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13th International Emission Inventory Conference
"Working for Clean Air in Clearwater"

Papers and Presentations
Clearwater, FL, June 8 - 10, 2004

The papers and presentations below have been converted to Acrobat PDF

Final Program and Agenda (PDF 160K)

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Session 1 - Point & Area Sources

The Evolution of Air Emissions Inventories in Ontario, Canada, J. Georgakopoulos, P. Wong, and N. Ting, Ontario Ministry of the Environment.
  - PRESENTATION

2002 NEI Point Sources: Integration of HAPs and CAPs, A. Pope, US EPA; S. Finn, Eastern Research Group, Inc.
  - PRESENTATION

Improvements in the Point Source Emissions Inventory for Georgia, J. Baek, D.Tian, A. Unal and A. Russell, Georgia Institute of Technology.
  - PRESENTATION

eGRID Emission Estimation Methods, S. S. Rothschild, and M. L. Cohen, E. H. Pechan & Associates, Inc., J. Bryson, US EPA.

Developing a Local-Scale Nonpoint Area Sources Emissions Inventory: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, R. Oommen, D. Wilson, and G. Brooks, Eastern Research Group, Inc.
  - PRESENTATION

National Emissions Inventory for Commercial Cooking, S. M. Roe, M. D. Spivey and H. C. Lindquist, E. H. Pechan & Associates, Inc., R. Huntley, US EPA.
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Session 2 - Greenhouse Gas

Integrating Climate and Air Emissions Action Planning, R. Bell, J. Yienger and M. Royael, ICLEI.
  - PRESENTATION

Introducing MOVES2004, the Initial Release of EPA's New Generation Mobile Source Emission Model , J. Koupal, M. Cumberworth, M. Beardsley, US EPA.

CO2 Emissions profile of the U.S. Cement Industry, L. Hanle, US EPA; K. Jayaraman, ICF Consulting.
  - PRESENTATION

Estimating Greenhouse Gas Reductions for a Regional Digester Treating Dairy Manure, D. Bartram, Eastern Research Group, Inc; W. Barbour, Environmental Resources Trust, Inc.
  - PRESENTATION

"Promoting Global Consistency in Estimating Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Oil and Gas Industry Operations," K. Ritter, American Petroleum Institute; S. Nordrum, Chevron Texaco Energy Technology Company; T. Shires, URS Corporation.
  - PRESENTATION

Estimation of Carbon Dioxide and Other Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) Emissions from Indonesia's Urea Fertilizer Factories, E. Munawar, H. Nan, N. Goto, and K. Fujie, University of Technology.

Session 3 - Quality Assurance

Web-Based Emission Inventory Application: Improving Data Integrity, Quality, and Processing Efficiency, H. S. Hawkins, North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
  - PRESENTATION

System Enhancement of Point Source Inventories, Y-F Lam, W. T. David, T. L. Miller, and J. S. Fu, The University of Tennessee.
  - PRESENTATION

A Quality Assurance Protocol for Emissions Modeling, Z. Adelman, Carolina Environmental Program, University of North Carolina.
  - PRESENTATION

Truth or Dare: Data Augmentation in the Point Source 2002 NEI, A. Pope and M. Strum, US EPA; S. Finn, Eastern Research Group.
  - PRESENTATION

Reconciliation of the VOC Emission Inventory with Ambient Data in the Houston, Texas Area, S. Brown, S. Reid, T. Funk, H. Hafner, P. Steifer, D. Sullivan, P. Roberts, Sonoma Technology.
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Quality Assurance of Emissions Estimated Using NONROAD2002a, T. Tamura and S. Reid, Sonoma Technology, Inc.
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Session 4 & 12b - Uncertainty

Development of Probabilistic Emission Inventories of Air Toxics for an Urban Area, H. Christopher Frey and Y. Zhao, North Carolina State University.

Analytical Estimation of Uncertainties in Biogenic Emissions Calculated by BEIS3 Due to Uncertainties in Model Inputs and Parameters, S. Hanna, Hanna Consultants.
  - PRESENTATION

Variable Industrial VOC Emissions and their Impact on Ozone Formation in the Houston Galveston Area, D. Allen, C. Murphy, Y. Kimura, W. Vizuete, University of Texas; H. Jeffries, B. Kim, M. Webster, M. Symons, University of North Carolina.
  - PRESENTATION

Uncertainty in NONROAD Emissions in Georgia," R. Chi, D. Than, A. Unal, and A. Russell, Georgia Institute of Technology.
  - PRESENTATION

Uncertainties in Benzene and 1,3-Butadiene Emissions in Houston and Their Effects on Uncertainties in Concentrations Calculated by ARMED and ISC, S. Hanna, Hanna Consultants; R. Paine, D. Heinold, and E. Kintigh, ENSR; H. C. Frey, North Carolina State University; R. Karp, American Petroleum Institute.
  - PRESENTATION

Needs for Conformity Between Test Methods for Health, Ambient and Emission Assessments (Factors); Some Shortfalls and Uncertainties, J. Southerland, North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
  - PRESENTATION

Uncertainties in Emissions Processing: Effects of using different Emissions Processing Tools and Surrogate Data Inputs, D. Byun, S. Kim, University of Houston, TX.

A Comparison of Ambient and Emissions VOC to NOx Ratios at Two Monitors in Houston, Texas, J. Jolly, F. Mercado, and D. Sullivan, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Emission Uncertainties Evaluation in Air Pollutants Emission Inventory Computer System, C. Trozzi, A. Bernetti, C. Melis, E. Piscitello, A. Ruggiero, R. Vaccaro, Techne Consulting srl, ITALY.

Session 5 - Ammonia Sources

Ammonia Emissions Related to Fertilizers on Field Crops Using Precision Application Practices in the Central Valley of California, M. Beene, D. Goorahoo and C. Krauter, California State University; B. Roberts, University of California Cooperative Extension Service.

Evaluation of Alternative Approaches for Developing Growth-Stage Specific Ammonia Emission Factors for Swine Feeding Operations, J. B. Coburn, RTI International.
  - PRESENTATION

Ammonia Flux Profiles and ROG Sampling at California Dairies, C. Krauter, D. Goorahoo and M. Beene, California State University.

Preliminary National Emissions Inventory of Ammonia from Animal Husbandry Operations, W. Schrock, U.S. EPA. National Emission Inventory - Ammonia Emissions from Animal Husbandry Operations, Draft Report, January 30, 2004. (PDF 640K)
  - PRESENTATION

Research and Development of Ammonia Emission Inventories for the Central Regional Air Planning Association, D. C. Sullivan, and S. B. Reid, Sonoma Technology, Inc.
  - PRESENTATION

An Improved Ammonia Inventory for the WRAP Domain, G. E. Mansell, ENVIRON International Corporation; M. Chitjian, University of California.
  - PRESENTATION

Emissions Inventory Guidance for Anthropogenic Non-Agricultural Ammonia Sources, S. M. Roe, H. C. Lindquist, K. B. Thesing, M. D. Spivey, R. P. Strait.
  - PRESENTATION

Contribution of Industrial Atmospheric Ammonia Emissions to Nitrogen Loading in the Tampa Bay Estuary, Tampa, Florida, USA, N. Poor, University of South Florida.

Session 6 - Air Toxics Sources

Emissions Inventory for Large-Scale Risk Assessment, J. L. Thé, M. Johnson, S. Koo, Cris Thé, M. Hilverda, Lakes Environmental Software, Inc.
  - PRESENTATION

The US Mercury Emission Inventory for the Arctic Council Action Plan, K. Rackley, A. Pope and D. Mobley, S. Durkee and M. Engle, US EPA.
  - PRESENTATION

Mercury Emissions from Motor Vehicles, G. Keeler, University of Michigan; M. Hoyer, C. Scarbro, and R. Baldauf, US EPA.
  - PRESENTATION

Developing a Local HAP Inventory, New Haven, Connecticut, M. Weil, New haven City Plan Department.

The Ten Pollutant Study in Jacksonville, Florida, L. Tilley, City of Jacksonville, Florida.
  - PRESENTATION

Delaware Statewide Toxics and Criteria Air Pollutant Emissions Inventories for 2002 and Projected Toxics Air Pollutant Emission Inventory for 2003, S. M. Roe, R. P. Strait, D. W. Holloman, M. A. Mullen, K. B. Thesing, A. D. Bollman, Y, K. Hsu, H. C. Lindquist, P. M. Hemmer, M. D. Spivey and C. Mackay, E. H. Pechan & Associates, Inc; D. F. Fees and J. L. Outten, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Development Program.

Trends in Emissions of Air Toxics from Highway Mobile Sources, 1990 to 2002, R. Cook, and L. Driver, US EPA; M. Mullen and K. Thesing, E. H. Pechan & Associates, Inc.
  - PRESENTATION

"System of Registries (SoR) Integrating Agency Information," J. Harman, US EPA.
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Session 7 - Data Management

Emission Inventory Graphic User Interface for Point Sources, C. P. Ramsdell, Idaho Department of Environmental Quality.
  - PRESENTATION

Constructing the NIF XML Schema, S. R. Boone, and D. Mc Kenzie, E. H. Pechan & Associates, Inc.
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Data Management Challenges in Developing a Network of Distributed North American Emissions Databases, S. Falke, Washington University in St. Louis; G. Stella, Alpine Geophysics; T. Keating and B. Hemming, US EPA.
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Design of Georeference-Based Emission Activity Modeling System (G-BEAMS) for Japanese Emission Inventory Management, K. Nansai, N. Suzuki, K. Tanabe, S. Kobayashi, and Y. Moriguchi, National Institute for Environmental Studies, JAPAN.
  - PRESENTATION

Establishment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Emission Factor Database, J. Mangino, US EPA; K. Tanabe, IPCC NGGIP-TSU, JAPAN; T. Pulles, TNO, NETHERLANDS; K. Mareckova, UNDP-GEF, HUNGARY.
  - PRESENTATION

The Development of a CROMERR-Compliant Electronic Document Receiving System, P. T. Baker, MACTEC Engineering and Consulting; N. V. Raman, Delaware NREC.
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Sessions 8 & 11- Mobile Sources

EPA's National Mobile Inventory Model (NMIM), A Consolidated Emissions Modeling System for MOBILE6 and NONROAD, H. Michaels, D. Brzezinski, and M. Cumberworth, US EPA.
  - PRESENTATION

The Kansas City Light-Duty Vehicle Emission Study, R. Baldauf, C. Fulper, P.Gabele, G. Tierney, J. Somers, J. Warila, US EPA.
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MOBILE6.2 Air Toxic Emission Factor Modeling: A Trend and Sensitivity Analysis, T. Tang, M. Claggett, J. Byun, M. Roberts, J. Granell, Federal Highway Administration.
  - PRESENTATION

Evaluating the Contribution of PM2.5 Pre-cursor Gases and Re-Entrained Road Emissions to Mobile Source PM2.5 Particulate Matter, W. M. Hodan, W. R. Barnard, MACTEC Federal Programs.
  - PRESENTATION

Making Use of MOBILE6's Capabilities for Modeling Start Emissions, J. Houk, Federal Highway Administration.
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Analysis of MOBILE6.2's PM Emission Factor Estimating Function," J. Granell, C. Ho, T. Tang, and M. Roberts, Federal Highway Administration.
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Correlating Particulate Matter Mobile Source Emissions to Ambient Air Quality, K. Black, Federal Highway Administration, F. Divita, Jr., Pechan and Associates, R. Margiotta, R. Guensler, Trans/AQ, Inc.
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Regulated and Air Toxic Exhaust Emissions from Nonroad Diesel Engines and Equipment, K. Helmer, R. Cook, J. Volckens, R. Baldauf, US EPA, M. Starr, Southwest Research Institute.
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Proposed Enhancements to the Mineral Management Service Commercial Marine Vessel Emission Inventory for the Gulf of Mexico, R. Billings, R. Chang, and H. Perez, Eastern Research Group, Inc.; L. Driver, US EPA; S. Wells, Starcrest Consulting Group, LLC.
  - PRESENTATION

Development of County and Airshed Specific Input Data for the NONROAD Model for Clark County, Nevada, W. R. Barnard, MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc., T. Wilczek, Las Vegas, NV; C. R. MacDougall, Clark County Department of Air Quality Management.

Applying Humidity and Temperature Corrections to On and Off-Road Mobile Emissions, C. Lindhjem, ENVIRON International Corporation.

Session 9 - Emission Inventory Preparation for Modeling

Modelling the Effects of E10 Fuels in Canada, J. W. Boulton, M. Lepage, X. Qiu, M. Gauthier, and R. Vitale, RWDI West, Inc.
  - PRESENTATION

"Development of an "Open" Emissions Model," C. Loomis, Alpine Geophysics; M. Janssen, LADCO.
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An Approach to an Unified Emission Process-Based Regional Flux Modeling Platform, W. G. Benjey, US EPA.
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Spatially Allocating Airport-Related Emissions for Air quality Modeling: New Approach and New Data, M. Strum and L. Driver, R. Mason, and J. Smith, US EPA; R. Billings, Eastern Research Group, Inc.
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Development of a Chemical Speciation Database and Software for Processing Volatile Organic Compounds Emissions for Air Quality Models, W. P. L. Carter, University of California, Riverside.
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"Recent Updates to the SMOKE Modeling System," C. Seppanen, Carolina Environmental Program, University of North Carolina.
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"Much Ado About Emission Modeling...," T. Pierce, US EPA.
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Session 10 - Regional Planning Organizations

Development of Managed Burning and Wildland Fire Emission Estimates for VISTAS, W. R. Barnard, MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc.; P. Brewer, VISTAS.
  - PRESENTATION

Research and Development of Emission Inventories for Planned Burning Activities for the Central States Regional Air Planning Association, T. H. Funk, D. C. Sullivan, S. B. Reid, P. S. Stiefer, and H. L. Arkinson, Sonoma Technology, Inc.
  - PRESENTATION

Survey of Residential Wood Combustion Activity and Development of Emissions Inventory, M. Schuster, and S.G. Wierman, MARAMA; S. M. Roe and H. C. Lindquist, E. H. Pechan & Associates, Inc; M. Sullivan, L. Derin, and K. Ewald, Population Research Systems.
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Visualization and Comparison of 1999 NEI v2, v3, and 2001 NEI v1 as Prelude to 2002 MANE-VU Regional Haze Modeling Inventory, S. Kayin, C. Devi, M. Schuster and S. Wierman, MARAMA.
  - PRESENTATION

Future Year Emission Inventory Development to Support Fine Particulate Mass and Visibility Modeling in the VISTAS Region, G. Stella, Alpine Geophysics; P. Brewer, VISTAS.
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Improvements to NONROAD Model Inputs for MidWestern States, K. B. Thesing and A. D. Bollman, E. H. Pechan & Associates, Inc.; M. Janssen, Lake Michigan Air Directors Consortium.
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Session 12a - Tribal Inventories

Penobscot Nation Air Emissions Inventory Development, C. I. Hester, J. Cavalier, MACTEC Engineering and Consulting; V. Bataille-Ferry, US EPA.
  - PRESENTATION

"Native American Tribal Emission Inventories, A 2004 Update and Results of Tribal Review of the 1999 National Emission Inventory," S. Kelly and A. Luedeker, Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals.

"Spatial Integration of Tribal Inventories into Regional Photochemical Models," M. Janssen, LADCO.
  - PRESENTATION

Poster Session

Methodology for Speciation of Organic Gas Hot Soak Emissions from California Light-Duty Vehicles," Y. K. Hsu and M. FitzGibbon, E. H. Pechan and Associates.

Modeling of Mobile Source Air Toxic Emissions Using EPA's National Mobile Inventory Model, R. Cook, E. Glover, H. Michaels, and D. Brzezinski, US EPA.
  POSTER

"Correlating Ambient Mobile Source Air Toxic Concentrations with Mobile Sources," K. N. Black, Federal Highway Administration.

"Data Summaries of the National Emissions Inventory Available on the Web," M. Salhotra and F. Divita, E. H. Pechan and Associates, Inc., B. Gilbert, US EPA.

"Presentation of the AES *Online Emission Inventory Application," B. E. Lane, Ciber, Inc.

Idaho DEQ - Emission Inventory Graphic User Interface, C. P. Ramsdell, Idaho Department of Environmental Quality.
  POSTER

"Locating and Quantifying Previously Unknown PCB Source Emissions in Chicago: Receptor Modeling," Y-K Hsu, E. H. Pechan and Associates, Inc., T. M. Holsen and P. K. Hopke, Clarkson University.

"The Community Modeling and Analysis System (CMAS) Center for Supporting Models-3," A. Hanna, Z. Adelman, C. Seppanen, S. Arunachalam, U. Shankur, K. Hanisak, Carolina Environmental Program, University of North Carolina.

"An Evaluation of VOC Emissions from Yeast-Leavened Cracker Production," W. Juris, Ohio EPA.

"PAH Emission Testing from Solid Fuels Combustion in Residential Furnaces," S. Kakareka, T. Kukharchyk, V. Khomich, National Academy of Sciences, BELARUS.

"Emission Reduction Techniques for Agricultural Burning and Wildland Fire - An Annotated Bibliography and Emission Reductions and Factors Tables," K. R. Meardon, MACTEC Federal Programs.

Review of Ammonia Emission Modeling Techniques for Fertilized Soils and Natural Landscapes, W. Battye and R. Barrows, EC/R Incorporated; T. Pierce, NOAA.

"Developing Emission Inventory Bounding Estimates for Use in Community-Based Risk Assessments," G. Setlock, US EPA.

"Atmospheric Emissions from Commercial On-Farm Dead Animal Cremation Units," B. J. Van Heyst, University of Guelph; P. Wu, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Canada.

NARSTO Emission Inventory Assessment, J. D. Mobley, US EPA; S. Cadle, GM; H. C. Frey, North Carolina State University; S. Wierman, MARAMA; M. Deslauriers, Environment Canada; L. Rajas-Bracho, Mexican INE; H. Feldman, API.

"Comparison Between MOBILE6.2 Model Predictions and Ambient Concentrations of Air Toxics," S. G. Brown, T. M. Tamura, H. L. Arkinson, and H. R. Hafner, Sonoma Technology, Inc.

Overview of 1999 NEI for HAPs: Data Quality and Trends, A. Pope and S. Dombrowski, US EPA; D. G. Brown, North Carolina State University; S. Finn and R. Oommen, Eastern Research Group, Inc.

CMV Emissions By Fuel Consumption and Power Demand Methods, K. Agyei, Puget Sound Clean Air Agency.

State Greenhouse Gas Projection Tool: A Companion to EPA's State Inventory Tool, A. Denny, US EPA; A. Choate and P. Groth, ICF Consulting.

Dry Deposition of NH3 in the Vicinity of a Swine Production Facility, J. Walker, US EPA.
   -POSTER

"Recent Updates to the SMOKE Emissions Modeling System," C. Seppanen, Carolina Environmental Program, University of North Carolina.

"Evaluating Petroleum Industry VOC Emissions in Delaware, New Jersey and Southeastern Pennsylvania," E. Sabo, MACTEC Federal Programs, Inc.; S. Kayin, MARAMA; R. Papalski, New Jersey DEP; B. Stelzer, Delaware DNREC; B. Trowbridge, Pennsylvania DEP; T. Weir, Philadelphia AMS; S. Wierman, MARAMA.

"Modeling Ammonia Dispersion from Multiple CAFOs Using GIS," J. Cajka, M. Deerhake, C. Yao, RTI International.

"Environmental Information Exchange Network - a Partnership with EPA, States and Tribes," C. Freeman, US EPA.

"Development of a Processed Based Model for Agricultural Ammonia," Z. Wang, UC Riverside, M. Janssen, LADCO.

A Detailed Emission Inventory for Air Quality Planning at the Local Scale: the Lombardy (Italy) Experience, S. Caserini, A. Fraccaroli, A. Monguzzi, M. Moretti, A. Giudici, E. Angelino, G. Fossati, ARPA Lombardia, Settore ARIA; G. Gurrieri, Regione Lombardia, D. G. Qualità dell 'Ambiente, ITALY.

"A PM10 Emission Factor for Freestall Dairies," B. Goodrich, California State University at Fresno; C.B. Parnell, S. Mukhtar, R.E. Lacey, and B.W. Shaw, Texas A&M University.

"Emissions of Ammonia, Methane and Hydrogen Sulfide at Dairies," D. Goorahoo and C. Krauter, California State University, S. Wierman, MARAMA.

"Modeling Ammonia Dispersion from Multiple CAFOs Using GIS," J. Cajka, M. Deerhake, C. Yao, RTI International.

"Environmental Information Exchange Network - a Partnership with EPA, States and Tribes," C. Freeman, US EPA.

"Development of a Processed Based Model for Agricultural Ammonia," Z. Wang, UC Riverside, M. Janssen, LADCO.

"A Detailed Emission Inventory for Air Quality Planning at the Local Scale: the Lombardi (Italy) Experience," S. Caserinini, A. Fraccaroli, A. Monguzzi, M. Moretti, A. Giudici, E. Angelino, G. Fossati, ARPA Lombardia, Settore ARIA; G. Gurreri, Regione Lombardia, D. Qualita dell Ambiente, ITALY.

"A PM10 Emission Factor for Freestall Dairies," B. Goodrich, California State University at Fresno; C.B. Parnell, S. Mukhtar, R.E. Lacey, and B.W. Shaw, Texas A&M University.

The Pune, India Experience - Developing a PM10 Emission Inventory and Database in Seven Days with Forty People, P. Gaffney, M. Benjamin, J. Mooney, US EPA, T. MacDonald, US EPA.
   -POSTER

"Emissions of Ammonia, Methane and Hydrogen Sulfide at Dairies," D. Goorahoo and C. Krauter, California State University.

Emissions Factors Workshop

Our Vision for the Emissions Factors Program, EPA Measurement Policy Group (EFPAG).

Building Emission Factors With Limited Resources, P. Gaffney, California Air Resources Board.

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