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Air Emissions Inventories

What are the units of NEI emissions data?

NEI emissions values represent total annual emissions for the inventory reporting year.  Criteria air pollutants and precursors (CAPs) are reported in short tons per year, and hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) are reported in lbs per year.