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 describes the procedures and recommended approaches for estimating emissions from facilities engaged in textile and clothing product manufacture.

This Manual covers facilities engaged in spinning natural and man-made fibres into yarns and threads. These materials are then converted by weaving and knitting into fabrics. Finally, the fabrics, and in some cases the yarns and threads used to make them, are dyed and finished.

The primary focus of this Manual is on weaving and knitting operations, with a brief mention of the processes and pollutants from carpet manufacture.

EET MANUAL: Textile and Clothing Industry

HANDBOOK: Textile Product Manufacturing

ANZSIC CODES : 222 series (also 2212, 2213, 2214 and 2215)

First published in July 1999
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