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Criteria Air Contaminants (CACs) include
carbon monoxide (CO), particulate matter (coarse
and fine), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), sulphur dioxide (SO2)
and nitrogen oxides (NOX).
The development of an emissions
inventory is a labour-intensive procedure requiring a significant level of
effort and commitment of time and resources. The end-uses for emission
inventories may be summarized as follows:
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Policy
Planning and Development
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Defining emission reduction
objectives at the regional, national or global scale, and calculating emission
abatement costs and benefits.
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Regulatory Compliance
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Demonstrating compliance with
regional, national or international emission reduction objectives, policies or
agreements.
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Effects and Consequences
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Assessing the potential and/or
detectable impacts on human health, ecological systems, and real or perceived
nuisance to the general public.
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Atmospheric Modelling
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Data input to transport,
transformation, deposition, source apportionment and receptor modelling in
support of policy planning & development. Verification of the benefits of
abatement strategies and applied scientific research.
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Quality Assurance and Quality
Control
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Comparisons between concentrations
predicted from estimated emissions and observed ambient
concentrations.
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