Table 4-50: Estimated National Emissions of Sulfur Dioxide
Table 4-50: 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 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | (R) 2006 | (R) 2007 | (R) 2008 | (R) 2009 | (R) 2010 | 2011 | |
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TOTAL all sources | 31.22 | 28.04 | 25.93 | 23.31 | 23.08 | 22.38 | 22.08 | 21.77 | 21.35 | 18.62 | 18.39 | 18.84 | 18.94 | 17.55 | 16.35 | 15.93 | 14.77 | 14.71 | 14.65 | 14.59 | 13.12 | 11.65 | 10.18 | 8.42 | 7.94 | 8.06 |
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 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.03 |
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 | 0.62 | 0.73 | 0.83 | 0.63 | 0.42 | 0.22 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.14 |
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 | 12.69 | 12.58 | 12.47 | 11.34 | 10.20 | 9.06 | 7.32 | 6.87 | 7.01 |
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 | 1.04 | 1.01 | 0.99 | 0.91 | 0.84 | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.77 |
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 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 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 | (R) 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.08 |
KEY: R = revised.
aIndustrial processes consists of chemical and allied product manufacturing, metals processing, petroleum and related industries, and other industrial processes; solvent utilization; and storage and transport.
NOTE
Details may not add up to totals due to rounding in the source.
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 Nov. 15, 2011.