About this Manual

The purpose of all Emission Estimation Technique (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 is designed to assist Department of Defence (Defence) facilities to meet their NPI reporting obligations. It is one in a series of Manuals that form the Defence Facilities Handbook. Specific information on emission estimation techniques is contained in the other Manuals in the Handbook.

EET MANUAL: Defence

HANDBOOK: Defence

ANZSIC CODES: 820 and 8200

Structure of the Defence Handbook

Emission Estimation Technique Manual for Defence Facilities along with the NPI Guide and the following Emission Estimation Technique Manuals from the Defence Handbook.

• Defence Facilities
• Fuel & Organic Liquid Storage
• Sewage and Wastewater Treatment
• Explosives Detonation Electroplating and Anodising
• Surface Coating
• Solvent Recycling
• Galvanizing
• Ferrous Foundries
• Non-ferrous Foundries
• Maritime Operations
• Printing, Publishing and Packaging
• Airports
• Shipbuilding Repair and Maintenance
• Explosives Manufacturing
• Landfills
• Potable Water Treatment
• Combustion in Boilers
• Combustion Engines
• Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation
• Mining
• The Electronics and Computer Industry
• Fugitive Emissions

First published in March 2000
National Pollutant Inventory
Environment Australia

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:

• sampling or direct measurement
• mass balance
• fuel analysis or other engineering calculations
• emission factors