DETAILED EMISSION INVENTORY FOR THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO

THE RESULTS ARE PRESENTED OF A DETAILED COMMONWEALTH-WIDE EMISSION INVENTORY OF PARTICULATE, SULFUR OXIDE, HYDROCARBON, CARBON MONOXIDE, AND NITROGEN OXIDE SOURCES OF ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION. USING QUESTIONNAIRES CONTAINING RAW DATA, 342 SOURCES WERE SELECTED FOR POINT SOURCE PROCESSING BASED ON A MINIMUM OF 10 TONS PER YEAR EMISSIONS. THESE SOURSES WERE CODED IN DETAIL AND PROCESSED AS POINT SOURCE DATA. ADDITIONAL DATA ON COMMONWEALTH-WIDE FUEL USAGE, VEHICULAR TRAFFIC, WASTE DISPOSAL, SOLVENT EVAPORATION, VESSEL TRAFFIC, AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY, AND SUGAR CONE FIELD BURNING WERE COLLECTED AND PROCESSED AS AREA SOURCES. THE REPORT ALSO PRESENTES A DESCRIPTION OF THE TASK, DESCRIPTION OF THE STUDY AREA, DEFINITION OF THE GRID COORDINATE SYSTEM USED, AND DETAILS OF THE METHODOLOGY EMPLOYED.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract No EPA-68-02-0042
• Corporate Authors:

  Geomet Incorporated

  50 Monroe Street
  Rockville, MD  United States  20850
• Authors:
  • Weaver, B D
• Publication Date: 1971-10-18

Media Info

• Pagination: 40 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Aircraft; Carbon monoxide; Combustion; Fuel consumption; Highway traffic; Hydrocarbons; Nitric oxide; Particulates; Pollutants; Questionnaires; Ships; Sulfur oxides; Waste disposal
• Old TRIS Terms: Vehicular traffic
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Energy; Highways; Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223970
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rept
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 19 1973 12:00AM