE.
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CENTRAL is a menu-driven software platform that executes the PPSUITE and MOVES2010a processes 

in batch mode. The software allows users to execute runs for a variety of input options and integrates 

custom MYSQL steps into the process. CENTRAL provides important quality control and assurance 

steps including file naming and storage automation.

Traffic Data Source/Fleet Data Inputs 

Traffic Volume Data: The PennDOT Roadway Management System (RMS) data serves as the primary 

highway data source for the county and functional class VMT estimates. The data source is used to 

provide a “snapshot” of the regional roadway system and traffic volumes in 2002 and 2008 (consistent 

with past triennial updates of traffic data). The 2008 data is also integrated with traffic signal locations. 

The data includes the average annual daily traffic (AADT) volumes for all state roadways in 

Pennsylvania. To account for additional local roadway VMT and to ensure consistency with reported 

Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS) VMT totals, the VMT totals estimated from 

PennDOT’s RMS are adjusted to match the annual 2002 and 2008 HPMS VMT totals respectively, as 

reported to FHWA. For analysis year 2007, VMT is adjusted to match the annual 2007 HPMS VMT 

total.

Seasonal Adjustments: Within MOVES, annual VMT is split to monthly sub-totals and then to 

weekdays and weekends using seasonal factors. The monthly seasonal factors are developed from data 

contained in the documents, 2002 Pennsylvania Traffic Data and 2008 Pennsylvania Traffic Data,

prepared by PennDOT’s Bureau of Planning and Research (BPR). The seasonal and daily factors 

provided in this document are based on statistical analyses of 2002 and 2008 traffic counts taken at 

permanent and in-pavement ATR (automatic traffic recorder) locations throughout the state.

Exhibit 4: PPSUITE Process
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Congested Speeds: Based on the average annual daily traffic, a single set of hourly speed distributions

are estimated by the PPSUITE post processing system and input to MOVES. To disaggregate the daily 

RMS volumes to hourly volumes, auto and truck hourly pattern data from PennDOT’s 2002 Pennsylvania 

Traffic Data and 2008 Pennsylvania Traffic Data reports are used to determine the temporal variations in 

traffic volumes.

Vehicle Population: Vehicle population is a key input that has an important impact on start and 

evaporative emissions. MOVES2010a requires the number of vehicles by 13 source types to determine 

evaporative emissions. State 2002 and 2008 vehicle registration data (consistent with past triennial 

updates of traffic data) was used to estimate vehicle population for light-duty vehicles and school buses. 

The data was split to source types using MOVES2010a default population data. For transit buses, data 

from PennDOT and the National Transit Database (NTD) was used to estimate transit bus populations by 

county. For all other heavy-duty vehicles, PPSUITE calculates vehicle population based on the analysis 

year VMT for each source type and default MOVES2010a ratios of VMT and source type population (e.g. 

the number of miles per vehicle by source type).

VMT by Source Type: The total VMT is disaggregated to the 13 MOVES2010a source types. For this 

inventory, the vehicle mix was calculated for each county and functional class grouping utilizing a 

combination of:

 2002 and 2008 RMS truck percentages 

 2008 PennDOT and NTD transit data 

 2008 school bus registration data

EPA’s MOVES2010a default distribution of VMT by source type was used to determine the remaining 

source type VMT percentages. The development of vehicle type pattern data input to the MOVES2010a

software is described in more detail in Appendix D-1. 

Vehicle Age Distribution: Vehicle age distributions are required to be input by 13 source types. The 

distributions reflect the percentage of vehicles in the fleet up to 31 years old. The 2002 vehicle age 

distributions have been used for the 2002 emissions inventory. A recent 2010 registration download from 

PennDOT’s Bureau of Motor Vehicles Registration Database has indicated a substantially older fleet than 

recorded in the 2002-2008 period. As a result, the 2010 vehicle age distributions have been used for this 

inventory. Due to insufficient data, only data for light-duty vehicles are used as local inputs; and heavyduty vehicle ages are calculated using the internal MOVES2010a defaults for each Pennsylvania County. 

The registration data download is based on MOBILE6.2 vehicle categories. The data was converted to 

source types using the EPA convertor spreadsheets provided with the MOVES2010a emission model.

Traffic Growth Assumptions 

Traffic growth forecasting plays a pivotal role in estimating future year emissions for the region. There 

are many uncertainties affecting projections of traffic growth including the current economic conditions, 

potential fuel prices, the impacts of natural gas industry activities in many counties throughout the state, 

and the future growth in population and employment. Growth rates for this emissions inventory were 

based on an assessment of available data sources including the regional travel model maintained by the 

Berks County Planning Commission (BCPC) and PennDOT’s BPR growth rate forecasting system.

All SIP mobile source highway inventories include the review and assessment of county-specific growth 

rates from a PennDOT study originally completed in 2005 and documented in the report, Statistical 

Evaluation of Projected Traffic Growth, Traffic Growth Forecasting System: Final Report, March 14, 

2005. As part of that study, a statewide traffic growth forecasting system was developed that incorporates 
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traffic data from PennDOT’s Traffic Information System and socioeconomic forecasts. That forecasting 

system is maintained by the PennDOT BPR and is updated on a periodic basis. This system was last 

updated in December of 2009 to develop new statistical relationships between historic VMT growth and 

population (thru 2008). The forecast population was estimated from the Woods and Poole data “2010 

State Profile”. The results of the study have been shared between PennDOT, PaDEP, and other 

Interagency Consultation Group members, including the Pennsylvania Transportation - Air Quality Work 

Group (which also includes EPA, FHWA, and representatives from larger MPOs within the state).

The growth rates from the PennDOT BPR forecasting system are evaluated against other available data 

including travel model growth and other insights. For the development of MVEBs, upper estimates of the 

VMT growth range are used for the forecast analyses. From an air quality perspective, the use of the 

upper boundary is conservative, and provides for factors outside PennDOT or PaDEP control (e.g., 

potential socio-economic growth above current forecasts, fleet age distributions, vehicle type distribution)

that influence motor vehicle emissions. Exhibit 5 summarizes the assumed projected growth of VMT for 

future analysis years in the Reading Nonattainment Area.

Exhibit 5: VMT Growth Assumptions

Analysis 

Year

Total Growth 

from 2002

Annualized Growth Rate 

from Previous Year

2002 ---- ----

2007 6.2% 1.2%

2017 26.0% 1.7%

2025 47.9% 2.1%

Vehicle Population Growth Assumptions 

Vehicle population growth forecasting plays an important key role in determining emissions for future 

years for the region. For this inventory, vehicle population was forecasted considering the growth from 

three different sources:

 Household growth

 Population Growth

 VMT Growth

The household and population data were obtained from the PennDOT study documented in the report as 

discussed above, Statistical Evaluation of Projected Traffic Growth, Traffic Growth Forecasting System: 

Final Report, March 14, 2005. The forecast household and population were estimated from the Woods 

and Poole data “2010 State Profile”. The final growth rate was calculated assuming the highest growth 

rate of household and population data but then limiting it to the VMT growth rate. This methodology has 

been used for past conformity analyses and has been accepted using the interagency consultation process 

(Pennsylvania Air Quality Workgroup).

I/M and Fuel Parameters 

I/M Program: The inspection maintenance (I/M) program inputs to the MOVES2010a model are based 

on past and current programs within each county (all Pennsylvania I/M programs are based on county 

boundaries). All analysis years include Pennsylvania’s statewide program. The MOVES2010a model

has simplified the I/M program input parameters compared to MOBILE6.2. The default I/M program 
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parameters included in MOVES2010a were examined for each county and necessary changes made to the 

defaults to match the actual local program.

In order to assure that emission controls are working properly, vehicle inspection and maintenance (I/M) 

programs have been adopted in some nonattainment areas. These programs have the added benefit of 

improving the fuel efficiency of vehicles. The Pennsylvania inspection and maintenance (I/M) program 

was upgraded and expanded throughout the state with a phase-in period starting in September 2003 and 

fully implemented by June 2004. 

The program requirements vary by region (five regions) and include on-board diagnostics (OBD) 

technology that uses the vehicle’s computer for model years 1996 and newer to identify potential engine 

and exhaust system problems that could affect emissions. The program, named PAOBDII, is 

implemented by region, as follows: 

 Philadelphia Region - Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties

 Pittsburgh Region - Allegheny, Beaver, Washington and Westmoreland Counties

 South Central and Lehigh Valley Region - Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, 

Lehigh, Northampton and York Counties

 North Region - Blair, Cambria, Centre, Erie, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Lycoming, and Mercer 

Counties

The OBDII program is implemented in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh along with tailpipe (idle in Pittsburgh 

and idle and ASM in Philadelphia) and gas cap tests. Tests in other regions include:

 Subject vehicles registered in the South Central and Lehigh Valley counties receive the visual, 

OBD and gas cap tests.

 Subject vehicles registered in the North region receive a gas cap test and visual inspection. 

 Subject vehicles registered in the other 42 counties (67 total counties) receive a visual inspection 

as part of the annual safety inspection.

Fuel Assumptions: The MOVES2010a default fuel formulation and fuel supply data were reviewed and 

updated based on available local volumetric fuel property information. The gasohol market penetration 

and RVP values were updated but MOVES2010a default data was used for the remaining parameters. 

Updated assumptions included:

 Using 8.7 RVP for summer months.

 Conventional gasoline used throughout the year for analysis years 2002.

 32% market share of conventional gasoline and 68% market share of 10% ethanol used 

throughout the year for analysis year 2007.

 10% ethanol used throughout the year for analysis years 2017 and 2025.

Meteorology Data 

Updated weather information has been obtained from WeatherBank, Inc. (www.weatherbank.com). The 

10-year (1998-2008) average minimum and maximum monthly temperature and relative humidity values 

were obtained for each of the 9 airport locations in Pennsylvania. 

The MOVES2010a model requires temperature and relative humidity data for each hour of the day and 

for all the 12 months for the annual analysis. EPA’s data converters were used to convert minimum and 

maximum daily temperatures to an hourly temperature profile that could be input to MOVES2010a. 

These assumptions are consistent with the 2008 NEI inventory submission. 
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Vehicle Technology Programs

Federal Programs

Current federal vehicle emissions control and fuel programs are incorporated into the MOVES2010a

software. These include the National Program standards covering model year vehicles through 2016. 

Modifications of default emission rates are required to reflect the early implementation of the National 

Low Emission Vehicle Program (NLEV) program in Pennsylvania. To reflect these impacts, EPA has 

released instructions and input files that can be used to model these impacts. This inventory utilized the 

August 2010 version of the files (http://www.epa.gov/oms/models/moves/tools.htm). 

State Programs 

The Pennsylvania Clean Vehicles (PCV) Program, adopted in 1998, incorporated the California Low 

Emission Vehicle Program (CA LEVII) by reference, although it allowed automakers to comply with the 

NLEV program as an alternative to this Pennsylvania program until MY 2006. Beginning with MY 2008, 

“new” passenger cars and light-duty trucks with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 8,500 pounds 

or less that are sold or leased and titled in Pennsylvania must be certified by the California Air Resources 

Board (CARB) or be certified for sale in all 50 states. For this program, a “new” vehicle is a qualified 

vehicle with an odometer reading less than 7,500 miles. PaDEP and PennDOT worked with the 

automobile manufacturers, dealers and other interested business partners and finalized procedures for 

complying with these new requirements. DEP focuses its outreach effort with the manufacturers and 

dealers regarding what vehicles can be offered for sale and how to certify that the vehicles are compliant. 

PennDOT’s role is to ensure licensing and registration records include these certifications of compliance 

or that the vehicle owner qualifies for an exemption to the requirements. In all cases, DEP will use 

information obtained during PennDOT’s title and registration process to oversee and audit, as needed, 

certain vehicle title transactions to determine compliance to the program. 

The impacts of this program are modeled for all analysis years beyond 2008 using the same instructions 

and tools as downloaded for the early NLEV analysis. EPA provided input files to reflect the CAL LEVII 

program. Modifications to those files were made to reflect a 2008 start date for Pennsylvania.
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RESOURCES 

Motor Vehicle Emission Simulator, User Guide for MOVES2010a, EPA-420-B-10-036, August 2010.

Technical Guidance on the Use of MOVES2010 for Emission Inventory Preparation in State 

Implementation Plans and Transportation Conformity, US EPA Office of Air and Radiation, and Office 

of Transportation and Air Quality, EPA-420-B-10-023, April 2010.

2008 Pennsylvania Traffic Data, PennDOT Bureau of Planning and Research, 2008. 

Policy Guidance on the Use of MOVES2010 for SIP Development, Transportation Conformity, and Other 

Purposes, US EPA Office of Air and Radiation, EPA-420-B-09-046, December 2009.

Instructions for Using LEV and NLEV Inputs for MOVES, US EPA, EPA-420-B-10-003a, August 2010.

Statistical Evaluation of Projected Traffic Growth, Traffic Growth Forecasting System: Final Report, 

Michael Baker Jr., Inc., March 14, 2005.

Metrological Data from Weather Bank, Inc., www.weatherbank.com
APPENDIX D1

BERKS COUNTY

AN EXPLANATION OF METHODOLOGY

Bureau of Air Quality

Department of Environmental Protection
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Berks County - An Explanation of Methodology
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................................1

OVERVIEW OF EMISSIONS INVENTORIES....................................................................................................................1

HIGHWAY VEHICLE EMISSION INVENTORIES.............................................................................................................1

WHERE DOES PENNSYLVANIA OBTAIN ITS DATA? .....................................................................................4

SUMMARY OF MOVES INPUTS..................................................................................................................................4

VEHICLE MILES OF TRAVEL (VMT)..........................................................................................................................5

ADJUSTMENTS TO ROADWAY DATA..........................................................................................................................8

VEHICLE TYPE PROCESSING ......................................................................................................................................9

VEHICLE FLEET AND POPULATION DATA ................................................................................................................10

ENVIRONMENTAL, FUEL AND TECHNOLOGY ASSUMPTIONS ....................................................................................11

SPEED/EMISSION ESTIMATION PROCEDURE ..............................................................................................12

VOLUME/VMT DEVELOPMENT ...............................................................................................................................12

SPEED/DELAY DETERMINATION ..............................................................................................................................15

HPMS AND VMT ADJUSTMENTS ............................................................................................................................16

MOVES EMISSIONS RUN ........................................................................................................................................17

RESOURCES.............................................................................................................................................................18

HIGHWAY VEHICLE INVENTORY GLOSSARY .............................................................................................19

List of Exhibits

EXHIBIT 1: SUMMARY OF PPSUITE PROCESS................................................................................................................3

EXHIBIT 2: MOVES LOCAL DATA INPUT SUMMARY .....................................................................................................4

EXHIBIT 3: PENNDOT URBAN/RURAL AND FUNCTIONAL CLASS CODES .......................................................................6

EXHIBIT 4: EMISSION FACTOR VS. SPEED VARIANCES (PM2.5) .....................................................................................7

EXHIBIT 5: MOVES SOURCE TYPES AND HPMS VEHICLE GROUPS ..............................................................................9

EXHIBIT 6: PPSUITE SPEED / EMISSION ESTIMATION PROCEDURE..............................................................................13
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INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this document is to explain how the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental 

Protection (Department) estimates emissions from highway vehicles for inclusion in its emission 

inventories and State Implementation Plans. 

Overview of Emissions Inventories

The Department’s inventories generally categorize emissions into four categories:

 Highway vehicles.

 Stationary sources (major industrial, commercial and utility sources).

 Area sources (smaller industrial/commercial sources, consumer products).

 Nonroad mobile sources (including construction and agricultural equipment, lawn and garden 

equipment).

An evaluation of emissions from point, area, and mobile sources is needed to develop a complete 

inventory needed for a maintenance demonstration plan. This documentation addresses the mobile source 

activity and emissions for base and future years used to support such a demonstration. 

Of all of the sources of air pollution, only the emissions of some stationary sources are measured directly 

and continuously through instrumentation. Emissions from all other sources must be modeled based on 

available local data, including those from highway vehicles. In their very simplest form, estimates of 

emissions follow the following pattern:

Emission rate x activity level = emissions per time period (usually day or year)

Most emission rates have been developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in 

cooperation with industry and states, and are compiled and documented into key references or emission 

models. These include Compilation of Air Pollution Emission Factors (AP-42), the Motor Vehicle 

Emission Simulator (MOVES) model, and the NONROAD model. Adding up the products of the 

emission rates and activity levels for all sources of a given pollutant constitutes the emission inventory for 

that pollutant.

Highway Vehicle Emission Inventories

Highway vehicles contribute significantly to air pollution, particularly to ground-level ozone, which is the 

most persistent air pollutant in Pennsylvania. Ground-level ozone is not emitted directly to the 

atmosphere, but is formed by photochemical reactions between volatile organic compounds 

(VOCs) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx) in the presence of sunlight. The long, hot, humid days of 

summer are particularly conducive to ozone formation, so ozone levels are of concern primarily 

during the months of May through September. Both VOCs and NOx are emitted from highway 

vehicles. In addition, fine particulates are also emitted directly by motor vehicles as a result of the 

combustion process (tailpipe emissions), re-entrained and transportation construction dust; and formed 

through reactions in the atmosphere among the precursors VOC, CO, NOx, NH3 and SOx. 

Pennsylvania’s PM-related emission inventory efforts focus on these pollutants.
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Obviously, direct measurement of emission levels from all vehicles in use is impossible. In comparison 

to highway vehicles, estimating residential heating emissions is a fairly simple calculation because there 

is a constant emission rate and a fairly simple measure of activity. However, for highway vehicles

estimating the emission rate and activity levels of all vehicles on the road during a typical summer day is 

a complicated endeavor.

If every vehicle emitted the same amount of pollution all the time, one could simply multiply those 

emission standards (emission rate in grams of pollution per mile) times the vehicle miles traveled (VMT) 

to estimate total emissions. But emission rates from all vehicles vary over the entire range of conditions 

under which they operate. These variables include air temperature, speed, traffic conditions, operating 

mode and fuel characteristics. The inventory must also account for non-exhaust or evaporative emissions. 

In addition, the fleet is composed of several generations and types of vehicles with different emission 

control technologies. This requires the estimation algorithm include the composition of the fleet (vehicle 

ages and types).

In order to estimate both the rate at which emissions are being generated and to calculate vehicle miles 

traveled (activity level), Pennsylvania examines its road network and fleet to estimate vehicle activity. 

For ozone-related inventories, this is done for a typical summer weekday. For carbon monoxide (CO) and 

particulate matter (PM) emission inventories, this may be done for a typical winter weekday, summer 

weekday and/or annual conditions. Not only must this be done for a baseline year, but it must also be 

projected into the future. This process involves a large quantity of data and is extremely complex. 

Computer models have been developed to perform these calculations by simulating the travel of vehicles 

on the Commonwealth’s roadway system. The models also generate emissions rates (also called emission 

factors) for different vehicle types for area-specific conditions, and then combine them in summary form. 

The area-specific conditions include vehicle and highway data, plus control measure characteristics and 

future year projections of all variables. The key models used to generate this mobile source emissions 

inventory are: 

MOVES: EPA’s MOVES model was officially released on March 2, 2010 and was followed with a 

revised version (MOVES2010a) in August 2010. The MOVES model provides a more robust estimate of 

emissions as compared to its predecessor MOBILE6.2. MOVES calculates average in-use fleet emissions 

for each of thirteen categories of vehicles under various conditions affecting in-use emission levels (e.g., 

ambient temperatures, average traffic speeds, gasoline volatility) as specified by the model user. 

For this mobile source inventory, Pennsylvania used MOVES2010a as approved by EPA. MOVES can 

be used to estimate national, state, and county level inventories of criteria air pollutants, precursors, 

greenhouse gas emissions, and some mobile source air toxics from highway vehicles. Additionally, 

MOVES can make projections for energy consumption (total, petroleum-based, and fossil-based).

PPSUITE: For the Department’s highway emissions inventory, a post processor named PPSUITE 

(formerly named PPAQ - Post Processor for Air Quality) is used, which consists of a set of programs that 

perform the following functions:

 Analyzes highway operating conditions.

 Calculates highway speeds.

 Compiles vehicle miles of travel (VMT) and vehicle type mix data.

 Prepares MOVES runs and processes MOVES outputs.

PPSUITE is a widely used and accepted tool for estimating speeds and processing emissions rates. The 

software is based upon accepted transportation engineering methodologies. For example, PPSUITE uses

speed and delay estimation procedures based on planning methods provided in the Highway Capacity 
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Manual, a report prepared by the Transportation Research Board (TRB) summarizing current knowledge 

and analysis techniques for capacity and level-of-service analyses of the transportation system. 

The PPSUITE process is integral to producing key input files to the MOVES emission model. Exhibit 1 

summarizes the key functions of PPSUITE and the traffic-related input files prepared for the MOVES 

County Data Manager (CDM). 

Exhibit 1: Summary of PPSUITE Process

The following sections summarize the key data and methodologies used to produce the mobile source 

emissions inventory. This includes a summary of local data sources and a step-by-step review of the 

speed calculation process. The emission data and process has been developed according to 

recommendations provided by EPA in key policy and technical guidance as provided below:

 Policy Guidance on the Use of MOVES2010 for SIP Development, Transportation 

Conformity, and Other Purposes, US EPA Office of Air and Radiation, EPA-420-B-09-

046, December 2009.

 Technical Guidance on the Use of MOVES2010 for Emission Inventory Preparation in 

State Implementation Plans and Transportation Conformity, US EPA Office of Air and 

Radiation, and Office of Transportation and Air Quality, EPA-420-B-10-023, April 

2010.

The process has focused on developing an emissions inventory using the available tools and data to its 

fullest extent. This includes the use of available local data for items that have a significant impact on 

emissions and applying a robust calculation process to estimate hourly traffic speeds.
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WHERE DOES PENNSYLVANIA OBTAIN ITS DATA?

Summary of MOVES Inputs

A large number of inputs to MOVES are needed to fully account for the numerous vehicle and 

environmental parameters that affect emissions. These include traffic flow characteristics (as determined 

from the PPSUITE software), vehicle descriptions, fuel parameters, inspection/maintenance program 

parameters, and environmental variables. MOVES includes a default national database of meteorology, 

vehicle fleet, vehicle activity, fuel, and emission control program data for every county; but EPA cannot 

certify that the default data is the most current or best available information for any specific area. As a 

result, local data is recommended for use for analyses supporting state implementation plans (SIPs).

A mix of local and default data is used for this inventory. Local data sources are used for all inputs that 

have a significant impact on calculated emission rates. Exhibit 2 summarizes Pennsylvania-specific 

inputs assembled and used for this inventory. These data items are discussed in the following sections.

Exhibit 2: MOVES Local Data Input Summary

 Traffic Vehicle Fuel Inspection Environmental

 Data Descriptions Parameters Maintenance Variables

 Vehicle Type Vehicle Type RVP Start Year Hourly

 VMT Mix Model Years Temperatures

 Vehicle Vehicle Age Sulfur Test Standards, 

 Population Distribution Level Source Types, Humidity

 Frequency

 VMT Average Speeds Ethanol Stringency,

 Fractions (PPSUITE) Volume Waiver Rate, 

 (PPSUITE) Compliance

 Road Type Hourly Refueling 

 Distribution Distributions Controls

 (PPSUITE) 

 Ramp 

 Fraction

 (PPSUITE)

 Emission Rates
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Vehicle Miles of Travel (VMT)

The VMT input to emissions calculations for Pennsylvania is based on information from the Roadway 

Management System (RMS) maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s 

(PennDOT’s) Bureau of Planning and Research (BPR). PennDOT obtains this information from periodic 

visual and electronic traffic counts. RMS data is dynamic, since it is continually reviewed and updated 

from new traffic counts and field visits conducted by PennDOT. Information on roadways included in the 

National Highway System is reviewed at least annually, while information on other roadways is reviewed 

at least biennially. 

On a triennial basis, a current “snapshot” of the RMS database is taken and downloaded to provide an upto-date record of the Commonwealth’s highway system for estimating emissions. This emissions 

inventory is based on the most current snapshot of the RMS data.

The RMS database contains all state highways, including the Pennsylvania Turnpike, divided into 

segments approximately 0.5 miles in length. These segments are usually divided at important 

intersections or locations where there is a change in the physical characteristics of the roadway (e.g. the 

number of lanes changes). There are approximately 99,000 state highway segments for the 67 

Pennsylvania counties contained in the RMS. Each of these segments contains an abundance of 

descriptive data, but only the following information is extracted for emission calculations:

 Lanes.

 Distances.

 Volumes representing Average Annual Daily Traffic (AADT).

 Truck percentages.

 PennDOT urban/rural classifications.

 PennDOT functional class codes.

 Number of signals (based on linkage to PennDOT GIS signal location data).

RMS volumes and distances are used in calculating highway VMT totals for each county. As discussed 

in the next section, adjustments are needed to convert the volumes to reflect annual conditions. In 

addition, the traffic volumes must be forecast to support future year emission inventories. Lane values

and traffic signals are an important input for determining the congestion and speeds for individual 

highway segments. Truck percentages are used in the speed determination process and are used to split 

volumes to individual vehicle types used by the MOVES software. 

 

Road segments are classified by function, as well as whether it is located in an urban, small urban or rural 

area, as indicated below in Exhibit 3. The PennDOT urban/rural (UR) and functional classes (FC) are 

important indicators of the type and function of each roadway segment. The variables provide insights 

into other characteristics not contained in the RMS data that are used for speed and emission calculations. 
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Exhibit 3: PennDOT Urban/Rural and Functional Class Codes

Urban/Rural Code 1=Rural

2=Small Urban

3=Urban

Functional Class Rural Functional Classes Used Urban Functional Classes Used

For Rural Areas For Small Urban and Urban Areas

------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------

1=Rural Freeway 11=Urban Freeway

2=Rural Other Principal Arterial 12=Urban Expressway

6=Rural Minor Arterial 14=Urban Principal Arterial

7=Rural Major Collector 16=Urban Minor Arterial

8=Rural Minor Collector 17=Urban Collector

9=Rural Local 19=Urban Local

Additional Network Information: The PPSUITE software system allows for many additional variables 

other than those available in the RMS database. Using these variables improves the ability of the 

Department to incorporate real roadway conditions into its estimates. The variables include information 

regarding free-flow speeds and capacities, signal characteristics and other physical roadway features that 

can affect a roadway’s calculated congested speed. This data can be determined from lookup tables based 

on a roadway segment’s urban/rural code and functional class. Much of the lookup table data was 

developed from information contained in the Highway Capacity Manual, PennDOT information on 

speeds and signal densities, and other engineering judgment.

MOVES Traffic Inputs: The PPSUITE software uses RMS traffic data to prepare key inputs to the

MOVES emission model including:

 VMT.

 Travel speeds.

 Road type distributions.

 Ramp fractions.

VMT is the primary traffic input that affects emission results. The roadway segment distances and traffic 

volumes are used to prepare estimates of VMT. PPSUITE performs these calculations and outputs the 

MOVES annual VMT input file to the County Data Manager (CDM).

Emissions for many pollutants (including PM and precursors) vary significantly with travel speed. For

PM, higher emission rates are associated with lower speeds and lower rates are associated with higher 

speeds, as illustrated in Exhibit 4. To obtain the best estimate of vehicle speeds, the Department uses the 

PPSUITE set of programs, whose primary function is to calculate speeds and to organize and simplify the 

handling of large amounts of data needed for calculating speeds and for preparing MOVES input files. 

The PPSUITE software prepares the MOVES vehicle hours of travel (VHT) by speed bin file which 

summarizes the distribution of speeds across all links into each of 16 MOVES speed bins for each hour of 

the day. This robust process ensures that MOVES emission rates are used to the fullest extent and is 

consistent with the methods and recommendations provided in EPA’s Technical Guidance on the Use of 

MOVES2010 for Emissions Inventory Preparation in State Implementation Plans and Transportation 

Conformity.
Appendix D-1 7

Exhibit 4: Emission Factor vs. Speed Variances (PM2.5)

In MOVES, typical drive cycles and associated operating conditions vary by the type of roadway. 

MOVES defines five different road types as follows:

1 Off-Network.

2 Rural Restricted Access.

3 Rural Unrestricted Access.

4 Urban Restricted Access.

5 Urban Unrestricted Access.

The off-network road type includes emissions from vehicle starts, extended idle activity, and evaporative 

emissions. Off-network activity in MOVES is primarily determined by the Source Type Population 

input, as discussed in a following section. The remaining distribution among road types is determined by 

equating the PennDOT functional class with each MOVES road type as follows:

 MOVES Road Type (2) = PennDOT Functional Class (1).

 MOVES Road Type (3) = PennDOT Functional Class (2,6,7,8,9).

 MOVES Road Type (4) = PennDOT Functional Class (11,12).

 MOVES Road Type (5) = PennDOT Functional Class (14,16,17,19).

For this inventory, the MOVES road type distribution file is automatically generated by PPSUITE using 

the defined equivalencies.

Since ramps are not directly represented within the RMS database information, it is assumed that 8% of 

the Freeway VHT is Ramp VHT. This is consistent with the recommendations provided in EPA’s 

technical guidance.

Source: Figure 3 from Implications of the MOVES2010 Model on Mobile 

Source Emission Estimates, Air & Waste Management Association, July 2010.
Appendix D-1 8

Adjustments to Roadway Data

Before the RMS data can be used by PPSUITE for speed and emission calculations, several adjustments 

and additions must be made to the roadway data. These adjustments are summarized below.

HPMS Adjustments: According to EPA guidance, baseline inventory VMT computed from the RMS 

highway segment volumes must be adjusted to be consistent with Highway Performance Monitoring 

System (HPMS) VMT totals. The HPMS VMT reported for Pennsylvania is a subsystem of the RMS 

established to meet the data reporting requirements of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and 

to serve as PennDOT’s official source of highway information. Although it has some limitations, the 

HPMS system is currently in use in all 50 states and is being improved under FHWA direction. 

Although the HPMS VMT and the roadway data used for an inventory emissions analysis are both based 

on data from the RMS system, differences do exist between them and include the following. First, the 

HPMS and inventory roadway data are “snapshots” of the RMS data taken at different times. Since the 

RMS is dynamic, changing constantly due to new data, differences will result between the data used for 

calculating HPMS VMT totals and the inventory data used for an emissions analysis. Second, since the 

RMS does not contain many of the local roadways, local road estimates of HPMS VMT are obtained 

through alternative procedures developed by PennDOT. To account for such differences, adjustment 

factors are calculated and used to adjust the inventory roadway data to the reported HPMS VMT totals 

submitted to FHWA. The VMT contained in the HPMS reports are considered to represent average 

annual daily traffic (AADT).

Adjustment factors are calculated which adjust the base year RMS download VMT to the reported HPMS 

totals for that year. These factors are developed for each county and functional class combination and are 

also applied to all future year runs. Adjustments for the “higher” functional classes (e.g. Freeway, 

Arterials - major routes) are close to 1.000 since HPMS VMT is derived from RMS information, and the 

only difference in the data is that the “snapshot” for the emission calculations is taken at a different time 

than for the HPMS. “Lower” classes (e.g. local roads) require greater adjustment since a large part of the 

local system is not under state jurisdiction and is not in the RMS database. There is, of course, a 

significant amount of local road mileage in the state. It is assumed that those local streets that are in RMS 

are representative of all local streets in their area with respect to volume and speed, so that roadway 

mileage adjustment is appropriate. 

 

Seasonal Adjustments to Volumes: The RMS contains AADT volumes that are an average of all days in 

the year, including weekends and holidays. PM and CO analyses require volumes representing monthly 

average conditions (needed for producing annual totals). Therefore, the RMS volumes must be seasonally 

adjusted. Seasonal factors were developed for each functional class and urban/rural code based on yearly 

count information prepared by PennDOT’s BPR. These factors are applied to the existing RMS AADT 

volumes to produce the monthly volumes. The same factors are also used to develop the MOVES daily 

and monthly VMT fraction files.

Hourly Adjustments: Speeds and emissions vary considerably depending on the time of day.

Therefore, it is important to estimate the pattern by which roadway volume varies by hour of the day. 

The 24-hour pattern data provides PPSUITE with information used to split the daily roadway segment 

volumes to each of the 24 hours in a day. Pattern data is in the form of a percentage of the daily volumes 

for each hour. Distributions are provided for each county and functional class grouping. This data is 

developed from 24-hour count data compiled by PennDOT’s BPR, according to the process in the 

agencies annual traffic data reports. The same factors are also used to develop the MOVES hourly 

fraction file.
Appendix D-1 9

Traffic Volume Forecasts: Traffic growth forecasting plays a pivotal role in estimating future year 

emissions for the region. There are many uncertainties affecting projections of traffic growth, including 

the current economic conditions, potential fuel prices, the impacts of Marcellus Shale activities in many 

counties throughout the state, and the future growth in population and employment. Growth rates for the 

Department’s emissions inventories are based on an assessment of available data sources which include:

 PennDOT BPR growth rate forecasting system.

 Regional travel model, if available.

 Estimates of Marcellus Shale related activity growth, if applicable.

All SIP mobile source highway inventories include the review and assessment of county-specific growth 

rates from a PennDOT study originally completed in 2005 and documented in the report, Statistical 

Evaluation of Projected Traffic Growth, Traffic Growth Forecasting System: Final Report, March 14, 

2005. As part of that study, a statewide traffic growth forecasting system was developed that incorporates 

traffic data from PennDOT’s Traffic Information System and socioeconomic forecasts. That forecasting 

system is maintained by the PennDOT BPR and is updated on a periodic basis to develop new statistical 

relationships between historic VMT growth and population and updated demographic forecasts from 

Woods and Poole, Inc. The growth rates from the PennDOT BPR forecasting system are evaluated 

against other available data including travel model growth and other insights. 

Vehicle Type Processing

Emission rates within MOVES vary significantly by the type of vehicle. The MOVES model produces 

emissions and rates by thirteen MOVES vehicle source types. However, VMT is input to MOVES by six

HPMS vehicle groups. Exhibit 5 summarizes the distinction between each classification scheme.

Exhibit 5: MOVES Source Types and HPMS Vehicle Groups

SOURCE TYPES HPMS Class Groups

11 Motorcycle 10 Motorcycle

21 Passenger Car 20 Passenger Car

31 Passenger Truck 30 Passenger/Light Truck

32 Light Commercial Truck 40 Buses

41 Intercity Bus 50 Single Unit Trucks

42 Transit Bus 60 Combination Trucks

43 School bus

51 Refuse Truck

52 Single Unit Short-haul Truck

53 Single Unit Long-haul Truck

54 Motor Home

61 Combination Short-haul Truck

62 Combination Long-haul Truck

The process used for this inventory includes a method to disaggregate the RMS traffic volumes to the 

thirteen source types and then to recombine the estimates to the six HPMS vehicle classes. Vehicle type 

pattern data is used by PPSUITE to divide the hourly roadway segment volumes to the thirteen MOVES 

source types. Similar to the 24-hour pattern data, this data contains percentage splits to each source type 

for every hour of the day. The vehicle type pattern data for this inventory is developed from several 

sources of information:
Appendix D-1 10

 PennDOT truck percentages from the RMS database.

 Hourly distributions for trucks and total traffic compiled by PennDOT’s BPR.

 Transit data from PennDOT and the National Transit Database.

 School bus registration data from PennDOT’s Bureau of Motor Vehicles Registration Database.

The vehicle type pattern data is developed for each county and functional class combination. First, RMS 

truck percentages are averaged for all roadways within a county and functional class grouping. Using this 

percentage data, the total roadway volume for any segment is divided to auto and truck vehicle type 

categories. The transit data and school bus data is used to further disaggregate trucks, resulting in four 

vehicle groups (light-duty, school, transit, and other heavy-duty). 

From these groups, MOVES default Pennsylvania county VMT distributions by source type are used to 

divide the four groups into each of the MOVES source types. PennDOT hourly distributions for trucks 

and total traffic are used to create source type percentage breakdowns for each hour of the day. 

Vehicle Type Capacity Analysis Factors: Vehicle type percentages are provided to the capacity 

analysis section of PPSUITE to adjust the speeds in response to trucks. That is, a given number of larger 

trucks take up more roadway space than a given number of cars, and this is accounted for in the speed 

estimation process by adjusting capacity using information from the Highway Capacity Manual.

Vehicle Fleet and Population Data

The information on the vehicle fleet including the number and age of vehicles has a significant impact on 

forecasted start and evaporative emissions within MOVES. The MOVES Model requires the population 

of vehicles by the thirteen source type categories. Pennsylvania county vehicle registration data is used to 

estimate vehicle population for light-duty vehicles and school buses. The data is split to source types 

using MOVES2010a default Pennsylvania county population data. For transit buses, data from PennDOT 

and the National Transit Database (NTD) is used to estimate county transit bus totals. Other heavy-duty 

vehicle population values are based on VMT for each source type using the vehicle mix and pattern data 

discussed previously. The PPSUITE software automatically applies default MOVES2010a ratios of VMT 

and source type population (e.g. the number of miles per vehicle by source type) to the local VMT 

estimates to produce vehicle population.

Vehicle population is forecast based on projected household and population growth from Woods and 

Poole Inc. for each Pennsylvania county. The growth rate methodology includes:

 Choosing the highest growth rate between population and households.

 Limiting growth as to not exceed the VMT growth assumptions.

Vehicle Age: Vehicle age distributions are input to MOVES for each county by the thirteen source types. 

The distributions reflect the percentage of vehicles in the fleet up to 31 years old. The most recent 

available registration download from PennDOT’s Bureau of Motor Vehicles Registration Database has 

been used for the inventory. Due to insufficient data, only information for light-duty vehicles are used as 

local inputs; and, heavy-duty vehicles use the internal MOVES2010a national defaults. The registration 

data download is based on MOBILE6.2 vehicle categories. As a result, the data was converted to source 

types using the EPA convertor spreadsheets provided with the MOVES2010a emission model. 
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Environmental, Fuel and Technology Assumptions

Information on environmental, fuel, vehicle technology and other control strategy assumptions were 

determined based on a review of MOVES2010a default information by the PaDEP.

Fuel Parameters: The same vehicle will produce different emissions using a different type of gasoline. 

Fuel control strategies can be powerful emission reduction mechanisms. The MOVES2010a default fuel 

formulation and fuel supply data were reviewed and updated based on available local volumetric fuel 

property information. The gasohol market penetration and RVP values were updated for all the counties.

MOVES2010a default data was used for the rest of the parameters. 

Refueling Emissions: MOVES also allows users to calculate refueling emissions, the emissions created 

when vehicles are refueled at service stations. Pennsylvania includes refueling emissions in its area 

source inventory and not in its highway vehicle inventory. Refueling emissions are not included in the 

highway emissions inventory.

Vehicle Emission Inspection/Maintenance (I/M) Parameters: MOVES allows users to vary inputs 

depending on the I/M program in place for the area. The inputs include:

 Program start year.

 Stringency level.

 First and last model years subject to the program.

 Waiver rates.

 Compliance rates.

 Program type (test-only, test-and-repair, etc.) and effectiveness.

 Frequency of inspection (annual, biennial).

 Vehicle type coverage.

 Test type (idle, loaded, etc.)

The MOVES2010a default Pennsylvania assumptions were reviewed and modifications were made per 

actual program parameters. 

Environmental Variables: Evaporative emissions are influenced significantly by the temperatures of the 

surrounding air. Hourly temperatures have been compiled for each county based on information from 

WeatherBank, Inc. to specify temperatures from nine airports within the state. Ozone analysis 

temperature and humidity values were determined using the procedures documented in EPA’s technical 

guidance. Minimum and maximum temperatures for each month were converted to hourly temperatures 

using EPA convertors supplied with the MOVES2010a model.

A summary of the MOVES related inputs used for the inventory and future year estimates are attached 

with the submission.

 
Appendix D-1 12

SPEED/EMISSION ESTIMATION PROCEDURE 

The previous sections have summarized the input data used for computing speeds and emissions for 

Pennsylvania. This section explains how PPSUITE and MOVES uses that input data to produce emission 

estimates. Exhibit 6 summarizes PPSUITE’s analysis procedure used for each of the RMS highway 

segments in the state.

Producing an emissions inventory with PPSUITE requires a process of disaggregation and aggregation. 

Data is available and used on a very small scale -- individual 1⁄2 mile roadway segments 24 hours of the 

day. This data needs to be processed individually to determine the distribution of vehicle hours of travel 

(VHT) by speed and then aggregated by vehicle class to determine input VMT to the MOVES emission 

model.

Volume/VMT Development

Before speeds can be calculated and MOVES run, volumes acquired from RMS must be adjusted and 

disaggregated. Such adjustments include factoring to future years, seasonal adjustments, and 

disaggregating daily volumes to each hour of the day and to each of the thirteen MOVES source types.

Determine Future Year Volumes: The RMS database contains up-to-date current year volumes. 

However, to conduct a future year analysis, these volumes must be factored to the year being analyzed. 

Growth factors have been prepared for each county and functional class grouping. These growth factors 

are applied to the base year RMS volumes to obtain future year estimates that can be utilized by 

PPSUITE.

Example:

A typical freeway link in the RMS database is I-80 segment 2500 in Luzerne County, 

Pennsylvania. This link has an urban/rural code=1 which indicates the link is in a rural area, and a 

functional class=1 indicating a rural freeway. 

The average annual daily traffic (AADT) from the RMS database for this link in 2008 is 12,077

vehicles/day.

Growth factors have been developed to factor the 2008 volume to future years. For example, to 

factor the 2008 volume to the year 2014, a growth factor of 1.282 would yield:

2014 volume = 12,077 vehicles/day x 1.282 = 15,483 vehicles/day

 
Appendix D-1 13

Exhibit 6: PPSUITE Speed / Emission Estimation Procedure

Data From PPSUITE Input Files PPSUITE Analysis Process Data from Roadway Source (RMS)

 The Following is Performed For

 Each RMS Roadway Segment

Percent Pattern Distributions Expand to 24 hourly volumes RMS AWDT Adjusted Volumes

Apply VMT Adjustments Adjust Volumes for Peak Spreading

(V/C thresholds for spreading)

Vehicle Type Patterns Disaggregate to Vehicle Type RMS Truck Percentages

 

 Transit Data 

 School Bus Data 

 Calculate Link & Signal Capacities Roadway Attributes

 (Lanes, FC code, UR code)

Speed/Capacity Lookup Table

 Calculate Link Calculate

Midblock Speed Approach Delay

Apply Post Speed VMT Adjustments

 

 Prepare MOVES CDM Files

 

 

 VHT by Annual RoadType SourceType Hourly Ramp

 Speed Bin VMT Fractions Population Fractions Fractions

 Per VMT 

 <Optional> 

Off-line File Preparation

 

 Vehicle Age

 Distribution Run MOVES Importer

 to convert county input data

 Hourly into MYSQL data format

 Temps/Humidity

 

 I/M 

 Parameters

 

 Fuel Run MOVES

 Parameters 

 
Appendix D-1 14

Seasonal Adjustments: PPSUITE takes the input daily volumes from RMS (which represents annual 

average daily traffic (AADT)) and seasonally adjusts the volumes to an average weekday in July. This 

adjustment utilizes factors developed for each functional class and urban/rural code. VMT can then be 

calculated for each link using the adjusted weekday volumes.

Example:

Again, assume the rural freeway link: I-80 segment 2500 in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. The 

AADT for this link in 2008 is 12,077 vehicles/day. 

Seasonal factors have been developed for urban/rural code and functional class combinations. For 

an urban/rural code=1 and a functional class=1, the factor to convert from AADT to an average 

weekday in July is = 1.15.

Average Weekday July Volume = 12,077 x 1.15 = 13,889 vehicles/day.

Total VMT (daily) for this link is calculated as volume x distance. The distance of this link as 

obtained from RMS is 0.296 miles.

2008 VMT = 13,889 vehicles/day x 0.296 miles = 4,111 vehicle-miles / day.

Disaggregation to 24 Hours: After seasonally adjusting the link volume, the volume is split to each hour 

of the day. This allows for more accurate speed calculations (effects of congested hours) and allows 

PPSUITE to prepare the hourly VMT and speeds for input to the MOVES model.

Example:

To support speed calculations and emission estimates by time of day, the July weekday volume is 

disaggregated to 24 hourly volumes. Temporal patterns were previously developed from 

PennDOT count data and input to PPSUITE. For the I-80 rural freeway link with morning peak 

volumes similar to evening peak hours (neutral), the following temporal pattern is applied:

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

13579

1 11 31 51 71 92 12 3

Hour of Day

Percent of Daily

Using the I-80 segment, typical hourly volumes which result include:

8-9 a.m. 6.0% x (4,111 vehicle miles/ 0.296mi.) = 833 vehicles/hour (vph)

12-1 p.m. 5.0% x (4,111 vehicle .miles/ 0.296mi.) = 694 vph

5-6 p.m. 6.3% x (4,111 vehicle miles/ 0.296mi.) = 875 vph
Appendix D-1 15

After dividing the daily volumes to each hour of the day, PPSUITE identifies hours that are unreasonably 

congested. For those hours, PPSUITE then spreads a portion of the volume to other hours within the 

same peak period, thereby approximating the “peak spreading” that normally occurs in such over-capacity 

conditions.

 

Disaggregation to Vehicle Type: EPA requires VMT estimates to be prepared by source type, reflecting 

specific local characteristics. As a result, for Pennsylvania’s emission inventory runs, the hourly volumes 

are disaggregated to the thirteen MOVES source types based on count data assembled by PennDOT in 

combination with MOVES defaults.

Example:

Disaggregation of the total I-80 VMT to the various source types would include the following:

Total Volume 8-9 am = 833 vph

Source Type Volume 8-9 am:

Motorcycle 11 0.5% 4 vph

Passenger Car 21 54.7% 456 vph

Passenger Truck 31 27.9% 232 vph

Light Commercial Truck 32 9.3% 78 vph

Intercity Bus 41 0.1% 1 vph

Transit Bus 42 0.1% 1 vph

School bus 43 0.1% 1 vph

Refuse Truck 51 0.0% 0 vph

Single Unit Short-haul Truck 52 2.2% 19 vph

Single Unit Long-haul Truck 53 0.3% 2 vph

Motor Home 54 0.1% 1 vph

Combination Short-haul Truck 61 1.9% 16 vph

Combination Long-haul Truck 62 2.6% 22 vph

 

Speed/Delay Determination

EPA recognizes that the estimation of vehicle speeds is a difficult and complex process. Because 

emissions are so sensitive to speeds, it recommends special attention be given to developing reasonable 

and consistent speed estimates; it also recommends that VMT be disaggregated into subsets that have 

roughly equal speed, with separate emission factors for each subset. At a minimum, speeds should be 

estimated separately by road type. 

The computational framework used for this analysis meets and exceeds that recommendation. Speeds are 

individually calculated for each roadway segment and hour and include the delays encountered at signals. 

Rather than accumulating the roadway segments into a particular road type and calculating an average 

speed, each individual link hourly speed is represented in the MOVES vehicle hours of travel (VHT) by 

speed bin file. This MOVES input file allows the specification of a distribution of hourly speeds. 

For example, if 5% of a county’s arterial VHT operates at 5 mph during the AM peak hour and the 

remaining 95% operates at 65 mph, this can be represented in the MOVES speed input file. For the 

model runs, distributions of speeds are input to MOVES by road type and source type by each hour of the 

day; VMT and VHT is accumulated by the same groupings for the application of the emission factors to 

produce resulting emission totals.
Appendix D-1 16

To calculate speeds, PPSUITE first obtains initial capacities (how much volume the roadway can serve 

before heavy congestion) and free-flow speeds (speeds assuming no congestion) from the speed/capacity 

lookup data. As described in previous sections, this data contains default roadway information indexed 

by the urban/rural code and functional class. For areas with known characteristics, values can be directly 

coded to the RMS database and the speed/capacity data can be overridden. However, for most areas 

where known information is not available, the speed/capacity lookups provide valuable default 

information regarding speeds, capacities, signal characteristics, and other capacity adjustment information 

used for calculating congested delays and speeds. An effort has been made to enhance the RMS data with 

traffic signal locations using other GIS signal data available from PennDOT’s Bureau of Highway Safety 

and Traffic Engineering.

Example:

The speed/capacity lookup table is used to obtain important data used for link speed calculations. 

For the I-80 link with an urban/rural code = 1 (rural) and a functional class = 1 (freeway), the 

lookup table provides information including the following:

freeflow speed = 65 mph

capacity = 1800 vph per lane

number of signals = 0 (per RMS linkage to GIS traffic signal locations)

This information is used along with the physical characteristics of the roadway to calculate the 

delay (including congestion) to travel this link during each hour of the day:

For example: The I-80 link is calculated to have a travel time, including delay of 17.76 seconds 

for the 8-9am hour.

Total travel time, in vehicle hours, for the 8-9am hour is calculated as:

VHT (8-9am) = 17.76 seconds x 833vph / 3600 sec/hr = 4.12 vehicle hours.

The result of this process is an estimated average travel time for each hour of the day for each highway 

segment. The average time can be multiplied by the volume to produce vehicle hours of travel (VHT).

HPMS and VMT Adjustments

Volumes must also be adjusted to account for differences with the HPMS VMT totals, as described 

previously. VMT adjustment factors are provided as input to PPSUITE, and are applied to each of the 

roadway segment volumes. These factors were developed from the latest HPMS download (conducted 

triennially); however, they are also applied to any future year runs. The VMT added or subtracted to the 

RMS database assumes the speeds calculated using the original volumes for each roadway segment for 

each hour of the day.
Appendix D-1 17

Example:

Using the Luzerne County I-80 rural freeway link example, the daily assigned volume is adjusted 

to account for reconciliation with the HPMS VMT. RMS VMT (in AADT) for Luzerne County 

rural freeways totals 962,559 vehicle miles in 2008. HPMS VMT (in AADT) as supplied by 

PennDOT and reported to FHWA totals to 990,088 vehicle miles for the rural freeways. A factor 

is developed by dividing the HPMS VMT by the RMS VMT:

HPMS adjustment factor for Luzerne County rural freeways = 990,088 / 962,559 = 1.029.

This factor is held constant in all future years. As an example, this adjustment is made to the 

I-80 freeway link VMT for the 8-9am hour after speed calculations are made, and produces the 

final July weekday VMT for this hour used for Ozone runs.

I-80 Link VMT (8-9am) = 833vph x 0.296 miles x 1.029 = 254 vehicle miles.

MOVES Emissions Run

After computing speeds and aggregating VMT and VHT, PPSUITE prepares traffic-related inputs needed 

to run EPA’s MOVES software, which is used to estimate emission factors in grams of pollutant per 

vehicle mile and to produce total emissions based on input VMT to the model. The process uses 

MOVES2010a, the officially released emissions model that was obtained directly from EPA.

 

The MOVES inputs prepared by PPSUITE include the following:

 Vehicle Type VMT.

 Vehicle Population.

 VMT fractions.

 Average speed distributions.

 Road Type Distribution.

 Ramp Fractions.

These files are text formatted files with a *.csv extension. The files are provided as inputs within the 

MOVES county data importer. In addition the remaining MOVES input data including temperatures, 

I/M programs, fuel and vehicle ages are prepared manually outside of the PPSUITE process.

The MOVES county importer is run in batch mode. This program converts all data files into the MYSQL 

formats used by the MOVES model. At that point a MOVES run specification file (*.mrs) is created 

which specifies options and key data locations for the run. MOVES is then executed in batch mode.

MOVES can be executed using either the inventory or rate-based approaches. For this highway 

emissions inventory, MOVES is applied using the inventory-based approach. Under this method, actual 

VMT and population are provided as inputs to the model; MOVES is responsible for producing the total 

emissions for the region. Under the rate-based approach, MOVES would produce emission factors, after 

which PPSUITE would apply the emission factors to the link data and calculate total regional emissions.
Appendix D-1 18

RESOURCES 

MOVES model

Modeling Page within EPA’s Office of Mobile Sources Website 

(http://www.epa.gov/omswww/models.htm) contains a downloadable model, MOVES users guide and 

other information. 

Motor Vehicle Emission Simulator, User Guide for MOVES2010a, EPA-420-B-10-036, August 2010.

Technical Guidance on the Use of MOVES2010 for Emission Inventory Preparation in State 

Implementation Plans and Transportation Conformity, US EPA Office of Air and Radiation, and Office 

of Transportation and Air Quality, EPA-420-B-10-023, April 2010.

Policy Guidance on the Use of MOVES2010 for SIP Development, Transportation Conformity, and Other 

Purposes, US EPA Office of Air and Radiation, EPA-420-B-09-046, December 2009.

Traffic Engineering

Highway Capacity Manual, Transportation Research Board, presents current knowledge and techniques 

for analyzing the transportation system.

Traffic Data Collection and Factor Development Report, 2008 Data, Pennsylvania Department of 

Transportation, Bureau of Planning and Research. 
Appendix D-1 19

Highway Vehicle Inventory Glossary 

AADT: Average Annual Daily Traffic, average of ALL days.

AWDT: Average Weekday Daily Traffic.

Basic emission rates: MOBILE emission rates based on the applicable Federal emission standards and 

the emission control technologies characterizing the fleet in various model years.

Emission rate or factor: Expresses the amount of pollution emitted per unit of activity. For highway 

vehicles, usually in grams of pollutant emitted per mile driven. 

FC: Functional code, applied in data management to road segments to identify their type (freeway, local, 

etc.).

Fuel volatility: The ability of fuel components to evaporate, thus entering the atmosphere as pollution. 

Fuel volatility is usually measured as Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) in pounds per square inch. The lower 

the RVP, the less volatile the fuel.

Growth factor: Factor used to convert volumes to future years.

HPMS: Highway Performance Monitoring System, PENNDOT’s official source of highway information 

and a subset of RMS.

I/M: Vehicle emissions inspection/maintenance programs ensure that vehicle emission controls are in 

good working order throughout the life of the vehicle. The programs require vehicles to be tested for 

emissions. Most vehicles that do not pass must be repaired.

MOBILE: The model EPA has developed and which Pennsylvania uses to estimate emissions from 

highway vehicles.

MOVES: The latest model EPA has developed with which Pennsylvania uses to estimate emissions from 

highway vehicles.

Pattern data: Extrapolations of traffic patterns (such as how traffic volume on road segment types varies 

by time of day, or what kinds of vehicles tend to use a road segment type) from segments with observed 

data to similar segments.

PPSUITE: Post-Processor for Air Quality, a set of programs that estimate speeds and processes MOBILE 

emission rates.

RMS: Roadway Management System, a database maintained by PENNDOT from traffic counts and field 

visits.

Segment (also referred to as link): Division of roadway in the PENNDOT Roadway Management 

System. Usually represents 0.5 mile segments of roadway. 

UR: Urban/rural code, applied in data management to identify whether a road segment is urban, small 

urban or rural.
Appendix D-1 20

VHT: Vehicle hours traveled.

VMT: Vehicle miles traveled. In modeling terms, it is the simulated traffic volumes times link length.

Vehicle Type: One of eight types, distinguished primarily by fuel type and/or weight, used in MOBILE 

modeling. 

Source Type: One of thirteen types, distinguished primarily by weight, used in MOVES modeling.

Road Type: Functional code, applied in data management to road segments to identify their type 

(rural/urban highways, rural/urban arterials, etc.)

County Data Manager: User interface developed to simplify importing specific local data for a single 

county or a user-defined custom domain without requiring direct interaction with the underlying MySQL 

database. 
APPENDIX D2

BERKS COUNTY

HIGHWAY EMISSIONS ESTIMATES

2002, 2007, 2017, 2025

(Provided in Electronic Form Only)

Bureau of Air Quality

Department of Environmental Protection
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APPENDIX D3

BERKS COUNTY

MOVES SAMPLE INPUT FILES

Bureau of Air Quality

Department of Environmental Protection
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APPENDIX D-3

Berks County MOVES Sample Input Files
Appendix D-3 1

MOVES Run Specification File Settings

Sample xml file format

<moves>

 <importer mode="county" >

 <filters>

 <geographicselections>

(Specify County to be run)

 <geographicselection type="COUNTY" key="42011" description="PENNSYLVANIA - Berks County"/>

 </geographicselections>

 <timespan>

 <year key="2025"/>

 <month id="00"/>

 <day id="2"/>

<day id="5"/>

 <beginhour id="1"/>

<endhour id="24"/>

 <aggregateBy key="Hour"/>

 </timespan>

 <onroadvehicleselections>

 <onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="2" fueltypedesc="Diesel Fuel" sourcetypeid="62" sourcetypename="Combination Long-haul Truck"/>

 <onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="2" fueltypedesc="Diesel Fuel" sourcetypeid="61" sourcetypename="Combination Short-haul Truck"/>

<onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="2" fueltypedesc="Diesel Fuel" sourcetypeid="41" sourcetypename="Intercity Bus"/>

 <onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="2" fueltypedesc="Diesel Fuel" sourcetypeid="32" sourcetypename="Light Commercial Truck"/>

 <onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="2" fueltypedesc="Diesel Fuel" sourcetypeid="54" sourcetypename="Motor Home"/>

 <onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="2" fueltypedesc="Diesel Fuel" sourcetypeid="11" sourcetypename="Motorcycle"/>

 <onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="2" fueltypedesc="Diesel Fuel" sourcetypeid="21" sourcetypename="Passenger Car"/>

 <onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="2" fueltypedesc="Diesel Fuel" sourcetypeid="31" sourcetypename="Passenger Truck"/>

<onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="2" fueltypedesc="Diesel Fuel" sourcetypeid="51" sourcetypename="Refuse Truck"/>

 <onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="2" fueltypedesc="Diesel Fuel" sourcetypeid="43" sourcetypename="School Bus"/>

<onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="2" fueltypedesc="Diesel Fuel" sourcetypeid="53" sourcetypename="Single Unit Long-haul Truck"/>

 <onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="2" fueltypedesc="Diesel Fuel" sourcetypeid="52" sourcetypename="Single Unit Short-haul Truck"/>

 <onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="2" fueltypedesc="Diesel Fuel" sourcetypeid="42" sourcetypename="Transit Bus"/>

<onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="1" fueltypedesc="Gasoline" sourcetypeid="62" sourcetypename="Combination Long-haul Truck"/>

 <onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="1" fueltypedesc="Gasoline" sourcetypeid="61" sourcetypename="Combination Short-haul Truck"/>

 <onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="1" fueltypedesc="Gasoline" sourcetypeid="41" sourcetypename="Intercity Bus"/>

<onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="1" fueltypedesc="Gasoline" sourcetypeid="32" sourcetypename="Light Commercial Truck"/>

 <onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="1" fueltypedesc="Gasoline" sourcetypeid="54" sourcetypename="Motor Home"/>

 <onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="1" fueltypedesc="Gasoline" sourcetypeid="11" sourcetypename="Motorcycle"/>

<onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="1" fueltypedesc="Gasoline" sourcetypeid="21" sourcetypename="Passenger Car"/>

 <onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="1" fueltypedesc="Gasoline" sourcetypeid="31" sourcetypename="Passenger Truck"/>

 <onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="1" fueltypedesc="Gasoline" sourcetypeid="51" sourcetypename="Refuse Truck"/>

 <onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="1" fueltypedesc="Gasoline" sourcetypeid="43" sourcetypename="School Bus"/>

 <onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="1" fueltypedesc="Gasoline" sourcetypeid="53" sourcetypename="Single Unit Long-haul Truck"/>

 <onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="1" fueltypedesc="Gasoline" sourcetypeid="52" sourcetypename="Single Unit Short-haul Truck"/>

 <onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="1" fueltypedesc="Gasoline" sourcetypeid="42" sourcetypename="Transit Bus"/>

 </onroadvehicleselections>

 <offroadvehicleselections>

 </offroadvehicleselections>

 <offroadvehiclesccs>

 </offroadvehiclesccs>

 <roadtypes>

 <roadtype roadtypeid="1" roadtypename="Off-Network"/>

<roadtype roadtypeid="2" roadtypename="Rural Restricted Access"/>

 <roadtype roadtypeid="3" roadtypename="Rural Unrestricted Access"/>

<roadtype roadtypeid="4" roadtypename="Urban Restricted Access"/>

 <roadtype roadtypeid="5" roadtypename="Urban Unrestricted Access"/>

 </roadtypes>

 </filters>

 <databaseselection servername="localhost" databasename="42011_2025_00_25_Avgann_mi"/>

 <agedistribution>
Appendix D-3 2

 <description><![CDATA[]]></description>

<parts>

 <sourceTypeAgeDistribution>

(Specify Age Distribution data file name for county being run)

 <filename>C:\PAMOVES\MOVESInputs\AgeDistribution\10Reg_RepCty\2025\42011_2025_SourceTypeAgeDistribution.csv</filename>

 </sourceTypeAgeDistribution>

 </parts>

 </agedistribution>

 <avgspeeddistribution>

 <description><![CDATA[]]></description>

<parts>

 <avgSpeedDistribution>

(Specify Average Speed Distribution data file name for county being run – As prepared by PPSUITE post processor)

 <filename>C:\PAMOVES\Out\PA_2025_Avgann_Inv\\42011_2025_00_25_Avgann\CDM\avgSpeedDistribution.csv</filename>

 </avgSpeedDistribution>

 </parts>

 </avgspeeddistribution>

 <imcoverage>

 <description><![CDATA[]]></description>

<parts>

 <imcoverage>

(Specify I/M Parameters file name for county being run)

 <filename>C:\PAMOVES\MOVESInputs\IM\42000_2025_IMCoverage.csv</filename>

 </imcoverage>

 </parts>

 </imcoverage>

 <fuel>

 <description><![CDATA[]]></description>

 <parts>

 <FuelSupply>

(Specify Fuel Supply data file name for county being run)

 <filename>C:\PAMOVES\MOVESInputs\Fuel\MOVES2010a\42000_2012_FuelSupply.csv</filename>

 </FuelSupply>

<FuelFormulation>

(Specify Fuel Formulation data file name for county being run)

 <filename>C:\PAMOVES\MOVESInputs\Fuel\42000_FuelFormulation_MOVES2010a.csv</filename>

 </FuelFormulation>

 </parts>

 </fuel>

 <zonemonthhour>

 <description><![CDATA[]]></description>

<parts>

 <zoneMonthHour>

(Specify Meteorology data file name for county being run)

 <filename>C:\PAMOVES\MOVESInputs\Meteorology\2008\42011_2008_met.csv</filename>

 </zoneMonthHour>

 </parts>

 </zonemonthhour>

 <roadtypedistribution>

 <description><![CDATA[]]></description>

<parts>

 <roadTypeDistribution>

(Specify Road Type Distribution data file name for county being run – As prepared by PPSUITE post processor)

 <filename>C:\PAMOVES\Out\PA_2025_Avgann_Inv\\42011_2025_00_25_Avgann\CDM\roadTypeDistribution.csv</filename>

 </roadTypeDistribution>

 </parts>

 </roadtypedistribution>

 <sourcetypepopulation>

 <description><![CDATA[]]></description>

<parts>

 <sourceTypeYear>

(Specify Vehicle Population data file name for county being run)
Appendix D-3 3

 <filename>C:\PAMOVES\Out\PA_2025_Avgann_Inv\\42011_2025_00_25_Avgann\CDM\SourceTypePopulation.csv</filename>

 </sourceTypeYear>

 </parts>

 </sourcetypepopulation>

 <rampfraction>

 <description><![CDATA[]]></description>

<parts>

 <roadType>

(Specify Ramp Fractions data file name for county being run – As prepared by PPSUITE post processor)

 <filename>C:\PAMOVES\MOVESInputs\RampFraction\rampfraction_defaults.csv</filename>

 </roadType>

 </parts>

 </rampfraction>

 <vehicletypevmt>

 <description><![CDATA[]]></description>

<parts>

(Specify Annual VMT and VMT Fractions file names for county being run – As prepared by PPSUITE post processor)

 <hpmsVTypeYear>

 <filename>C:\PAMOVES\Out\PA_2025_Avgann_Inv\\42011_2025_00_25_Avgann\CDM\hpmsVTypeYear.csv</filename>

 </hpmsVTypeYear>

<monthvmtfraction>

 <filename>C:\PAMOVES\MOVESInputs\MonthDayHourFractions\2025_MonthFraction\42011_2025_MonthVMTFraction.csv</filename>

 </monthvmtfraction>

<dayvmtfraction>

 <filename>C:\PAMOVES\MOVESInputs\MonthDayHourFractions\dayvmtfraction_avgday.csv</filename>

 </dayvmtfraction>

<hourvmtfraction>

 <filename>C:\PAMOVES\Out\PA_2025_Avgann_Inv\\42011_2025_00_25_Avgann\CDM\hourvmtfraction.csv</filename>

 </hourvmtfraction>

 </parts>

 </vehicletypevmt>

 </importer>

</moves>

Sample mrs file format

<runspec>

 <description><![CDATA[MOVES2010 RunSpec Created by CENTRAL4 Scenario: BERK 2025 ANNAVG Avgann Emission Inventory with user's data]]></description>

<modelscale value="INV"/>

 <modeldomain value="SINGLE"/>

 <geographicselections>

(Specify County to be run)

 <geographicselection type="COUNTY" key="42011" description="PENNSYLVANIA - Berks County"/>

 </geographicselections>

 <timespan>

 <year key="2025"/>

<month id="1"/>

<month id="2"/>

<month id="3"/>

<month id="4"/>

<month id="5"/>

<month id="6"/>

<month id="7"/>

<month id="8"/>

<month id="9"/>

<month id="10"/>

<month id="11"/>

<month id="12"/>

<day id="2"/>

<day id="5"/>
Appendix D-3 4

 <beginhour id="1"/>

 <endhour id="24"/>

<aggregateBy key="Hour"/>

 </timespan>

 <onroadvehicleselections>

<onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="3" fueltypedesc="Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)" sourcetypeid="11" sourcetypename="Motorcycle"/>

<onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="3" fueltypedesc="Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)" sourcetypeid="21" sourcetypename="Passenger Car"/>

<onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="3" fueltypedesc="Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)" sourcetypeid="31" sourcetypename="Passenger Truck"/>

<onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="3" fueltypedesc="Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)" sourcetypeid="32" sourcetypename="Light Commercial Truck"/>

<onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="2" fueltypedesc="Diesel Fuel" sourcetypeid="11" sourcetypename="Motorcycle"/>

<onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="2" fueltypedesc="Diesel Fuel" sourcetypeid="21" sourcetypename="Passenger Car"/>

<onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="2" fueltypedesc="Diesel Fuel" sourcetypeid="31" sourcetypename="Passenger Truck"/>

<onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="2" fueltypedesc="Diesel Fuel" sourcetypeid="32" sourcetypename="Light Commercial Truck"/>

<onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="1" fueltypedesc="Gasoline" sourcetypeid="11" sourcetypename="Motorcycle"/>

<onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="1" fueltypedesc="Gasoline" sourcetypeid="21" sourcetypename="Passenger Car"/>

<onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="1" fueltypedesc="Gasoline" sourcetypeid="31" sourcetypename="Passenger Truck"/>

<onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="1" fueltypedesc="Gasoline" sourcetypeid="32" sourcetypename="Light Commercial Truck"/>

<onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="3" fueltypedesc="Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)" sourcetypeid="41" sourcetypename="Intercity Bus"/>

<onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="3" fueltypedesc="Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)" sourcetypeid="42" sourcetypename="Transit Bus"/>

<onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="3" fueltypedesc="Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)" sourcetypeid="43" sourcetypename="School Bus"/>

<onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="2" fueltypedesc="Diesel Fuel" sourcetypeid="41" sourcetypename="Intercity Bus"/>

<onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="2" fueltypedesc="Diesel Fuel" sourcetypeid="42" sourcetypename="Transit Bus"/>

<onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="2" fueltypedesc="Diesel Fuel" sourcetypeid="43" sourcetypename="School Bus"/>

<onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="1" fueltypedesc="Gasoline" sourcetypeid="41" sourcetypename="Intercity Bus"/>

<onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="1" fueltypedesc="Gasoline" sourcetypeid="42" sourcetypename="Transit Bus"/>

<onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="1" fueltypedesc="Gasoline" sourcetypeid="43" sourcetypename="School Bus"/>

<onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="3" fueltypedesc="Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)" sourcetypeid="51" sourcetypename="Refuse Truck"/>

<onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="3" fueltypedesc="Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)" sourcetypeid="52" sourcetypename="Single Unit Short-haul Truck"/>

<onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="3" fueltypedesc="Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)" sourcetypeid="53" sourcetypename="Single Unit Long-haul Truck"/>

<onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="3" fueltypedesc="Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)" sourcetypeid="54" sourcetypename="Motor Home"/>

<onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="3" fueltypedesc="Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)" sourcetypeid="61" sourcetypename="Combination Short-haul Truck"/>

<onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="3" fueltypedesc="Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)" sourcetypeid="62" sourcetypename="Combination Long-haul Truck"/>

<onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="2" fueltypedesc="Diesel Fuel" sourcetypeid="51" sourcetypename="Refuse Truck"/>

<onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="2" fueltypedesc="Diesel Fuel" sourcetypeid="52" sourcetypename="Single Unit Short-haul Truck"/>

<onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="2" fueltypedesc="Diesel Fuel" sourcetypeid="53" sourcetypename="Single Unit Long-haul Truck"/>

<onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="2" fueltypedesc="Diesel Fuel" sourcetypeid="54" sourcetypename="Motor Home"/>

<onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="2" fueltypedesc="Diesel Fuel" sourcetypeid="61" sourcetypename="Combination Short-haul Truck"/>

<onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="2" fueltypedesc="Diesel Fuel" sourcetypeid="62" sourcetypename="Combination Long-haul Truck"/>

<onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="1" fueltypedesc="Gasoline" sourcetypeid="51" sourcetypename="Refuse Truck"/>

<onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="1" fueltypedesc="Gasoline" sourcetypeid="52" sourcetypename="Single Unit Short-haul Truck"/>

<onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="1" fueltypedesc="Gasoline" sourcetypeid="53" sourcetypename="Single Unit Long-haul Truck"/>

<onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="1" fueltypedesc="Gasoline" sourcetypeid="54" sourcetypename="Motor Home"/>

<onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="1" fueltypedesc="Gasoline" sourcetypeid="61" sourcetypename="Combination Short-haul Truck"/>

<onroadvehicleselection fueltypeid="1" fueltypedesc="Gasoline" sourcetypeid="62" sourcetypename="Combination Long-haul Truck"/>

 </onroadvehicleselections>

 <offroadvehicleselections>

 </offroadvehicleselections>

 <offroadvehiclesccs>

 </offroadvehiclesccs>

 <roadtypes>

 <roadtype roadtypeid="1" roadtypename="Off-Network"/>

 <roadtype roadtypeid="2" roadtypename="Rural Restricted Access"/>

 <roadtype roadtypeid="3" roadtypename="Rural Unrestricted Access"/>

 <roadtype roadtypeid="4" roadtypename="Urban Restricted Access"/>

 <roadtype roadtypeid="5" roadtypename="Urban Unrestricted Access"/>

 </roadtypes>

 <pollutantprocessassociations>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="2" pollutantname="Carbon Monoxide (CO)" processkey="1" processname="Running Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="2" pollutantname="Carbon Monoxide (CO)" processkey="2" processname="Start Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="2" pollutantname="Carbon Monoxide (CO)" processkey="15" processname="Crankcase Running Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="2" pollutantname="Carbon Monoxide (CO)" processkey="16" processname="Crankcase Start Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="2" pollutantname="Carbon Monoxide (CO)" processkey="17" processname="Crankcase Extended Idle Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="2" pollutantname="Carbon Monoxide (CO)" processkey="90" processname="Extended Idle Exhaust"/>
Appendix D-3 5

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="3" pollutantname="Oxides of Nitrogen" processkey="1" processname="Running Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="3" pollutantname="Oxides of Nitrogen" processkey="2" processname="Start Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="3" pollutantname="Oxides of Nitrogen" processkey="15" processname="Crankcase Running Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="3" pollutantname="Oxides of Nitrogen" processkey="16" processname="Crankcase Start Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="3" pollutantname="Oxides of Nitrogen" processkey="17" processname="Crankcase Extended Idle Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="3" pollutantname="Oxides of Nitrogen" processkey="90" processname="Extended Idle Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="79" pollutantname="Non-Methane Hydrocarbons" processkey="1" processname="Running Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="79" pollutantname="Non-Methane Hydrocarbons" processkey="2" processname="Start Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="79" pollutantname="Non-Methane Hydrocarbons" processkey="11" processname="Evap Permeation"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="79" pollutantname="Non-Methane Hydrocarbons" processkey="12" processname="Evap Fuel Vapor Venting"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="79" pollutantname="Non-Methane Hydrocarbons" processkey="13" processname="Evap Fuel Leaks"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="79" pollutantname="Non-Methane Hydrocarbons" processkey="15" processname="Crankcase Running Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="79" pollutantname="Non-Methane Hydrocarbons" processkey="16" processname="Crankcase Start Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="79" pollutantname="Non-Methane Hydrocarbons" processkey="17" processname="Crankcase Extended Idle Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="79" pollutantname="Non-Methane Hydrocarbons" processkey="90" processname="Extended Idle Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="1" pollutantname="Total Gaseous Hydrocarbons" processkey="1" processname="Running Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="1" pollutantname="Total Gaseous Hydrocarbons" processkey="2" processname="Start Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="1" pollutantname="Total Gaseous Hydrocarbons" processkey="11" processname="Evap Permeation"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="1" pollutantname="Total Gaseous Hydrocarbons" processkey="12" processname="Evap Fuel Vapor Venting"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="1" pollutantname="Total Gaseous Hydrocarbons" processkey="13" processname="Evap Fuel Leaks"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="1" pollutantname="Total Gaseous Hydrocarbons" processkey="15" processname="Crankcase Running Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="1" pollutantname="Total Gaseous Hydrocarbons" processkey="16" processname="Crankcase Start Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="1" pollutantname="Total Gaseous Hydrocarbons" processkey="17" processname="Crankcase Extended Idle Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="1" pollutantname="Total Gaseous Hydrocarbons" processkey="90" processname="Extended Idle Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="87" pollutantname="Volatile Organic Compounds" processkey="1" processname="Running Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="87" pollutantname="Volatile Organic Compounds" processkey="2" processname="Start Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="87" pollutantname="Volatile Organic Compounds" processkey="11" processname="Evap Permeation"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="87" pollutantname="Volatile Organic Compounds" processkey="12" processname="Evap Fuel Vapor Venting"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="87" pollutantname="Volatile Organic Compounds" processkey="13" processname="Evap Fuel Leaks"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="87" pollutantname="Volatile Organic Compounds" processkey="15" processname="Crankcase Running Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="87" pollutantname="Volatile Organic Compounds" processkey="16" processname="Crankcase Start Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="87" pollutantname="Volatile Organic Compounds" processkey="17" processname="Crankcase Extended Idle Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="87" pollutantname="Volatile Organic Compounds" processkey="90" processname="Extended Idle Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="110" pollutantname="Primary Exhaust PM2.5 - Total" processkey="1" processname="Running Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="110" pollutantname="Primary Exhaust PM2.5 - Total" processkey="2" processname="Start Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="110" pollutantname="Primary Exhaust PM2.5 - Total" processkey="15" processname="Crankcase Running Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="110" pollutantname="Primary Exhaust PM2.5 - Total" processkey="16" processname="Crankcase Start Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="110" pollutantname="Primary Exhaust PM2.5 - Total" processkey="17" processname="Crankcase Extended Idle Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="110" pollutantname="Primary Exhaust PM2.5 - Total" processkey="90" processname="Extended Idle Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="116" pollutantname="Primary PM2.5 - Brakewear Particulate" processkey="9" processname="Brakewear"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="112" pollutantname="Primary PM2.5 - Elemental Carbon" processkey="1" processname="Running Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="112" pollutantname="Primary PM2.5 - Elemental Carbon" processkey="2" processname="Start Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="112" pollutantname="Primary PM2.5 - Elemental Carbon" processkey="15" processname="Crankcase Running Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="112" pollutantname="Primary PM2.5 - Elemental Carbon" processkey="16" processname="Crankcase Start Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="112" pollutantname="Primary PM2.5 - Elemental Carbon" processkey="17" processname="Crankcase Extended Idle Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="112" pollutantname="Primary PM2.5 - Elemental Carbon" processkey="90" processname="Extended Idle Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="111" pollutantname="Primary PM2.5 - Organic Carbon" processkey="1" processname="Running Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="111" pollutantname="Primary PM2.5 - Organic Carbon" processkey="2" processname="Start Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="111" pollutantname="Primary PM2.5 - Organic Carbon" processkey="15" processname="Crankcase Running Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="111" pollutantname="Primary PM2.5 - Organic Carbon" processkey="16" processname="Crankcase Start Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="111" pollutantname="Primary PM2.5 - Organic Carbon" processkey="17" processname="Crankcase Extended Idle Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="111" pollutantname="Primary PM2.5 - Organic Carbon" processkey="90" processname="Extended Idle Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="115" pollutantname="Primary PM2.5 - Sulfate Particulate" processkey="1" processname="Running Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="115" pollutantname="Primary PM2.5 - Sulfate Particulate" processkey="2" processname="Start Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="115" pollutantname="Primary PM2.5 - Sulfate Particulate" processkey="15" processname="Crankcase Running Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="115" pollutantname="Primary PM2.5 - Sulfate Particulate" processkey="16" processname="Crankcase Start Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="115" pollutantname="Primary PM2.5 - Sulfate Particulate" processkey="17" processname="Crankcase Extended Idle Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="115" pollutantname="Primary PM2.5 - Sulfate Particulate" processkey="90" processname="Extended Idle Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="117" pollutantname="Primary PM2.5 - Tirewear Particulate" processkey="10" processname="Tirewear"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="91" pollutantname="Total Energy Consumption" processkey="1" processname="Running Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="91" pollutantname="Total Energy Consumption" processkey="2" processname="Start Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="91" pollutantname="Total Energy Consumption" processkey="90" processname="Extended Idle Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="100" pollutantname="Primary Exhaust PM10 - Total" processkey="1" processname="Running Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="100" pollutantname="Primary Exhaust PM10 - Total" processkey="2" processname="Start Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="100" pollutantname="Primary Exhaust PM10 - Total" processkey="15" processname="Crankcase Running Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="100" pollutantname="Primary Exhaust PM10 - Total" processkey="16" processname="Crankcase Start Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="100" pollutantname="Primary Exhaust PM10 - Total" processkey="17" processname="Crankcase Extended Idle Exhaust"/>
Appendix D-3 6

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="100" pollutantname="Primary Exhaust PM10 - Total" processkey="90" processname="Extended Idle Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="106" pollutantname="Primary PM10 - Brakewear Particulate" processkey="9" processname="Brakewear"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="102" pollutantname="Primary PM10 - Elemental Carbon" processkey="1" processname="Running Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="102" pollutantname="Primary PM10 - Elemental Carbon" processkey="2" processname="Start Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="102" pollutantname="Primary PM10 - Elemental Carbon" processkey="15" processname="Crankcase Running Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="102" pollutantname="Primary PM10 - Elemental Carbon" processkey="16" processname="Crankcase Start Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="102" pollutantname="Primary PM10 - Elemental Carbon" processkey="17" processname="Crankcase Extended Idle Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="102" pollutantname="Primary PM10 - Elemental Carbon" processkey="90" processname="Extended Idle Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="101" pollutantname="Primary PM10 - Organic Carbon" processkey="1" processname="Running Exhaust"/>

<pollutantprocessassociation pollutantkey="101" pollutantname="Primary PM10 - Organic Carbon" processkey="2" processname="Start Exhaust"/>

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APPENDIX E1

PA NONROAD SOURCE EMISSIONS

ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY

Bureau of Air Quality

Department of Environmental Protection
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APPENDIX E-1

PENNSYLVANIA NONROAD SOURCE EMISSIONS 

ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY

Bureau of Air Quality

Department of Environmental Protection
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 METHODOLOGY FOR ESTIMATING NONROAD EMISSIONS

I. INTRODUCTION

This following methodology provides a description of the procedures used to generate 2002 county-level 

pollutant emission estimates for nonroad mobile engines included in the United States Environmental 

Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) NONROAD2005 model and the National Mobile Inventory Model.

Emission estimates for locomotive engines and aircraft operations were estimated separately. For the 

NONROAD2005 model engines, emission estimates were calculated for particulate matter (PM10 and 

PM2.5), sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and 

ammonia (NH3). Revised geographic allocation files for NONROAD model option files and revised 

housing unit data used for the model runs are also included.

II. 2002 NONROAD MODEL SOURCE CATEGORY EMISSIONS

The Department used EPA’s Final NONROAD2005 Model to generate 2002 emissions for Berks 

County. The Department prepared NONROAD2005 model option files that account for temperatures 

and gasoline Reid vapor pressure (RVP) values representative of the area. Pennsylvania was separated 

into four climate zones for the Maintenance Plans: East North, East South, West North, and West South 

for the inventories for all maintenance plans. A five-county area in East South and a seven-county area 

in West South were calculated separately because of the fuel regulatory requirements in those areas. 

The summertime RVP value used for each region was 9.0 except where noted. Minimum, maximum, 

and average temperatures for July for each region were obtained from the Pennsylvania State 

Climatologist website, Pennsylvania State Climatologist, Penn State University, 2002 Temperature Data 

by Weather Station which is available at http://pasc.met.psu.edu/PA_Climatologist/cityform.html. The 

RVP and temperature inputs were applied to all equipment categories to obtain both summer day and 

annual emissions. 

Table 1 lists the counties included in each of the four regions and the weather station where the 

temperature data were obtained for each of the regions. Table 2 presents the RVP and temperature data 

used in the model runs for each region of Pennsylvania.
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Table 1. Regions of Pennsylvania and Associated PM2.5 Maintenance Areas

Region Weather Station Counties in Region FIPSST FIPSCNTY

East North Scranton None 42

East South Harrisburg Berks County

Bucks County*

Chester County*

42

42

42

011

017

029

Cumberland County 42 041

Dauphin County

Delaware County*

42

42

043

045

Lancaster County 42 071

Lebanon County

Lehigh County

Montgomery County*

Northampton County

Philadelphia County*

42

42

42

42

42

075

077

091

095

101

York County 42 133

*Philadelphia area

West North Erie None 42

West South Altoona Allegheny County* 42 003

Armstrong County* 42 005

Beaver County* 42 007

Butler County* 42 019

Cambria County 42 021

Greene County 42 059

Indiana County 42 063

Lawrence County 42 073

Washington County* 42 125

Westmoreland County* 42 129

*Pittsburgh area
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Table 2. NONROAD Model Temperature and RVP Inputs

Temperature*

Region Season Maximum Minimum Average RVP**

East North

Spring 59 40 50

9.0 Summer 83 60 72

Autumn 60 42 51

Winter 40 24 32

East South

Spring 62 42 52

9.0 Summer 86 66 76

Autumn 63 46 55

Winter 43 26 35

Philadelphia

Spring 65 45 55

6.7 Summer 87 69 78

Autumn 66 51 58

Winter 46 31 38

Pittsburgh

Spring 60 39 50 9.0

Summer 84 63 73 7.8

Autumn 61 44 53 8.8

Winter 41 26 34 9.0

West North

Spring 55 37 46

9.0 Summer 80 63 71

Autumn 60 46 53

Winter 39 27 33

West South

Spring 59 38 48

9.0 Summer 82 60 71

Autumn 60 43 51

Winter 40 25 32

* Temperature in degrees Fahrenheit

 ** RVP in pounds per square inch (psi)

EPA-recommended diesel fuel sulfur levels for marine and land equipment for all years were used as 

inputs to the model, as outlined in Diesel Fuel Sulfur Inputs for the Draft NONROAD2004 Model used 

in the 2004 Nonroad Diesel Engine Fuel Rule, April 27, 2004. 

In past versions of the NONROAD model, state recreational marine vessels populations were 

underestimated when compared to boat registrations tracked by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat 

Commission (PFBC). EPA’s population of recreational marine vessels in the model now seem more 

representative of the number of boat registrations that the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission 

tracks. We used EPA’s default values in the model runs. We also examined geographic allocation 

factors for residential lawn and garden equipment. These improvements are discussed further in the next 

section. All other categories rely on default data included in the model for population and activity 

estimates.

Residential Lawn and Garden Equipment

The EPA’s NONROAD2005 model uses 2003 U.S. Census data of all housing units in Pennsylvania to 

allocate residential lawn and garden equipment, even though EPA guidance states that emissions should 

be based only on the number of single detached, single attached, and double housing units. EPA’s 

method in the NONROAD2005 model alters the allocation of lawn and garden emissions in some 

Pennsylvania counties significantly. The Department used data obtained by E.H. Pechan from the 2000 
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Census, updated to 2002, and used in the state’s 2002 inventory on the number of single detached, single 

attached, and double housing units for both the State and all counties in the state. Table 3 presents the 

Census data (Bureau of the Census, 2003), which can be found in 2000 County and State Housing Units 

by Unit Type, Census 2000, http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/. The total number of housing units was 

incorporated into the NONROAD2005 model geographic allocation factor file, PA HOUSE.ALO, for 

use in allocating state-level lawn and garden equipment populations to all Pennsylvania counties for 

2002.

Table 3. Number of Single and Double-Family Housing Units from 2002 Census

County # 1-Unit Detached

Housing Units

# 1-Unit Attached 

Housing Units

# 2-Unit 

Housing Units

Total # of 

Housing Units

Adams 24,549 2,206 1,490 28,245

Allegheny 345,479 46,899 29,002 421,380

Armstrong 22,268 824 1,014 24,106

Beaver 54,418 2,312 2,863 59,593

Bedford 14,684 248 501 15,433

Berks 78,946 32,377 5,803 117,126

Blair 36,919 1,844 2,668 41,431

Bradford 16,861 232 1,224 18,317

Bucks 141,951 30,506 5,425 177,882

Butler 46,271 2,523 2,215 51,009

Cambria 44,453 3,795 2,882 51,130

Cameron 1,749 35 176 1,960

Carbon 14,431 5,104 990 20,525

Centre 27,786 2,691 1,749 32,226

Chester 99,549 25,911 3,155 128,615

Clarion 11,635 118 471 12,224

Clearfield 24,829 412 1,064 26,305

Clinton 10,141 662 711 11,514

Columbia 16,856 1,328 1,388 19,572

Crawford 24,430 397 1,933 26,760

Cumberland 51,934 10,450 2,792 65,176

Dauphin 52,961 20,195 3,848 77,004

Delaware 93,642 64,529 9,361 167,532

Elk 11,355 79 807 12,241

Erie 70,504 2,955 9,504 82,963

Fayette 41,679 3,094 2,473 47,246

Forest 1,660 8 18 1,686

Franklin 34,720 4,292 2,073 41,085

Fulton 4,084 56 133 4,273

Greene 10,387 481 416 11,284

Huntingdon 12,463 331 686 13,480

Indiana 23,215 825 1,232 25,272

Jefferson 14,276 237 729 15,242

Juniata 6,455 355 166 6,976

Lackawanna 53,357 3,328 12,626 69,311

Lancaster 98,364 32,122 7,370 137,856

Lawrence 28,316 799 1,489 30,604

Lebanon 27,272 8,647 2,225 38,144

Lehigh 59,753 29,474 5,118 94,345

Luzerne 82,363 15,404 9,435 107,202

Lycoming 31,568 2,812 2,998 37,378

McKean 13,794 158 972 14,924

Mercer 34,859 735 1,817 37,411
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Table 3. Number of Single and Double-Family Housing Units from 2002 Census

County # 1-Unit Detached

Housing Units

# 1-Unit Attached 

Housing Units

# 2-Unit 

Housing Units

Total # of 

Housing Units

Mifflin 12,327 1,788 966 15,081

Monroe 40,696 1,726 1,457 43,879

Montgomery 163,211 53,370 9,599 226,180

Montour 4,769 645 346 5,760

Northampton 60,344 19,729 4,755 84,828

Northumberland 21,955 9,280 1,657 32,892

Perry 12,209 733 398 13,340

Philadelphia 48,724 359,877 46,425 455,026

Pike 15,501 395 299 16,195

Potter 5,263 62 281 5,606

Schuylkill 32,695 17,989 2,092 52,776

Snyder 10,263 644 526 11,433

Somerset 22,159 1,236 1,312 24,707

Sullivan 2,165 18 84 2,267

Susquehanna 12,139 180 711 13,030

Tioga 11,076 150 753 11,979

Union 9,341 652 527 10,520

Venango 17,197 227 1,080 18,504

Warren 13,031 239 930 14,200

Washington 60,711 3,891 3,187 67,789

Wayne 14,311 249 750 15,310

Westmoreland 113,694 4,839 5,997 124,530

Wyoming 7,858 159 412 8,429

York 95,921 20,218 6,102 122,241

Total 2,724,746 860,086 235,658 3,820,490

After the model runs, model outputs were processed to develop emissions inventories for PM10, 

PM2.5, SO2, NOx, VOC, and NH3. Nonroad equipment refueling, either by portable container 

or at the gasoline pump, is being accounted for under Pennsylvania’s area source inventory. As 

such, spillage and vapor displacement VOC emission estimates were subtracted from the total 

VOC emission estimates for all NONROAD model emissions. Therefore, only exhaust, 

crankcase, and evaporative diurnal components are included in these VOC estimates.

Emissions from nonroad equipment were tabulated in both source classification code and 

category format. Immaterial rounding errors may exist when comparing the two formats due to 

different arithmetic operations performed inside and outside the NONROAD model for the two 

formats.

III. 2002 LOCOMOTIVE EMISSIONS

Much of the locomotive emissions were obtained from a 1999 survey conducted by the 

Department included hydrocarbon (HC) and NOx for the following locomotive source categories:

2285002006 : Railroad Equipment, Diesel, Line Haul Locomotives: Class I Operations

2285002007: Railroad Equipment, Diesel, Line Haul Locomotives: Class II/III Operations

2285002008: Railroad Equipment, Diesel, Line Haul Locomotives: Passenger Trains (Amtrak)
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2285002010: Railroad Equipment, Diesel, Yard Locomotives

All line haul locomotive emissions were grouped into one SCC category in the appendix, 2285002005.

Norfolk Southern and CSX Corporations purchased Conrail. The takeover of Conrail’s assets 

occurred in June 1999. For that reason, it was a very bad time to develop a representative 

emission inventory for these railroads. Both Conrail and Norfolk Southern suffered major 

gridlock in Pennsylvania and beyond during 1999. Consequently, fuel consumption and air 

emissions for these two railroads were greatly reduced in 1999. Therefore, the Department 

requested and received 2002 fuel usage from these railroad companies and developed a 2002 

emissions inventory for them. Fuel consumption showed an increase of 60 percent from 1999 to 

2002 for these companies, clearly not due to normal economic growth. 

Emissions from all other railroad companies operating in Pennsylvania in 1999 were grown with 

a growth factor to obtain 2002 emissions.

To estimate VOC emissions from HC, the Department applied a VOC/HC conversion factor of 

1.005 to the HC emissions. This conversion factor was obtained from EPA’s Documentation for 

Aircraft, Commercial Marine Vessel, Locomotive, and Other Nonroad Components of the 

National Emission Inventory, Volume I: Methodology (EPA, 2002).

IV. AIRCRAFT EMISSIONS

Emissions from air carriers for 2002 are estimated using the Emissions & Dispersion Modeling 

System (EDMS) 4.20. Very few of the aircraft operations in Berks County are considered to be 

air carrier operations (an aircraft that can seat more than 60 passengers). Air carrier aircraft

operations were insignificant in Berks County, less than 100 per year, and were not modeled by 

the EDMS model directly. A description of EDMS calculation methods is included because 

some information from the model is used in estimating emissions from the smaller airports in the 

county. 

Commercial airport operations data. Airport specific data on operations were found at 

www.transtats.bts.gov and also the FAA’s Terminal Area Forecast found at 

http://www.apo.data.faa.gov. Operations data on all significantly large regional airports in 

Pennsylvania could be found at this website, although some of the airports modeled supported 

very few commercial flights. The Department used default values in the EDMS model for 

aircraft engines and service equipment for each aircraft type. These emissions covered all air 

carrier and air taxi service at these airports. 

Mixing height in EDMS. It was determined that a better mixing height than the model’s default 

value could be used in EDMS. Upper air meteorological data available from Sterling Virginia in 

combination with surface data measurements taken at the Philadelphia International Airport 

generated 1-hr mixing heights in the meteorological preprocessor model PCRAMMET, EPA, 

PCRAMMET (software), Research Triangle Park, NC, June 1999. All mixing heights between 

10 a.m. and 6 p.m. were not considered when generating these averages because an extremely 
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small percentage of flight operations occur between those hours. The average summer mixing 

height was 4,428 feet for airports in the Eastern Pennsylvania, including airports in Berks 

County. The default value of 3000 feet was used for all other airports.

Air taxi emission estimation methodology. Air taxi operations occur principally at Reading 

Airport. The Department used emission factors from EDMS for a common aircraft used in air 

taxi service to calculate emissions from air taxi operations. Air taxi ground support equipment 

emission estimates produced by the NONROAD model were used. 

Small airport emission estimation methodology. Small aircraft emissions were calculated by 

using small airport operation statistics, which can be found at www.airnav.com. An emissions 

factor for a typical air general aviation single engine, multi-engine, and jet engine aircraft were 

derived by averaging the emissions factors from a basket of emission factors for common aircraft 

of each of the three types of aircraft. Emission factors and operational characteristics contained 

in EDMS were used. The proportion of operations between the three groups of aircraft was 

determined by examining the number of each aircraft type based at each airport. For military 

operations at small airports, the type of aircraft and its emission factors are sometimes 

identifiable. If not, emission factors calculated to represent an “average” military aircraft are 

used. 

 
APPENDIX E2

BERKS COUNTY

NONROAD SOURCE EMISSIONS – 2002

(Provided in Electronic Form Only)

Bureau of Air Quality

Department of Environmental Protection
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APPENDIX E3

BERKS COUNTY

NONROAD SOURCE EMISSIONS

2007, 2017, 2025

(Provided in Electronic Form Only)

Bureau of Air Quality

Department of Environmental Protection
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