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NOx Emissions 1970-2002

Source Category197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002
TOTAL ALL SOURCES26,88326,74127,02527,30526,95826,37727,23727,64627,50227,26027,07926,83626,42226,16926,71725,75725,42225,58226,07425,37825,52925,17925,26025,35725,34924,95624,78724,70524,34822,84522,59821,54721,102
FUEL COMBUSTION TOTAL (Tier 0 - 01)10,06110,37210,80611,17910,90310,48611,29111,74011,60211,40911,32011,18810,99210,72811,35210,0489,87010,01410,47210,53710,89410,77910,92811,11111,01510,82710,51310,55410,3839,1988,8198,4548,294
FUEL COMB. ELEC. UTIL. (Tier 1 - 01)4,9005,0805,4105,7895,7435,6946,1206,5676,4236,4337,0247,0546,7766,9217,2686,1276,1116,2466,5456,5936,6636,5196,5046,6516,5656,3846,1646,2766,2325,7215,3304,9174,699
Coal3,8884,0224,3034,7614,7494,8285,2875,6895,5535,5386,1236,1756,0036,2226,5155,2405,2395,3765,6665,6765,6425,5595,5795,7445,6365,5795,6015,6445,4364,9094,5634,2084,094
bituminous2,1122,1502,2742,4982,5182,5902,8493,0402,9883,0273,4393,5103,4723,6143,8204,3784,3864,4654,5424,5954,5324,4354,4564,4034,2073,8303,8023,8283,6353,5123,2182,9372,632
subbituminous1,0411,0591,1201,2311,2401,2761,4031,4971,4721,4911,6941,7291,7101,7801,8826686357028678378578748681,0871,1671,4751,5701,5911,5751,1371,0871,0351,296
anthracite & lignite344348366400403414453484472479542551546566597194218209256245254250255255262273229225226256255233163
other391465542632587548582668621541447385274261217NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA3333
Oil1,0121,0581,1071,02999386683387887089590187977469975219326321727328522121217018016396118145223201166170130
residual40561091251351019712212378392618172317824720125626820719815816614994116142220185152156121
distillate9721,0019989048587657367567478188628537566827291516161617141413141422231614138
otherNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA0NANANANANANANANANANANANA
GasNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA646559605557582565580579551591562285319381434422359270
naturalNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA646559605557582565580579551591562273306363426414352264
processNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA1213197876
OtherNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA782841404154
Internal CombustionNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA4850485049235168175176175148153161164137140139152
FUEL COMB. INDUSTRIAL (Tier 1 - 02)4,3254,4454,5314,5464,3534,0074,3314,3574,3484,1933,5553,4453,5203,1603,4153,2093,0653,0633,1873,2093,0352,9793,0713,1513,1473,1443,1513,1013,0502,7092,7232,7572,870
Coal771640614566528520485461469509444511498512573608613596617615584570574589602597540537524419408432447
bituminous532442426392366359333318324352306354345355397430439435447446399387405413420412366364357244237250232
subbituminous1641361311211131111039810010894109106109122141414151418202128384646464435343662
anthracite & lignite756257534951494645484448464854333127293026262626272619191822212335
otherNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA131129119126124141137122122117112109108105118114122119
Oil332388409431402354432470457340286245247175175309300292296294265237244245241247224216209192201214175
residual22822523524623018624025524721117913915110010019118117217517618014615415314915614013012610411211586
distillate104113123127114112132144141756373675052898989918871737375767373747281819180
otherNA505157595660716954443329252429303131291418171717171112118888
Gas3,0603,2703,3493,3863,2602,9833,2453,2503,2313,1432,6192,4932,5872,2772,4571,5201,4331,5051,5841,6251,1811,2501,3011,3301,3331,3241,2041,1891,1751,0331,0481,0441,058
natural3,0533,1193,1963,2303,1062,8373,0913,0953,0782,9882,4692,3642,4632,1512,3291,2821,2061,2851,3601,4059671,0251,0681,0951,1031,102992970958835845848837
process877575966655333227216210214209211222230233228220210216215197202195219
otherNA14414715114714014514914814914512512112312511101010103332223331113
Other162147158164163149170176191201205196187196209118120119121120131129126124124123119113114142140148145
wood/bark waste102104111116115108123128140141138138130144144899292939289828283838483798010099106100
liquid wasteNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA1212121212811101111119887779
other604346484841464751616757575164171615161634363430302827262536353636
Internal CombustionNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA6555995525695568737938258638468541,0641,0451,0289239269181,045
FUEL COMB. OTHER (Tier 1 - 03)8368488658448087858408168317837416896966486707126947067407361,1961,2811,3531,3081,3031,2981,1971,1771,101768766779725
Commercial/Institutional Coal232730343833333540342529333437373637393840363840403833353736373838
Commercial/Institutional Oil2102112152131911761971881851501551221189696106110121117106978893939510395978081838575
Commercial/Institutional Gas120125130130128125133125130139131126130122126145139144157159200210225232237231247252243244249257229
Misc. Fuel Comb. (Except Residential)NANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA111211111134322831313022232335363724
Residential Wood444242394139444957667475818081887769747546505345444930303045333328
Residential Other439442448428410412433418419393356337333316331326320323343347780865916867857847770740688326328330332
distillate oil1181171201181121131251241231048577716264757679807820921121021021021019318817253535356
natural gas242249256244239246252241245248238227232219228248241241259267449469489513516519470437400208209211235
other7976716658545554514133333136403333312118521814413111810811411765666642
INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES TOTAL (Tier 0 - 02)1,2158308007957546976977087197206666585545445798918728418608528928168578618788739509941,0109409439771,000
CHEMICAL & ALLIED PRODUCT MFG (Tier 1 - 04)271240243251243221217227218230213207158145161262264255274273168165163155160158125127129102105107105
Organic Chemical Mfg704552615753506061675457485657373838424218222219202021212114151518
Inorganic Chemical Mfg2011951911911861681671661561631591501108910422191718181212105676667788
Polymer & Resin MfgNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA22222223236665543332233
Agricultural Chemical MfgNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA14314514115115280777674767450515248494948
Paint, Varnish, Lacquer, Enamel MfgNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA000000000000000000
Pharmaceutical MfgNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA000000000000000000
Other Chemical MfgNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA383837403952485051545445464731313229
METALS PROCESSING (Tier 1 - 05)777278888373797683826570454954878075828397768183919883898986899484
Non-Ferrous Metals ProcessingNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA16151415151415131212121112129999
Ferrous Metals Processing777278888373797683826570454954585348535478566267758366717171737868
Metals Processing NECNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA13131313146564447767777
PETROLEUM & RELATED INDUSTRIES (Tier 1 - 06)240545658606364687071727270687012410910110097153121148123117110139143143120122124149
Oil & Gas ProductionNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA6955484847104656870635886888866676968
Petroleum Refineries & Related Industries2405456586063646870717272706870555352514947527649494847484846464746
Asphalt ManufacturingNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA1111134455577789935
OTHER INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES (Tier 1 - 07)187192201210204182198208220219205200179191203327328320315311378352361370389399433460467451479501487
Agriculture, Food, & Kindred ProductsNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA555553334365558848
Textiles, Leather, & Apparel ProductsNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA000000000001110000
Wood, Pulp & Paper, & Publishing Products181819202018202121222423232526737676767791888686898986899193969983
Rubber & Miscellaneous Plastic ProductsNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA000000000000000110
Mineral Products169174182190184164178187199198181177156167177239238230225220270249259267281287327350355338361383385
cement mfg97102107111105899510210911098938292101137136130126124151131139143150153196212214181190203214
glass mfg484950535353586165636061575757484847464559596164666769747667717573
other24242425262324242525232317181954545353516159606064666264659010010598
Machinery ProductsNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA222223223672331111
Electronic EquipmentNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA0000000000000
Transportation EquipmentNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA000000000000000000
Miscellaneous Industrial ProcessesNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA8877710101099101212121111129
SOLVENT UTILIZATION (Tier 1 - 08)NANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA233331233332334448
DegreasingNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA000000000000000003
Graphic ArtsNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA000000111111111111
Dry CleaningNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA0000000000000
Surface CoatingNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA222221222222223333
Other IndustrialNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA000000000000000000
NonindustrialNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA0000000000000
Solvent Utilization NECNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA000000000
STORAGE & TRANSPORT (Tier 1 - 09)NANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA2222236555615161614151616
Bulk Terminals & PlantsNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA0111112222220
Petroleum & Petroleum Product StorageNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA111112200007881111
Petroleum & Petroleum Product TransportNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA000000000000000000
Service Stations: Stage INANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA0000000
Service Stations: Stage IINANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA000000000
Organic Chemical StorageNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA111110233344443335
Organic Chemical TransportNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA0000000000000
Inorganic Chemical StorageNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA0NANANA00000000000000
Bulk Materials Storage storageNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA000110000012228999
WASTE DISPOSAL & RECYCLING (Tier 1 - 10)4402712221891641591381291291181111091039190878785858491959612311499153157163162129130152
Incineration1106358555056464141413737332424272929313149515174655351535454565751
Open Burning330208164134113103928888767472706766595856545242434344444498101106103686895
POTWNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA0000000000000
Industrial Waste WaterNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA0000000000000
TSDFNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA0000000000000
LandfillsNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA000000011112224444
OtherNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA000000114311110001
TRANSPORTATION TOTAL (Tier 0 - 03)15,27715,23815,18615,13315,08115,02915,01715,00414,99214,91614,84514,77814,71014,64314,57514,50814,42214,37514,01513,69513,37313,29813,22113,14313,06612,98912,91212,97012,77612,45612,56011,93211,452
HIGHWAY VEHICLES (Tier 1 - 11)12,62412,52312,40712,29212,17612,06111,94811,83511,72211,60511,49311,38111,26811,15611,04410,93210,82010,70710,3369,9649,5929,4499,3069,1629,0198,8768,7338,7928,6198,3718,3947,7747,365
Light-Duty Gas Vehicles & Motorcycles8,5428,3518,1607,9697,7787,5877,3967,2067,0156,8226,6326,4426,2526,0625,8725,6815,4915,3014,9554,6094,2624,0203,7773,5343,2913,0492,8062,5222,3872,4302,3122,1812,166
light-duty gas vehicles8,5428,3508,1587,9667,7747,5837,3917,1997,0076,8126,6216,4296,2386,0465,8555,6635,4725,2804,9344,5874,2403,9993,7583,5163,2753,0332,7922,5072,3722,4152,2972,1682,152
motorcycles012334678101113141517182021212222211918171514151515151414
Light-Duty Gas Trucks1,5401,5441,5481,5511,5551,5591,5631,5671,5711,5741,5781,5821,5861,5901,5941,5981,6021,6061,5721,5381,5041,4951,4871,4781,4691,4611,4521,4591,4531,4501,4361,4691,401
light-duty gas trucks 18688778878969069159249349439529629719819909991,0091,0181,0281,0069849629699769839909971,0049739601,0149991,036974
light-duty gas trucks 2672666661655650644639633628622616611605600595589584578566554542526511495479464448486493436437434427
Heavy-Duty Gas Vehicles723713703694684674664654644634624614604595585575565555559563567557547537527516506447417481453421404
Diesels1,8331,9151,9962,0782,1592,2412,3242,4082,4922,5752,6592,7422,8262,9102,9943,0783,1613,2453,2503,2543,2593,3773,4953,6143,7323,8503,9684,3654,3624,0104,1923,7023,395
heavy-duty diesel vehicles1,7641,8461,9282,0102,0932,1752,2572,3392,4222,5032,5852,6682,7502,8322,9152,9973,0793,1623,1723,1833,1943,3183,4423,5673,6913,8163,9404,0214,0773,9864,1783,6873,378
light-duty diesel trucks70676563615856545249474543403836343229262321191715141233127413699
light-duty diesel vehicles023568111519222630333741444852494643383429252116131112777
OFF-HIGHWAY (Tier 1 - 12)2,6522,7152,7792,8422,9052,9683,0693,1693,2693,3113,3533,3973,4423,4873,5313,5763,6023,6673,6803,7313,7813,8493,9153,9814,0474,1134,1794,1784,1564,0844,1674,1584,086
Non-Road Gasoline9093959799102103104105107108109111112113114116117118120120125129133137141145163176204192190211
recreational445678888888888777777788889101011101011
construction444444444444444444444444555666666
industrial302928282727262625242423232222212020191918181717161615161629141313
lawn & garden192021232425262728293132333435363738404142444750525557687673868693
farm222222222233333333333333344445445
light commercial23345566788991011111213131414161718192021263032353539
logging000000000000000000000000000000001
airport service000000000000000000000000000002000
railway maintenance000000000000000000000000000000000
recreational marine vessels303030303030303031313131313131313131323232323233333334343445353642
Non-Road Diesel3744304865425986537117698278859431,0031,0641,1251,1851,2461,2881,3691,3711,4131,4541,4811,5071,5331,5591,5851,6111,6131,6131,7341,6001,5881,600
recreational000011111111111111111112222222222
construction167196225254283312340369398427456485514543571600621658662682702715727739751764776774772858762754764
industrial3541475460677379869299105112118124131132144134135136137138138139139140139138126133132132
lawn & garden000000000002579111416192124262831333538404238454649
farm112131151170190209229248268287307326346365385404419443449463478487496505514523532533533576530525521
light commercial01234581114172023262831343740434648515457596265676973727476
logging575656555454535252515050494848474546424139373634323129262527222120
airport service0000000000011223455677788899911999
railway maintenance000000001111112222222233333333333
recreational marine vessels34556678891010111112131314151516161718181920202121222324
Aircraft505152535556575960616364656668697072717070707172737374839196888181
Marine Vessels9789809819839849869629389149339519709881,0061,0251,0431,0621,0801,0541,0291,0031,0121,0211,0301,0391,0491,0581,0089588571,0081,0131,011
dieselNANANANANANANANA721735750764779793808822837851831811791800809817826835844801757672795799797
residual oilNANANANANANANANA194198201205209213217221225229223218212213213213213213213207200182214215214
otherNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA2NANANA
Railroads1,1361,1301,1251,1191,1141,1081,1641,2201,2751,2301,1851,1391,0941,0481,0039589128678939199459629799961,0141,0311,0481,0611,0739391,001999889
Other24313947556371808896104112120129137145154163172181189199207216225234243251246255278286295
liquified petroleum gas5132028354350586673818997104112120129137145154162171179188196204213221215215246254262
compressed natural gas191919202021212222222323242425252626262727282829293030303139323233
MISCELLANEOUS (Tier 0 - 04)330300234198219165233194189214248213165254210310259352727293369286255241390267412187179251276184356
MISCELLANEOUS (Tier 1 - 13)330300234198219165233194189214248213165254210310259352727293369286255241390267412187179251276184356
Agriculture & ForestryNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA2NANA2
agricultural livestockNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA2NANA2
Other Combustion330300234198219165233194189214248213165254210310259352727293368285253240388265412187179249276184354
Health ServicesNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA00000000000
Cooling TowersNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA0NA00NANANANANANANA
Fugitive DustNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA1111110000000
OtherNANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANANA000NANANANA

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