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Southwest Lake Michigan Pilot Study

Table of Contents

LIST OF TABLES

LIST OF FIGURES

ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. INTRODUCTION
Southwest Lake Michigan Pilot Study
Products
Definitions

2. OBJECTIVES
Urban Area Source Emissions Estimation Goal Under the Clean Air Act
1986 Great Lakes Governors' Toxic Substances Control Agreement and CAA Section 112(m)
Target Compounds

3. METHODOLOGY
Air Toxics Emissions Inventory Protocol for the Great Lakes States
Developing and Testing Client/Server Emissions Estimation and Inventory Software: RAPIDS
Collecting and Compiling Data from Three States
Coordination Methods

4. RESULTS
Urban Area Source Emissions Estimation Goal Under the 1990 CAA
Overview of the RAPIDS System

5. CONCLUSIONS
Implications for the Protocol
Implications for RAPIDS
Implications for FIRE
Implications for the Full Eight-State Regional Inventory and Next Steps

6. APPENDICES

Appendix A: Illinois Toxic Emissions Inventory
Background
Data Sources
Calculation Methods
Results

Appendix B: Indiana Toxic Emissions Inventory
Background
Data Sources
Calculation Methods
Results

Appendix C: Wisconsin Toxic Emissions Inventory
Background
Data Sources
Calculation Methods
Results

Appendix D: Index of SIC Codes

Appendix E: Carcinogenicity Ratings for Target Compounds Included in the Regional Toxic Air Emissions Inventory Based on the U.S. EPA's Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Database (September 1995)

Appendix F: Great Lakes Commission Regional Emission Inventory of Toxic Air Contaminants Steering Committee

Appendix G: Southwest Lake Michigan Pilot Study Subcommittee

Appendix H: Southwest Lake Michigan Pilot Study Quality Assurance/ Quality Control Committee

Appendix I: Southwest Lake Michigan Pilot Study Internet Mailing List: Airtoxics@great-lakes.net

List of Tables

Table 2-1: List of Target Compounds for the Regional Toxic Air Emissions Inventory
Table 3-1: Personnel Responsible for Pilot Inventory Compilation and Quality Assurance/Quality Control
Table 4-1: Regional Summary of Pollutant Emissions, by State and Region, for all Inventoried Sources in the Southwest Lake Michigan Pilot Project Study Area, 1993
Table 4-2: Regional Toxic Air Emissions by Inventoried Source for the Southwest Lake Michigan Pilot Project Study Area, 1993
Table A-1: Summary of Illinois Emissions
Table A-2: Cook County IL, Emissions by SIC for Sources < 25 tons/year
Table A-3: DuPage County IL, Emissions by SIC for Sources < 25 tons/year
Table A-4: Grundy County IL, Emissions by SIC for Sources < 25 tons/year
Table A-5: Kane County IL, Emissions by SIC for Sources < 25 tons/year
Table A-6: Lake County IL, Emissions by SIC for Sources < 25 tons/year
Table A-7: McHenry County IL, Emissions by SIC for Sources < 25 tons/year
Table A-8: Will County IL, Emissions by SIC for Sources < 25 tons/year
Table A-9: Illinois Emission Factors Used for Natural Gas Combustion
Table A-10: Illinois Emission Factors Used for Fuel Oil Combustion
Table A-11: Illinois Emission Factors Used for Coal Combustion
Table A-12: Illinois Emission Factors Used for Internal Combustion
Table A-13: Illinois Emission Factors Used for By-Product Coke Manufacturing
Table A-14: Illinois Emission Factors Used for Copper Smelting
Table A-15: Illinois Emission Factors Used for Iron Production
Table A-16: Illinois Emission Factors Used for Steel Production
Table A-17: Illinois Emission Factors Used for Lead Production
Table A-18: Illinois Emission Factors Used for Secondary Copper/Brass
Table A-19: Illinois Emission Factors Used for Gray Iron Foundries
Table A-20: Illinois Emission Factors Used for Secondary Lead
Table A-21: Illinois Emission Factors Used for Lead Battery Manufacture
Table A-22: Illinois Emission Factors Used for Steel Foundries
Table A-23: Illinois Emission Factors Used for Secondary Zinc
Table A-24: Illinois Emission Factors Used for Asphaltic Concrete
Table A-25: Illinois Emission Factors Used for Concrete Batching
Table A-26: Illinois Emission Factors Used for Incineration
Table B-1: Lake County IN, Emissions by SIC for Sources <25 tons/year
Table B-2: Porter County IN, Emissions by SIC for Sources <25 tons/year
Table C-1: Kenosha County WI, Emissions by SIC for Sources
Table C-2: Milwaukee County WI, Emissions by SIC for Sources
Table C-3: Racine County WI, Emissions by SIC for Sources
Table C-4: Summary: Kenosha, Milwaukee, and Racine County, WI, Totals
Table E-1: Carcinogenicity Ratings for Target Compounds Included in the Regional Toxic Air Emissions Inventory Based on the U.S. EPA's Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Database

List of Figures

Figure 1-1: Southwest Lake Michigan Pilot Study Area
Figure 3-1: Major Steps and Checkpoints in the Regional Inventory Development Effort as Stipulated in the Air Toxics Emissions Inventory Protocol for the Great Lakes States
Figure 4-1: Hierarchy of POM Compounds in the Target Compounds List of the Regional Air Toxic Emissions Inventory
Figure 4-2: Design of the RAPIDS System
Figure 4-3: Sample RAPIDS Emissions Estimation Screen
Figure 4-4: RAPIDS Data Flow
Figure 4-5: Comparison of Fixed and Flexible Attribute Approaches to Data Storage
Figure 4-6: Arsenic; Estimated Emissions from Small Point and Area Sources in the Southwest Lake Michigan Study Area, 1993
Figure 4-7: Benz(a)anthracene; Estimated Emissions from Small Point and Area Sources in the Southwest Lake Michigan Study Area, 1993
Figure 4-8: Benzo(a)pyrene; Estimated Emissions from Small Point and Area Sources in the Southwest Lake Michigan Study Area, 1993
Figure 4-9: Cadmium; Estimated Emissions from Small Point and Area Sources in the Southwest Lake Michigan Study Area, 1993
Figure 4-10: Carbon Tetrachloride; Estimated Emissions from Small Point and Area Sources in the Southwest Lake Michigan Study Area, 1993
Figure 4-11: Chromium; Estimated Emissions from Small Point and Area Sources in the Southwest Lake Michigan Study Area, 1993
Figure 4-12: Chromium Hexavalent; Estimated Emissions from Small Point and Area Sources in the Southwest Lake Michigan Study Area, 1993
Figure 4-13: Chrysene; Estimated Emissions from Small Point and Area Sources in the Southwest Lake Michigan Study Area, 1993
Figure 4-14: Cobalt; Estimated Emissions from Small Point and Area Sources in the Southwest Lake Michigan Study Area, 1993
Figure 4-15: Copper; Estimated Emissions from Small Point and Area Sources in the Southwest Lake Michigan Study Area, 1993
Figure 4-16: 1,2 Dichloroethane; Estimated Emissions from Small Point and Area Sources in the Southwest Lake Michigan Study Area, 1993
Figure 4-17: Ethylbenzene; Estimated Emissions from Small Point and Area Sources in the Southwest Lake Michigan Study Area, 1993
Figure 4-18: Fluoranthene; Estimated Emissions from Small Point and Area Sources in the Southwest Lake Michigan Study Area, 1993
Figure 4-19: Lead; Estimated Emissions from Small Point and Area Sources in the Southwest Lake Michigan Study Area, 1993
Figure 4-20: Manganese; Estimated Emissions from Small Point and Area Sources in the Southwest Lake Michigan Study Area, 1993
Figure 4-21: Mercury; Estimated Emissions from Small Point and Area Sources in the Southwest Lake Michigan Study Area, 1993
Figure 4-22: Methylene Chloride; Estimated Emissions from Small Point and Area Sources in the Southwest Lake Michigan Study Area, 1993
Figure 4-23: Naphthalene; Estimated Emissions from Small Point and Area Sources in the Southwest Lake Michigan Study Area, 1993
Figure 4-24: Nickel; Estimated Emissions from Small Point and Area Sources in the Southwest Lake Michigan Study Area, 1993
Figure 4-25: Phenol; Estimated Emissions from Small Point and Area Sources in the Southwest Lake Michigan Study Area, 1993
Figure 4-26: PCB; Estimated Emissions from Small Point and Area Sources in the Southwest Lake Michigan Study Area, 1993
Figure 4-27: PCDD; Estimated Emissions from Small Point and Area Sources in the Southwest Lake Michigan Study Area, 1993
Figure 4-28: PCDF; Estimated Emissions from Small Point and Area Sources in the Southwest Lake Michigan Study Area, 1993
Figure 4-29: PAH; Estimated Emissions from Small Point and Area Sources in the Southwest Lake Michigan Study Area, 1993
Figure 4-30: POM; Estimated Emissions from Small Point and Area Sources in the Southwest Lake Michigan Study Area, 1993
Figure 4-31: TCDD 2,3,7,8; Estimated Emissions from Small Point and Area Sources in the Southwest Lake Michigan Study Area, 1993
Figure 4-32: TCDF 2,3,7,8; Estimated Emissions from Small Point and Area Sources in the Southwest Lake Michigan Study Area, 1993
Figure 4-33: Tetrachloroethylene; Estimated Emissions from Small Point and Area Sources in the Southwest Lake Michigan Study Area, 1993
Figure 4-34: Trichloroethene; Estimated Emissions from Small Point and Area Sources in the Southwest Lake Michigan Study Area, 1993
Figure 4-35: 1,1,1 Trichloroethane; Estimated Emissions from Small Point and Area Sources in the Southwest Lake Michigan Study Area, 1993
Figure 5-1: Sample RAPIDS QC Checker Screen
Figure 5-2: Sample AIRS Conversion Screen



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