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NPI Industry reporting

Emission Estimation Technique Manual
for
Glass and Glass Fibre Manufacturing

Version 2.0


About this Manual

The purpose of all Emission Estimation Techniques (EET) Manuals in this series is to assist Australian manufacturing, industrial, and service facilities to report emissions of listed substances to the National Pollutant Inventory (NPI). This Manual describes the procedures and recommended approaches for estimating emissions from facilities engaged in glass manufacturing activities.

The glass and glass product manufacturing activities covered by this Manual includes facilities primarily engaged in the manufacture of:

EET MANUAL: Glass and Glass Fibre Manufacturing

HANDBOOK: Glass and Glass Product Industry

ANZSIC CODE : 261 and 264 (the latter code relates to Glass Fibre and Glass Wool Manufacturing)

First published in August 1998
Version 2.0 - 17 May 2004
National Pollutant Inventory
Department of the Environment and Heritage

Download the Manual

The full document is available for downloading as a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to view the PDF file.

If you are unable to access this document, please contact the Department of the Environment and Heritage to organise a suitable alternative format.

Emission Estimation Techniques Used in the Manuals

Estimates of emissions of NPI-listed substances to air, water and land should be reported for each substance that triggers a threshold. The reporting list and detailed information on thresholds are contained in the NPI Guide at the front of this Industry Handbook. In general, there are four types of emission estimation technique (EET) that may be used to estimate emissions from a facility.

The four types described in the NPI Guide are:

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