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Sinclair Knight Merz for WA Department of the Environment, May 2005
The Western Australian Department of Environment commissioned Sinclair Knight Merz to review the status of, and identify and recommend ways to improve, the current emission estimation methodologies used to calculate fugitive (non-combustion) particulate matter. The review is to cover all components of fugitive emissions including PM2.5, PM10, TSP and metals/metal compounds from noncoal mining industries (gold, base metals, iron ore, bauxite, quarries).
This report contains a review of current emission estimation techniques used in the NPI Mining Manual and Aggregated Emissions from Paved and Unpaved Roads EET Manual. The report also presents a review of the status of techniques listed in the USEPA AP-42, US NEI and the US TRI, as well as the NPRI. The report provides recommendations on potential improvements to the current EETs, further test work that can be conducted to improve the techniques for Australian non-coal mining conditions and the potential costs that such work may incur.
The views and opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Australian Government or the Minister for the Environment and Heritage.
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