Chemicals Manufacturing
A) General Information
1. Guidance:
2. Tools:
- Useful Equations and Conversion Factors
- Example Calculations
- Information on Fuel Combustion, Fugitive Emissions and Other Sources
- Miscellaneous Resources and Other Relevant Links
B) Sector-Specific Information
1. Sector Identification
The NAICS (2007) code applicable to this sector may be obtained from the Statistics Canada website:
Note: Other NAICS (2007) codes may also be appropriate for this sector.
2. Guidance
2.1 Environment Canada Guidance
- Chemicals Industry - CAC Technical Source Guide for Reporting to the NPRI (2002)
- Petrochemicals Industry - CAC Technical Source Guide for Reporting to the NPRI (2002)
- Supplementary Guide for Reporting Criteria Air Contaminants (CACs)
2.2 Industry Association Guidance
Canadian Chemical Producers, Association (CCPA):
- NERM Reporting Guide
- Guideline for Quantifying Emissions from Chemical Facilities
- Source Characterization Guidelines – Primary Particulate Matter and Particulate Precursor Emission Estimation Methodologies for Chemical Production Facilities
2.3 U.S. EPA Guidance
2.4 Australia National Pollutant Inventory Guidance
- Chemical (Inorganic Industrial) Manufacturing
- Chemical (Organic Industrial) Processing
- Chemical Product Manufacture
- Fuel and Organic Liquid Storage
- Ammonium Sulphate Manufacturing
- Phosphate Manufacturing
- Synthetic Ammonia Manufacturing
- Urea Manufacturing
2.5 Related Guidance
- Wet Cooling Tower
- Guidance for Calculating Particulate Matter (Feb 2012)
- Emissions Calculator (spreadsheet) [xls 40.5 KB] (Feb 2012)
- Guidance for Calculating Volatile Organic Compounds (3 April 2012)
- Phosphorus Guidance
- External Combustion Sources
- Stationary Internal Combustion Sources
- Miscellaneous Sources
- Australia NPI EET Manual for Combustion in Boilers
- Australia NPI EET Manual for Combustion Engines
- Australia NPI EET Manual for Fugitive Emissions
3. Case Studies
No Case Studies specific to this sector are currently available.
4. Spreadsheets
No Spreadsheets specific to this sector are currently available. However, other Excel spreadsheets and guidance were developed for estimating releases from fugitive emission sources and fuels as a result of internal/external combustion. These tools can be found here.
5. Software
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