Table 4-42: Estimated National Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Table 4-42: Estimated National Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds
(Million short tons)
| 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | (R) 2002 | (R) 2003 | (R) 2004 | (R) 2005 | (R) 2006 | 2007 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total all sources | 34.66 | 30.77 | 31.11 | 27.40 | 24.11 | 23.58 | 23.07 | 22.73 | 22.57 | 22.04 | 20.87 | 19.53 | 18.78 | 18.27 | 17.51 | 17.11 | 21.16 | 20.77 | 20.37 | 19.98 | 19.16 | 18.42 |
| Highway vehicles | 16.91 | 15.39 | 13.87 | 12.35 | 9.39 | 8.86 | 8.33 | 7.80 | 7.28 | 6.75 | 6.22 | 5.99 | 5.86 | 5.68 | 5.33 | 4.95 | 4.92 | 4.64 | 4.36 | 4.08 | 3.82 | 3.60 |
| Off-Highway | 1.62 | 1.92 | 2.19 | 2.44 | 2.66 | 2.71 | 2.75 | 2.80 | 2.85 | 2.89 | 2.94 | 2.75 | 2.67 | 2.68 | 2.64 | 2.62 | 3.06 | 2.99 | 2.93 | 2.86 | 2.74 | 2.65 |
| Fuel combustion | 0.72 | 0.66 | 1.05 | 1.57 | 1.01 | 1.08 | 1.12 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 1.07 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.15 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 1.72 | 1.68 | 1.63 | 1.58 | 1.60 | 1.63 |
| Industrial processesa | 12.33 | 11.10 | 12.10 | 9.50 | 9.01 | 9.18 | 9.37 | 9.53 | 9.69 | 9.71 | 8.14 | 8.34 | 7.88 | 7.49 | 7.21 | 7.40 | 7.10 | 7.10 | 7.10 | 7.10 | 6.98 | 6.88 |
| Waste disposal and recycling | 1.98 | 0.98 | 0.76 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.07 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.49 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.38 |
| Miscellaneous | 1.10 | 0.72 | 1.13 | 0.57 | 1.06 | 0.76 | 0.49 | 0.56 | 0.72 | 0.55 | 1.94 | 0.82 | 0.72 | 0.79 | 0.73 | 0.53 | 3.97 | 3.97 | 3.97 | 3.97 | 3.63 | 3.28 |
Key R = Revised.
a Industrial processes consists of chemical and allied product manufacturing, metals processing, petroleum and related industries, and other industrial processes; and solvent utilization, storage, and transport.
SOURCE
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Clearinghouse for Inventories and Emissions Factors (CHIEF), Current Emission Trends Summaries, available at http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/trends/index.html as of December 2008.