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17th Annual International Emission Inventory Conference
"Inventory Evolution - Portal to Improved Air Quality"
Papers and Presentations
Portland, Oregon - June 2 - 5, 2008
The papers, presentations, posters and training materials below have been converted to Acrobat PDF.
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Final Program (PDF 960K)
PLENARY SESSION
Local Scale - (PM) NAAQS, John Crouch, Director of Public Affairs - Hearth, Patio and Barbecue Association
Regional/National Scale - Residual risk reduction for toxic air emissions , Jan L. Laughlin, Regulatory Issues Coordinator - Air, Health, Safety & Environment - Conoco Phillips
Global Scale - GHG emissions - Jeff C. Muffat, Manager Environmental Regulatory Affairs - 3M
Session 1. Innovative EI Development Methods
High Resolution on the High Seas: The Unprecedented Detail of the 2005-2006 British Columbia Ocean-Going Vessel Emissions, R. Bryant, B. McEwen, E. Hou, S. Sidi, R. Quan, A. Green.
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New Developments in the Emission Inventory of The Netherlands, P. Coenen, D. Heslinga and J. Hulskotte.
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Data Management and Emissions for a Port Landside Emission Inventory for the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, B. McEwen and G. Olszewski
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Using Satellite Imagery for an Inventory of Erodible Vacant Land, F. D. Hall and W. F. Kemner.
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Hourly Biomass Burning Emissions Inventory Derived from Satellite Data, X. Zhang and S. Kondragunta.
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Webmapping Solutions for the Development of Emission Inventory Models, V. Gois, J. Neves and L. Nogueira.
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Detailed Operational Data as a Means to Improve Air Emissions Management, A. Martins, V. Schmall, R. Oliveria, B. Pikman and K. Weiss.
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Session 2. Stationary Source
Emissions of SO2, NOx, CO2 and Hydrocarbons from Industrial Sources in Houston Measured by the NOAA WP-3, R. A. Washenfelder, T. B. Ryerson, E. L. Atlas, C. A. Brock, G. J. Frost, J. S. Holloway, J. W. Peischi, S. M. Schauffler, M. Trainer and F. C. Fehsenfeld.presentation
Quantification of Ethene Emissions from Petrochemical Industries in Houston, Texas: Large Disagreements with Emission Inventories, J.A. de Gouw, C. Warneke, S. te Lintel Hekkert, J. S. Holloway, D. D. Parrish, J. Peischl. T. B. Ryerson, J. Mellqvist, E. L. Atlas and A. Fried
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A Comprehensive Oil and Gas Emissions Inventory for the Denver-Julesburg Basin in Colorado, A. Bar-Ilan, R. Friesen, J. Grant and A. Pollack
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New Methodology for Estimating Emissions from Residential Wood Combustion, R. Huntley, F. Divita, J. Van Bruggen and S. Colodner
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Revised Interpretation of Residential Wood Combustion Survey Data Resulting in Emissions Estimates Reductions, C. Swab, S. Otterson and J. Stocum.
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Preparation of the 2005 Point Sources National Emissions Inventory, R. Oommen, D. Wilson and A. Pope
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Use of a PRTR Emission Inventory in Assessing the Benefits of Abatement Policies in Industry, T. Pulles and W. Appleman .
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Session 3. Global/International Issues
The GEIA-ACCNR Web Portal on Emissions, C. Granier, A. Guenther, P. Middleton and A. Mieville
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Air Emissions Inventory Data in Europe: New Perspectives, M. Adams, S. Cryan and A. Mourelatou.
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Overview of the CEC's North American Pollutant Release and Transfer Register and Emissions Inventory Efforts, O. Cabrera-Rivera .
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An Inventory of Gases and Particles Emissions for the 1900-2000 Period, C. Grainer, C. Liousse, B. Guillaume, A. Mieville, J. M. Gregoire and F. Mouillot.
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Development of High-Resolution Emissions Inventories from Motor Vehicles for City-Level Air Dispersion Modeling in China - A Case Study, H. Guo.
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Panel: Local and Global Assessments - the Art and Science of Integrating Inventories
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Session 4. Emission Factors
Emission Factors for New Certified Residential Wood Heaters, J. E. Houck, L. Y. Pitzman and P. Tiegs .
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Emission Factors for Aged Uncertified Residential Cordwood Heaters, J. E. Houck,
L. Y. Pitzman and P. Tiegs
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Development of Emission Factors for Pulp & Paper Mill Sources, J. E. Pinkerton and
A. V. Someshwar
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Determination of Emission Factors from Commercial Marine Vessels, E. Williams, B. Lerner, P. Murphy, S. Herndon and M. Zahnise.
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An Introduction to Chapter 16: 'Methods for Estimating Air Emissions from Chemical Manufacturing Facilities', A. Hatfield.
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Determination of Urban VOC Emissions Ratios and Comparison with Inventories, C. Warneke, J. A. de Gouw, P. D. Goldan, W. C. Kuster, J. S. Holloway, E. J. Williams, D. D. Parrish,M. Trainer, F. C. Fehsendeld, S. Kato, E.L. Atlas, A. Baker and D. R. Blake
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African Combustion Emissions, C. Liousse, E. Assamoi, B. Guillaume, J. M. Gregoire, H. Cachier, B. Guinot, R. Rosset, A. Konare, C. Granier and A. Mieville
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Session 5. Greenhouse Gases
Panel: Corporate, state and municipal representatives will describe experiences and lessons learned in creating a greenhouse gas inventory, including reasons for inventory development, data availability and quality, inventory uses, challenges, and future plans. There will be ample time for questions from the audience.
The California Registry & Emission Reduction Project Accounting, D. Markolf
Oregon Greenhouse Gase Inventory Process: Suddenly Everybody Cares . . ., B. Drumheller
Improving the Transportation Component of State Greenhouse Gas Inventories, J. Davies, M. Grant and F. Gallivan
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Comparison of GHG Emissions Inventories with Different Reporting Protocols, G. Pelletier.
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Double-Counting in Municipal Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventories, L. M. Miller.
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Realizing Residential Building Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions: The Case for a Web-based Geospatial Building Performance and Social Marketing Tool, H. S. Knowles, III.
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Session 6. EI Preparation for Modeling
Generating an Hour-By-Hour Model-Ready Marine Emission Inventory, J. W. Boulton, M. Van Altena, D. Devine, M. Lepage, C. di Cenzo and A. Green.
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Emissions Processing and Sensitivity Air Quality Modeling of Categoty 3 Commerical Marine Vessel Emissions, R. Mason, P. Dolwick, E. Kinnee and M. Wilson.
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Converting Gridded Inventories to ORL Format for Processing with SMOKE, Z. Adelman, L. Ran, A. Zubrow and T. Sfetsos
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Development of an Air Emission Inventory for the Western Arizona Sonora Border AirQuality Study (WASBAQS): Part I - U.S. Emission Inventory, G. Mansell, J. Grant, A. Bar-llan, A. K. Pollack, M. E. Wolf and P. G. Fields.
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Development of an Air Emission Inventory for the Western Arizona Sonora Border AirQuality Study (WASBAQS): Part 2 - Mexico Emission Inventory, G. Mansell, J. Grant, A. Bar-llan, A. K. Pollack, M. E. Wolf and P. G. Fields.
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Emissions Modeling of Specific Highly Reactive Volatile Organic Compounds (HRVOC) in the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria Ozone Nonattainment Area, R. Thomas, J. Smith, M. Jones, J. MacKay and J. Jarvie.
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Modeling of Columbia River Gorge Emissions, J. G. Wilkinson, C. Swab, U. Nopmongcol, E. Tai, C. Emery and P. Mairose.
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Development and Application of the High Elective Resolution Modeling Emission System (HERMES): A Multi-Pollutant High-Resolution (1km2-1hr) Emission Model for Spain, J. M. Baldasano, L P. Guereca, E. Lopez, S. Gasso, P. Jimenez-Guerrero.
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Using SMOKE from the Emissions Modeling Framework, M. Houyoux, C. Allen, A. Beidler, A. Zubrow and R. Mason.
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Improving Emission Projections for Stationary Sources, L. Chappell and A. Bollman.
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Session 7. Air Toxics
Air Toxics Analysis-Particularly Metals, K. Hagelstein and J. Heinze.
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Identifying Priority Hazardous Air Pollutants of Potential Concern: A Comparison of Toxicity-Weighted Emissions and Ambient Risk Calculations, R. Oommen, D. Dayton, J. Siwft, A. Pope, J. Hemby and M. Jones.
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Estimating Background Concentrations for NATA02, J. Hemby, T. Palma, A. Pope, M. Strum, M. McCarthy and H. Hafner.
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Panel:The Risk and Technology Review Process - A Collaborative Approach between the EPA, State/Local agencies, and Industry, M. Todd.
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RTR Phase II Group 2: South Carolina's Review and Updates, L. Barnes and C. Wilbanks
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Using and Improving NEI Data for Residual Risk and Technology Review (RTR) Projects, A. Pope. T. Palma, P. Hirtz, D. Smith, D. Wilson, D. Burch, C. Holder, D. Reeves and K. Schaffner
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Session 8. Tools - Emissions Data Sharing & Assessment
Aligning the Data Planets: The National Environment Exchange Network Connects Emissions Data, M. West.
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The Air Emissions Inventory (AEI) Project: An Update on a Universal Schema, S. Rasmussen, D. Burling, P. Garvey and S. Dombrowski.
presentation
Development of a Commodity-based Fire Emissions Tracking System, M. Mavko and D. Randall.
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Recent Applications of the Control Strategy Tool (CoST) within the Emissions Modeling Framework, A. Eyth, D. D. Vecchio, D. Yang, D. Misenheimer, D. Weatherhead and L. Sorrels.
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An Electronic Data Entry System for Point Sources, S. Ehrhardt.
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Using Exchange Network and CDX Services: Key Steps for Exchanging Emissions Inventory Data, R. Chaudet, C. Freeman and C. Clark.
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Emission Reduction Analysis Tool for Heavy Duty Diesel Engines, J. Wang, K. Bolechowsky and A. Booth.
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Session 9. Emission Inventory Data Analysis
Reactive and Non-Reactive Species of Nitrogen in Atmospheric Emission Inventories - A Review S. Reis, M. Zhang, G. Lijie and M. Sutton.
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Regional Haze Technical Analysis Using the Colorado Emissions Trace, C. Taipale.
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The use of Bio-mass: Synergies and Trade-offs Between Climate Change and Air Pollution in Italy, T. Pignatelli, I. D'Elia, G. Vialetto , M. Bencardino, and M. Contaldi.
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Refining and Analyzing Emissions Data for Use in Regional Haze Planning, P. Fields and L. Gribovicz.
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Session 10. EI Validation and Quality Assurance
Evaluation of NOx Emissions in the Western US Using WRF-Chem Model Simulations and Satellite Observations, W. R. Barnard, S-W Kim, A. Heckle, G. Frost, A. Richter, J. Gleason, J. Burrows, S. McKeen, E-Y Hsie and M. Trainer.
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Top-down Evaluation of Point Source NOx, SO2 and CO Emissions and Comparison to Inventories, G. J. Frost, T. B. Ryerson, M. Trainer, J. S. Holloway, J. W. Peischl and F. C. Fehsendeld.
presentation
The Effect of Input Assumptions on the results of IPM Modeling Runs Used to Predict Future Pollutant Emissions, J. McDill.
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Determination of Biogenic Emissions from Aircraft Measurements During Four Campaigns and Comparison with Biogenic Emission Inventories, C. Warneke, S. McKeen, J. A. de Gouw, J. Brioude, H. Stark, M. K. Trainer, F. C. Fehsenfeld, C. Wiedinmyer, A. B. Guenther and
L. Del Negro.
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Using Google Earth to Display Emissions Data, J. Drukenbrod.
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The Netherlands PRTR-System and Quality Control by the Public, C. W. M. van der Maas.
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Using Air Quality Modeling to Improve Air Emission Inventories, V. Gois.
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Session 11. Mobile Sources
Link Based vs NEI Onroad Emissions Impact on Air Quality Model Predictions, M. Strum, K. Wessom, S. Phillips, A. Pollack, S. Sheppard,
M. Jimenez, A. Beidler, M. Wilson, D. Ensley, R. Cook, H. Michaels and D. Brzezinski.
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EmiLink: A Quantitative Mobile Source Air Toxics (MSATs) Analysis Tool, C. Klaus, M. Venugopal, K. Yu and S-K Park.
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Observational Evaluation of Mobile Source Emissions, G. Frost, S. McKeen, M. Trainer, K. Aikin, J. Peischl, T. Ryerson, J. Holloway, G. Petron, P. Tans and R. Harley.
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Update on MOVES by US EPA OTAQ, Making the transition to MOVES G. Dolce.
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Intermodal Yard Activity and Emissions Evaluations, C. Lindhjem.
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Improving the Spatial Allocation of Construction Equipment Emissions, S. Smeltzer.
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Use of National Mobile Inventory Model (NMIM) for Photochemical Modeling Applications in Texas, C. Kite and J. MacKay.
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Session 12. PM: Agriculture & Ammonia; Managed Burning & Wildfires
A Temporal Inventory of Ammonia Emission from Agriculture Sources in Canada, S. Bittman, S. C. Sheppard, S. M. Beaulieu and J. Ayres.
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Comparing Area Burned Estimates for the Continental United States in Support of the National Emissions Inventory, A. Soja, J. Al-Saadi, G. Pouliot, L. Giglio, C. Wiedemyer, S. Raffuse, X. Zhang, S. Kondragunta, T. Pierce, B. Pierce, T. Pace, C. Kittaka and J. Szykman.
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Satellite Based Wildland Fire Emission Inventories, S. Urbanski, B. Nordgren, and W. Min Hao.
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Impact of Fires on PM2.5 Air Quality, T. G. Pace, J. Drukenbrod, G. Pouliot and T. Pierce.
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Development of Wildland Fire Emission Inventories for 2002-2006 and Sensitivity Analyses, S. M. Raffuse, D. C. Sullivan, L. R. Chinkin, E. A. Gilliland, N. Larkin, R. Solomon and T. Pace.
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Development and Applications of Systems for Modeling Emissions and Smoke from Fires: The BlueSky Smoke Modeling Framework and SMARTFIRE, S. M. Raffuse, D. C. Sullivan, L. R. Chinkin, K. J. Craig, N. J. M. Wheeler, S. B. Reid, N. Larkin and R. Solomon.
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Fire Emissions Inventories for Regional Haze Planning in the WRAP, D. M. Randall.
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Poster Session
1. Development of an Ammonia Emission Inventory for the San Francisco Bay Area, E. K. Gilliland, D. C. Sullivan and S. B. Reid.
2. Comparison of Biomass Burning Emission Estimates, G. Pouliot and T. Pierce.
3. IA Methodology to Constrain the Potential Source Strength of Various Soil Dust Sources Contributing to Atmospheric PM10 Concentrations in Europe, H. Denier van der Gon, E. Hendriks, M. Schaap, and A. Visschedijk.
4. Climate Change Emissions Inventories for Companies Reporting to Registries and Projects, D. Millar, M. Grossman and B. T. O'Neil.
5. High Resolution Emissions Inventories and the Carbon Cycle, G. Pétron, A. Andrews, G. Frost, A. Jacobson, W. Peters and P. Tans.
6. A Top-Down Compilation of State and Provincial Greenhouse Gas Emission Summaries and Projections: 1990, 2005, and 2020, L. Williams, B. Strode, S. Roe, T. Peterson and R. Strait.
7. Project Level Mobile Source Air Toxics Analysis: Loop-12 Case Study in the Dallas Fort-Worth, Texas Region, C. Klaus, M. Venugopal, K. Yu, S-K Park.
8. On-Road Transport Emissions in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires, Argentina, D. Gomez, L., Dawidowski and A. D'Angiola.
9. Aerosol Emissions from Commercial Shipping, D. Lack.
10. Alternatives and Tools for Motor Vehicle Emission Estimations in Mexican Cities, G. Echániz-Pellicer, V. Garibay-Bravo and J. A. Aguilar-Gómez.
11. Minerals Management Service Gulf of Mexico Emissions Inventories, H. Ensz, D.Wilson, R. Oommen and R. Billings.
12. Integration of Vehicle Activity into Emissions Estimation Based on On-Board Measurements for Diesel Light-Duty Vehicles, M. C. Coelho, H. Zhai, H. C. Frey, N. M. Rouphail, and L. Pelkmans. "BEST POSTER FOR 2008"
13. Recent Updates to the Smoke Modeling System and its Applications, B. H. Baek, Z. Adelman, A. Eyth, S. Arunachalam, A. Hanna, M. Houyoux, and M. Strum.
14. Emission Processing or Long-Term Regional Air Quality Modeling, C. Hogrefe, Jia-yeong Ku, G. Sistla and E. Zalewsky.
15. Emissions Processing Methodology for the New GEM-MACH Model, M. Sassi, L. P. Crevier, S. Ménard, G. Morneau, D. Niemi, P. Makar, W. Gong, and D. Fox.
16. Combining Software Tools to Post-Process Output from the Smoke Emissions Model, P. Barickman
17. Emissions Modeling of Specific Highly Reactive Volatile Organic Compounds (HRVOC) in the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria Ozone Nonattainment Area, R. Thomas, J. Smith, M. Jones, J. MacKay and J. Jarvis.
18. Development of an Hourly Modeling Emissions Inventory from Several Sources of Regulatory Speciate Hourly Data for the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria Ozone Nonattainment Area, R. Thomas, M. Jones, B. Exum, D. Karp and J. MacKay.
19. Air Pollution from Past Operations Lead Smelters in Mitrovica, A. Syla and K. Berisha.
20. Development of an Emission Database in XML and its Integration with a Geographic Information System into an Atmospheric Chemistry Model in Mexico, A. Ortinez.
21. Speciate 4.1 - EPA's Database of Speciated Emission Profiles, D. Mobley, L. Beck, Y. Hsu and F. Divita, Jr.
22. Using Google Earth to Display Emissions Data, J. Drukenbrod.
23. Developing a Web-Based CALPUFF Dispersion Model-Ready Air Emission Inventory, K. O'Neill, R. Chapman, D. Chadder; R. Mintz and R. Barrett.
24. The EIS Gateway, M. Husk.
25. Benefits and Overview of the Electronic Reporting Tool (ERT), P. Baker
26. Environmental Knowledge and Assessment Tool (EKAT), T. Boguski, R. Green, L. Erickson, E. Keck and J. Fredkin.
27. Management System for Air Emissions - SIGEA - the Search for Corporate Sustainability, A. Martins, V. Schmall and R. Oliveira.
28. Emission Inventory for Medellin City (Colombia), M. V. Toro, J. Serna, J. C. Gomez and C. Sanchez.
29. Characteristics of C2-C5 Hydrocarbon and Monoaromatic Compounds in the Air of Urban Raipur, S. Chattisgarh, S. Sharma and K.S. Patel.
30. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Distribution in Central India, S. Sharma, K.S. Patel .
31. Satellite Based Wildland Fire Emission Inventories, S. Urbanski, B. Nordgren, W. M. Hai - "PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD FOR 2008".
Training
The EIS Gateway: Your Entry into the Emissions Inventory System, M. Husk, US EPA (PDF 2.66MB)
An Introduction to the EIS Reporting Format, M. Husk, US EPA (PDF 1.32KB)
National Mobile Inventory Model (NMIM), H. Michaels, US EPA (PDF 15k+----------------KB)
NMIM Course 2008 Part 1
NMIM Course 2008 Part 2
NMIM Course 2008 Part 3
NMIM Course 2008 Part 4
Introduction to EPA's Motor Vehicle Emission Simulator (MOVES), D. Brzezinski, US EPA (PDF 269KB)
Overview of the Inventory of U. S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2006, Leif Hockstad, US EPA (PDF 214KB)
Greenhouse Gase Inventory 101 - What to Consider When Starting an Inventory, A. Denny, US EPA (PDF 481KB)
Introduction to Emission Inventories - Part 1: Overview and Part 2: Emission Estimation and Team Exercises, A. Pope, US EPA (142.33zip MB)
Web Cast Training
Electronic Reporting Tool, R. Myers (2.75MB)
SPECIATE - EPA's Database of Speciated Emission Progress, L. Beck (763KB)
The Use of Water9 with Project Files, H. Glover-Ward (177KB)
The Use of Water9 to Model Processes, H. Glover-Ward (312KB)