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Air Emissions Factors and Quantification

Emissions Estimation Protocol for Petroleum Refineries

Emissions Estimation Protocol for Petroleum Refineries - Version 3.0  (PDF 254 pp, 2,956K) posted April 20, 2015.

Questions
For questions about the guidance document or the tool, contact Brenda Shine at shine.brenda@epa.gov 

Background Documentation 
These documents have been posted for information purposes only. 

-  Refinery wastewater emissions tool spreadsheet - March 2011(211 K) -   (XLSX 207K)
-  Petroleum Refinery Source Characterization and Emission Model for Residual Risk Assessment (PDF 114 pp, 523K). Prepared for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Research Triangle Park, NC. EPA Contract No. 68-D6-0014. July 2, 2002. 
 - Petroleum Refineries: Background Information for Proposed Standards (PDF 110 pp, 5.7M). Background information on the proposed petroleum refinery MACT standards. EPA EPA-453/R-98-003, June 1998.