Table 4-45: Estimated National Emissions of Sulfur Dioxide
Table 4-45: Estimated National Emissions of Sulfur Dioxide
(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 | |
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TOTAL all sources | 31.22 | 28.04 | 25.93 | 23.31 | 23.08 | 22.37 | 22.08 | 21.77 | 21.35 | 18.62 | 18.39 | 18.84 | 18.94 | 17.54 | 16.35 | 15.93 | 14.78 | 14.76 | 14.74 | 14.71 | 13.51 | 12.93 |
Highway vehicles | 0.27 | 0.33 | 0.39 | 0.46 | 0.50 | 0.47 | 0.44 | 0.40 | 0.37 | 0.34 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.09 |
Off-Highway | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.48 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.46 | 0.40 |
Fuel combustion | 23.46 | 22.66 | 21.39 | 20.02 | 20.29 | 19.80 | 19.49 | 19.25 | 18.89 | 16.23 | 16.25 | 16.65 | 16.74 | 15.34 | 14.16 | 13.74 | 12.80 | 12.81 | 12.82 | 12.83 | 11.74 | 11.26 |
Industrial processesa | 7.09 | 4.68 | 3.77 | 2.43 | 1.86 | 1.68 | 1.72 | 1.65 | 1.62 | 1.59 | 1.37 | 1.43 | 1.43 | 1.33 | 1.38 | 1.43 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.03 |
Waste disposal and recycling | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
Miscellaneous | 0.11 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.13 |
Key: R = revised.
a Industrial processes consists of chemical and allied product manufacturing, metals processing, petroleum and related industries, and other industrial processes; solvent utilization; and 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.