This document provides technical documentation of nonpoint (area) source emissions estimation as a part of the ten volumes of the Emissions Inventory Improvement Program (EIIP) materials. These volumes provide standard procedures for calculating air emissions data with targeted quality objectives using cost effective approaches, but in some cases have become outdated.

“Volume 3 – Area Sources and Area Source Method Abstracts” provides a complete reference for both the general case of nonpoint source emissions (Chapter 1) as well as for 16 specific cases (Chapters 2-9, and 11-18) for a variety of source types often included as nonpoint source emissions in inventories.  In addition, Volume 3a provides additional information on ammonia emissions from various source types, and Volume 3b provide abstracts on seven additional categories.  The chapters include nonpoint source guidance on planning, emissions estimation, data collection, inventory documentation and reporting, and quality assurance/quality control.

• Chapter 1 - Introduction to Area Source Emission Inventory Development (PDF)(84 pp, 375 K, January 2001)
• Chapter 2 - Residential Wood Combustion (PDF)(40 pp, 252 K, January 2001)
• Chapter 3 - Architectural Surface Coating (PDF)(51 pp, 247 K, November 1995)
• Chapter 4 - Dry Cleaning (PDF)(47 pp, 164 K, May 1996)
• Chapter 5 - Consumer and Commercial Solvent Use (PDF)(89 pp, 306 K, August 1996)
• Chapter 6 - Solvent Cleaning (PDF)(96 pp, 254 K, September 1997)
• Chapter 7 - Graphic Arts (PDF)(57 pp, 198 K, November 1996)
• Chapter 8 - Industrial Surface Coating (PDF)(44 pp, 237 K, September 1997)
• Chapter 9 - Pesticides - Agricultural and Nonagricultural (PDF)(73 pp, 240 K, June 2001)
• Chapter 11 - Gasoline Marketing (Stage I and Stage II) (PDF)(50 pp, 286 K, January 2001)
• Chapter 12 - Marine Vessel Loading, Ballasting and Transit (PDF)(54 pp, 193 K, January 2001)
• Chapter 13 - Auto Body Refinishing (PDF)(43 pp, 127 K, January 2000)
• Chapter 14 - Traffic Markings (PDF)(49 pp, 175 K, May 1997)
• Chapter 15 - Landfills (PDF)(73 pp, 237 K, January 2001)
• Chapter 16 - Open Burning (PDF)(72 pp, 297 K, January 2001)
• Chapter 17 - Asphalt Paving (PDF)(54 pp, 202 K, January 2001)
• Chapter 18 - Structure Fires (PDF)(37 pp, 183 K, January 2001)
• Chapter 24 - Conducting Surveys for Area Source Inventories (PDF)(53 pp, 178 K, December 2000)