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New and Revised Emission Factors for Flares and New Emission Factors for Certain Refinery Process Units and Determination for No Changes to VOC Emission Factors for Tanks and Wastewater Treatment Systems - Documents

Documents for the new and revised emission factors for flares and new emission factors for certain refinery process units and determination for no changes to VOC emission factors for tanks and wastewater treatment systems.

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EPA Review of Available Documents and Rationale in Support of Final Emissions Factors and Negative Determinations for Flares, Tanks, and Wastewater Treatment Systems (PDF)(92 pp, 3 MB, April 2015)
Final Report EF (PDF)(84 pp, 1 MB, April 2015)
Response to Comments (PDF)(153 pp, 1 MB, April 2015)
Comments as of Dec 22, 2014 (PDF)(640 pp, 62 MB, December 2014)