Source Categories[2]

Emissions 

(tons/yr) %

Cumulative 

%

Adhesives and Sealants 4.51E+01 0.22 0.22

Aerospace Industries 7.54E+02 3.67 3.89

Agricultural Chemicals and Pesticides 2.49E+00 0.01 3.90

Aluminum Die-Castings 9.91E+00 0.05 3.95

Aluminum Extruded Products 5.10E+00 0.02 3.98

Aluminum Foundries (castings) [1] 8.50E+00 0.04 4.02

Analytical Instruments 1.13E+00 0.01 4.02

Apparel and Accessories, nec 2.93E+00 0.01 4.04

Automotive Services, Nec 7.50E+00 0.04 4.07

Automotive stampings 5.58E+00 0.03 4.10

Biological Products, Except Diagnostic 3.75E-01 0.00 4.10

Boat Manufacturing 2.68E+01 0.13 4.23

Bottled and Canned Soft Drinks 1.25E-01 0.00 4.23

Business Services, nec (7399) 5.00E-01 0.00 4.24

Carbon and Graphite Products 5.53E+00 0.03 4.26

Cathode Ray Television Picture Tubes Manufacturing 6.65E+00 0.03 4.30

Cement, Hydraulic (not subject to Portland Cement MACT) 4.04E-01 0.00 4.30

Chemical Preparations 1.02E+01 0.05 4.35

Chemicals and Allied Products Manufacturing 7.50E-01 0.00 4.35

Chemicals and Allied Products, nec 4.42E+00 0.02 4.37

Commercial Physical Research 3.33E-01 0.00 4.37

Commercial Printing, Lithographic 9.95E+00 0.05 4.42

Communications Equipment, nec 3.91E+00 0.02 4.44

Concrete Products 5.00E+00 0.02 4.47

Custom Compound Purchased Resins Manufacturing 1.07E+01 0.05 4.52

Cyclic Crude and Intermediate Production [3] 2.06E+01 0.10 4.62

Electromedical Equipment Manufacturing 5.10E+00 0.02 4.64

Electronic Coils and Transformers 9.85E+00 0.05 4.69

Electronic Components and Accessories 9.00E+00 0.04 4.74

Electronic Components, nec 2.26E+01 0.11 4.85

Environmental Controls Manufacturing 5.56E+00 0.03 4.87

Fabricated Metal Products, nec 4.54E+00 0.02 4.89

Fabricated Pipe and Fittings 4.45E+00 0.02 4.92

Fabricated Rubber Products, nec 2.53E+01 0.12 5.04

Methylene Chloride

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Source Categories[2]

Emissions 

(tons/yr) %

Cumulative 

%

Methylene Chloride

Flavoring Extracts and Syrups Production 1.16E+00 0.01 5.05

Flexible Polyurethane Foam Fabrication Operations 4.72E+03 23.01 28.06

Flexible Polyurethane Foam Production 1.20E+03 5.83 33.88

Fluid Meters and Counting Devices 1.91E+00 0.01 33.89

General Industrial Machinery Manufacturing 5.21E+00 0.03 33.92

Halogenated Solvent Cleaners 2.56E+03 12.47 46.39

Hardware Manufacturing 2.50E-01 0.00 46.39

Heating Equipment, Except Electric 6.00E+00 0.03 46.42

Hydrochloric Acid Production 1.40E-01 0.00 46.42

Industrial Boilers 4.55E-01 0.00 46.42

Industrial Controls 3.87E+00 0.02 46.44

Industrial Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing 1.64E+01 0.08 46.52

Industrial Machinery, nec 8.36E+00 0.04 46.56

Industrial Organic Chemicals Manufacturing 2.61E+01 0.13 46.69

Industrial Patterns 1.25E-01 0.00 46.69

Industrial Patterns Packaging machinery 2.95E+00 0.01 46.71

Inorganic Pigments Manufacturing 2.50E-01 0.00 46.71

Institutional/Commercial Heating 5.37E-01 0.00 46.71

Iron Foundries 2.50E-03 0.00 46.71

Jewelry, Precious Metal 6.80E+00 0.03 46.74

Large Appliance (Surface Coating) 5.70E+01 0.28 47.02

Lead Acid Battery Manufacturing 2.50E-03 0.00 47.02

Leather Goods, nec 5.51E-01 0.00 47.02

Lubricating Oils and Greases 1.33E+00 0.01 47.03

Luggage 6.88E+00 0.03 47.06

Machine Tool Accessories 6.38E+00 0.03 47.09

Manifold Business Forms 1.62E+01 0.08 47.17

Manufacturing Industries, nec 2.27E+01 0.11 47.28

Men's and Boys' Shirts 6.80E+00 0.03 47.32

Men's Footwear, Except Athletic 5.14E+00 0.03 47.34

Metal Barrels, Drums, and Pails Manufacturing 5.14E+00 0.03 47.37

Metal coating and allied services (3479) 5.63E+00 0.03 47.39

Metal Coil (Surface Coating) 5.35E-02 0.00 47.39

Metal Doors, Sash, and Trim 4.53E+00 0.02 47.42

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Source Categories[2]

Emissions 

(tons/yr) %

Cumulative 

%

Methylene Chloride

Metal Furniture (Surface Coating) 1.08E+01 0.05 47.47

Metal Valves 8.18E+00 0.04 47.51

Mining Machinery Manufacturing 1.50E+00 0.01 47.52

Miscellaneous Fabricated Wire Products 7.50E+00 0.04 47.55

Miscellaneous Plastics Products 4.57E+01 0.22 47.78

Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing (MON) 1.87E+01 0.09 47.87

Motor and Generators Manufacturing 2.05E+00 0.01 47.88

Municipal Landfills 1.17E+03 5.68 53.56

Nonferrous Rolling and Drawing 2.83E+00 0.01 53.57

Nonferrous Wire Drawing and Insulating 2.74E+01 0.13 53.70

Nonmetallic Mineral Products Manufacturing 2.50E-03 0.00 53.70

Ophthalmic Goods 3.90E+00 0.02 53.72

Optical instruments and lenses (disc. 1987, 3827) [4] 1.40E+00 0.01 53.73

Ordnance And Accessories, nec 6.15E+00 0.03 53.76

Paint Stripping [4] 8.22E+03 40.04 93.80

Paints and Allied Products Manufacturing 9.37E+01 0.46 94.25

Paper and Other Webs (Surface Coating) 5.10E+00 0.02 94.28

Petroleum Products, nec 1.25E-01 0.00 94.28

Petroleum Refining (not subject to Petroleum Refining MACT) 3.78E-01 0.00 94.28

Pharmaceuticals Production 2.28E+02 1.11 95.39

Photographic Equipment And Supplies 4.05E+00 0.02 95.41

Plastic Materials and Resins Manufacturing [5] 2.53E+01 0.12 95.54

Plastic Parts and Products (Surface Coating) 1.84E+02 0.90 96.43

Plating And Polishing 1.21E+01 0.06 96.49

Plumbing Fixture Fittings and Trim 1.25E-01 0.00 96.49

Polishes and Sanitation Goods Manufacturing 3.34E+01 0.16 96.66

Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware Manufacturing [6] 1.45E+00 0.01 96.66

Printing Ink 3.22E+00 0.02 96.68

Printing, Coating, and Dyeing of Fabrics 2.37E+01 0.12 96.79

Printing/Publishing (Surface Coating) 2.08E+01 0.10 96.90

Process Control Instruments 3.75E-01 0.00 96.90

Products of Purchased Glass 2.50E-01 0.00 96.90

Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) Emissions 4.82E+02 2.35 99.24

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Source Categories[2]

Emissions 

(tons/yr) %

Cumulative 

%

Methylene Chloride

Pumps and Pumping Equipment Manufacturing 3.15E+00 0.02 99.26

Radio and Television Communications Equipment (3662) 1.23E+00 0.01 99.27

Radio and Television Communications Equipment (3663) 7.70E+00 0.04 99.30

Refuse Systems 8.84E-01 0.00 99.31

Relays and Industrial Controls 9.35E+00 0.05 99.35

Rubber & Misc. Plastic Products 1.25E-01 0.00 99.35

Screw Machine Products Manufacturing 2.62E+01 0.13 99.48

Secondary Lead Smelting 3.95E-01 0.00 99.48

Semiconductor Manufacturing 1.55E+01 0.08 99.56

Sewage Sludge Incineration 6.18E-01 0.00 99.56

Shipbuilding and Ship Repair (Surface Coating) 1.72E-01 0.00 99.56

Soap and Other Detergents Manufacturing 8.76E+00 0.04 99.60

Soaps, Cleaners, and Toilet Goods 2.53E-01 0.00 99.61

Space Research and Technology 1.25E-01 0.00 99.61

Space Vehicle Parts and Equipment, nec 3.65E+00 0.02 99.62

Special Dies, Tools, Jigs and Fixtures 6.38E+00 0.03 99.66

Stainless and Non-stainless Steel Manufacture - EAF [7] 5.95E+00 0.03 99.68

Surgical Appliances and Supplies Manufacturing 1.23E+01 0.06 99.74

Switchgear and Switchboard Apparatus 1.26E+01 0.06 99.81

Tanks and Tank Components Manufacturing 6.15E+00 0.03 99.84

Telephone and Telegraph Apparatus 4.60E+00 0.02 99.86

Tire Production 1.71E+00 0.01 99.87

Toys and Sporting Goods 1.50E+00 0.01 99.87

Transformers, Except Electronic 2.95E+00 0.01 99.89

Unsupported Plastics Film & Sheet 7.60E+00 0.04 99.93

Wire Springs 2.50E-03 0.00 99.93

Wood Furniture (Surface Coating) 6.32E+00 0.03 99.96

Wood Preserving 9.00E+00 0.04 100.00

Total Emissions 20530.66 100.00

Foot Notes

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Source Categories[2]

Emissions 

(tons/yr) %

Cumulative 

%

Methylene Chloride

[1] Aluminum Foundries (casting) (Nov. 2002 Inventory) 

combines two May 1999 categories: Aluminum Foundries and 

Aluminum Foundries (casting)

[2] Chemical Manufacturing: Alkalies and Chloride (not subject 

to Chlorine Production MACT) were not included in the Nov. 

2002 Inventory 

[3] Cyclic Crude and Intermediate Production was titled Cyclic 

Crude and Intermediate Production (not subject to petroleum 

refining MACT) in the May 1999 Report

[4] Optical instruments and lenses (disc. 1987, 3827) and Paint 

Stripping Operations were not included in the May 1999 Report 

inventory for methylene chloride

[5] Plastics Materials and Resins Manufacturing (Nov. 2002 

Inventory) was titled Polymers and Resins (I,II,IV) in the May 

1999 Report

[6] Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware Manufacturing 

(Nov. 2002 Inventory) combines two May 1999 categories: 

Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware Manufacturing and 

Glass Containers

[7] Stainless and Nonstainless EAF (Nov. 2002 Inventory) 

combines two May 1999 categories: Stainless and 

Nonstainless EAF and Blast Furnaces and Steel Mills area 

sources 

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