Withinshaw D. Air pollutant emission estimation methods for E-PRTR reporting by refineries

Brussels: CONCAWE, 2009. — 112 p. This report is the first revision of CONCAWE Report 3/07, which itself replaced Report No. 9/05R Air Pollutant Emission Estimation Methods for EPER and PRTR Reporting by Refineries. It provides algorithms to permit emission estimates to be made by refineries to meet the reporting requirements of the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR) regarding pollutant emissions to air. This Report provides the estimation algorithms and emission factors for uncontrolled releases of air pollutants from stationary sources at oil refineries which CONCAWE recommends for E-PRTR reporting purposes, where measurements have not been undertaken. The emission estimation algorithms are fully referenced and the emission factors provided in a consistent metric unit base. CONCAWE has previously published Report No. 9/05 (and a revised version 9/05R) Air Pollutant Emission Estimation Methods for EPER and PRTR Reporting by Refineries. Report No. 9/05R was submitted to the European Commission and the European Environment Agency and is referenced as a source of sector specific calculation methods in the EU (2006) Guidance Document for the Implementation of the European PRTR. It was updated in 2007 by Report No. 3/07 Air Pollutant Emission Estimation Methods E-PRTR Reporting by Refineries. This provided new and revised factors and algorithms and focused on the reporting requirements of the E-PRTR Regulations. This current report updates Report No. 3/07 and contains some additional algorithms and new and updated emission factors. A change log is presented in Appendix 2.