National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory

Emissions of the USEPA 16 PAH- by Species and Source Sector

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1998%

Acenapthene

Road Transport (diesel)

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

2%

Acenapthene

Road Transport (petrol)

8

9

8

8

7

6

6

5

4

7%

Acenapthene

Natural Fires and Open Agricultural Burning

39

34

26

4

4

4

4

4

4

6%

Acenapthene

Creasote Use

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

26%

Acenapthene

Aluminium Production

139

133

128

123

117

92

29

23

23

36%

Acenapthene

Coke Production

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1%

Acenapthene

Domestic Wood Combustion

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

4%

Acenapthene

Industrial Wood Combustion

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0%

Acenapthene

Domestic Coal Combustion

17

18

16

16

11

7

8

8

8

12%

Acenapthene

Industrial Coal Combustion

13

15

16

13

12

10

8

6

4

6%

Acenapthene

Other Sources

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0%

TOTAL

239

230

216

185

173

141

76

67

64

100%

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1998%

Acenapthylene

Road Transport (diesel)

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2%

Acenapthylene

Road Transport (petrol)

15

15

15

13

12

11

10

9

8

6%

Acenapthylene

Natural Fires and Open Agricultural Burning

49

42

32

5

4

4

4

4

4

4%

Acenapthylene

Creasote Use

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4%

Acenapthylene

Aluminium Production

40

38

37

35

34

26

8

7

7

6%

Acenapthylene

Coke Production

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4%

Acenapthylene

Domestic Wood Combustion

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

60%

Acenapthylene

Industrial Wood Combustion

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0%

Acenapthylene

Domestic Coal Combustion

24

25

22

21

15

10

11

11

11

9%

Acenapthylene

Industrial Coal Combustion

18

20

22

18

16

14

11

8

5

5%

Acenapthylene

Other Sources

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1%

TOTAL

230

225

212

177

166

150

129

122

118

100%

 

 

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1998%

Anthracene

Road Transport (diesel)

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1%

Anthracene

Road Transport (petrol)

8

8

7

7

6

5

5

4

4

4%

Anthracene

Natural Fires and Open Agricultural Burning

6

5

4

1

1

1

1

1

1

1%

Anthracene

Creasote Use

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

17%

Anthracene

Aluminium Production

292

280

269

258

246

193

61

49

49

61%

Anthracene

Coke Production

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

3%

Anthracene

Domestic Wood Combustion

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

7%

Anthracene

Industrial Wood Combustion

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0%

Anthracene

Domestic Coal Combustion

6

6

6

6

4

3

3

3

3

3%

Anthracene

Industrial Coal Combustion

5

5

6

5

4

4

3

2

1

2%

Anthracene

Other Sources

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1%

TOTAL

340

329

316

299

285

229

96

82

81

100%

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1998%

Benz[a]anthracene

Road Transport (diesel)

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

3%

Benz[a]anthracene

Road Transport (petrol)

9

9

8

8

7

6

6

5

4

18%

Benz[a]anthracene

Natural Fires and Open Agricultural Burning

7

6

5

1

1

1

1

1

1

3%

Benz[a]anthracene

Creasote Use

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1%

Benz[a]anthracene

Aluminium Production

49

47

45

43

41

32

10

8

8

34%

Benz[a]anthracene

Coke Production

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

6%

Benz[a]anthracene

Domestic Wood Combustion

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

18%

Benz[a]anthracene

Industrial Wood Combustion

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0%

Benz[a]anthracene

Domestic Coal Combustion

6

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

11%

Benz[a]anthracene

Industrial Coal Combustion

5

5

5

4

4

3

3

2

1

6%

Benz[a]anthracene

Other Sources

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1%

TOTAL

83

81

77

69

64

53

30

26

24

100%

 

 

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1998%

Benzo[a]pyrene

Road Transport (diesel)

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

0.9

0.9

0.7

4%

Benzo[a]pyrene

Road Transport (petrol)

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.0

6.3

5.7

5.1

4.4

3.8

22%

Benzo[a]pyrene

Natural Fires and Open Agricultural Burning

31.2

27.1

20.5

3.3

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

16%

Benzo[a]pyrene

Creasote Use

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0%

Benzo[a]pyrene

Aluminium Production

24.6

23.6

22.7

21.7

20.8

16.3

5.2

4.1

4.1

24%

Benzo[a]pyrene

Coke Production

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

6%

Benzo[a]pyrene

Domestic Wood Combustion

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

7%

Benzo[a]pyrene

Industrial Wood Combustion

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0%

Benzo[a]pyrene

Domestic Coal Combustion

5.1

5.3

4.8

4.6

3.3

2.2

2.4

2.3

2.3

13%

Benzo[a]pyrene

Industrial Coal Combustion

3.9

4.3

4.7

3.9

3.5

3.0

2.4

1.8

1.2

7%

Benzo[a]pyrene

Other Sources

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

2%

TOTAL

76.8

72.3

64.1

44.1

40.4

33.6

21.5

19.0

17.6

100%

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1998%

Benzo[b]fluoranthene

Road Transport (diesel)

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

3%

Benzo[b]fluoranthene

Road Transport (petrol)

7

7

7

6

6

5

5

4

4

19%

Benzo[b]fluoranthene

Natural Fires and Open Agricultural Burning

20

18

13

2

2

2

2

2

2

10%

Benzo[b]fluoranthene

Creasote Use

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0%

Benzo[b]fluoranthene

Aluminium Production

53

51

49

47

45

35

11

9

9

49%

Benzo[b]fluoranthene

Coke Production

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

7%

Benzo[b]fluoranthene

Domestic Wood Combustion

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

7%

Benzo[b]fluoranthene

Industrial Wood Combustion

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0%

Benzo[b]fluoranthene

Domestic Coal Combustion

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1%

Benzo[b]fluoranthene

Industrial Coal Combustion

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1%

Benzo[b]fluoranthene

Other Sources

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

3%

TOTAL

86

81

74

60

57

46

22

19

18

100%

 

 

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1998%

Benzo[ghi]perylene

Road Transport (diesel)

4

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

2

11%

Benzo[ghi]perylene

Road Transport (petrol)

26

26

25

23

21

19

17

14

12

59%

Benzo[ghi]perylene

Natural Fires and Open Agricultural Burning

6

5

4

1

1

1

1

1

1

3%

Benzo[ghi]perylene

Creasote Use

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0%

Benzo[ghi]perylene

Aluminium Production

14

13

13

12

12

9

3

2

2

11%

Benzo[ghi]perylene

Coke Production

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2%

Benzo[ghi]perylene

Domestic Wood Combustion

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

4%

Benzo[ghi]perylene

Industrial Wood Combustion

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0%

Benzo[ghi]perylene

Domestic Coal Combustion

3

3

3

2

2

1

1

1

1

6%

Benzo[ghi]perylene

Industrial Coal Combustion

2

2

3

2

2

2

1

1

1

3%

Benzo[ghi]perylene

Other Sources

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1%

TOTAL

56

55

52

46

42

36

27

24

21

100%

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1998%

Benzo[k]fluoranthene

Road Transport (diesel)

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

6%

Benzo[k]fluoranthene

Road Transport (petrol)

8

8

7

7

6

5

5

4

4

33%

Benzo[k]fluoranthene

Natural Fires and Open Agricultural Burning

10

9

7

1

1

1

1

1

1

8%

Benzo[k]fluoranthene

Creasote Use

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0%

Benzo[k]fluoranthene

Aluminium Production

26

25

24

23

22

17

5

4

4

39%

Benzo[k]fluoranthene

Coke Production

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

6%

Benzo[k]fluoranthene

Domestic Wood Combustion

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4%

Benzo[k]fluoranthene

Industrial Wood Combustion

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0%

Benzo[k]fluoranthene

Domestic Coal Combustion

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0%

Benzo[k]fluoranthene

Industrial Coal Combustion

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0%

Benzo[k]fluoranthene

Other Sources

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2%

TOTAL

46

44

40

33

31

26

13

12

11

100%

 

 

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1998%

Chrysene

Road Transport (diesel)

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2%

Chrysene

Road Transport (petrol)

10

10

9

8

8

7

6

5

5

13%

Chrysene

Natural Fires and Open Agricultural Burning

7

6

5

1

1

1

1

1

1

2%

Chrysene

Creasote Use

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2%

Chrysene

Aluminium Production

125

120

115

110

105

82

26

21

21

59%

Chrysene

Coke Production

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1%

Chrysene

Domestic Wood Combustion

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

10%

Chrysene

Industrial Wood Combustion

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0%

Chrysene

Domestic Coal Combustion

6

6

5

5

4

2

3

2

2

7%

Chrysene

Industrial Coal Combustion

4

5

5

4

4

3

3

2

1

4%

Chrysene

Other Sources

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1%

TOTAL

158

152

145

135

127

102

44

37

36

100%

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1998%

Dibenz[ah]anthracene

Road Transport (diesel)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2%

Dibenz[ah]anthracene

Road Transport (petrol)

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

11%

Dibenz[ah]anthracene

Natural Fires and Open Agricultural Burning

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1%

Dibenz[ah]anthracene

Creasote Use

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0%

Dibenz[ah]anthracene

Aluminium Production

10

10

9

9

9

7

2

2

2

25%

Dibenz[ah]anthracene

Coke Production

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2%

Dibenz[ah]anthracene

Domestic Wood Combustion

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0%

Dibenz[ah]anthracene

Industrial Wood Combustion

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0%

Dibenz[ah]anthracene

Domestic Coal Combustion

6

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

39%

Dibenz[ah]anthracene

Industrial Coal Combustion

5

5

5

4

4

3

3

2

1

20%

Dibenz[ah]anthracene

Other Sources

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1%

TOTAL

23

23

23

21

18

14

9

8

7

100%

 

 

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1998%

Fluoranthene

Road Transport (diesel)

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1%

Fluoranthene

Road Transport (petrol)

11

11

10

10

9

8

7

6

6

4%

Fluoranthene

Natural Fires and Open Agricultural Burning

16

14

11

2

1

1

1

1

1

1%

Fluoranthene

Creasote Use

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2%

Fluoranthene

Aluminium Production

596

573

550

526

503

394

126

100

100

77%

Fluoranthene

Coke Production

6

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

3%

Fluoranthene

Domestic Wood Combustion

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

5%

Fluoranthene

Industrial Wood Combustion

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0%

Fluoranthene

Domestic Coal Combustion

10

10

9

9

6

4

5

4

4

3%

Fluoranthene

Industrial Coal Combustion

8

8

9

8

7

6

5

4

2

2%

Fluoranthene

Other Sources

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2%

TOTAL

660

635

607

572

545

431

161

133

131

100%

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1998%

Fluorene

Road Transport (diesel)

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1%

Fluorene

Road Transport (petrol)

19

19

17

16

14

13

12

10

9

7%

Fluorene

Natural Fires and Open Agricultural Burning

7

6

5

1

1

1

1

1

1

1%

Fluorene

Creasote Use

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

19%

Fluorene

Aluminium Production

223

214

206

197

188

147

47

37

37

31%

Fluorene

Coke Production

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2%

Fluorene

Domestic Wood Combustion

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

6%

Fluorene

Industrial Wood Combustion

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0%

Fluorene

Domestic Coal Combustion

54

56

50

49

35

23

25

24

24

20%

Fluorene

Industrial Coal Combustion

41

45

50

41

37

32

26

19

12

10%

Fluorene

Other Sources

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1%

TOTAL

382

377

365

339

311

252

146

128

119

100%

 

 

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1998%

Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene

Road Transport (diesel)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1%

Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene

Road Transport (petrol)

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

9%

Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene

Natural Fires and Open Agricultural Burning

12

10

8

1

1

1

1

1

1

14%

Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene

Creasote Use

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0%

Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene

Aluminium Production

13

13

12

12

11

9

3

2

2

29%

Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene

Coke Production

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6%

Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene

Domestic Wood Combustion

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1%

Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene

Industrial Wood Combustion

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0%

Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene

Domestic Coal Combustion

4

4

4

4

3

2

2

2

2

23%

Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene

Industrial Coal Combustion

3

3

4

3

3

2

2

1

1

12%

Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene

Other Sources

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3%

TOTAL

34

33

29

22

19

16

9

8

8

100%

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1998%

Napthalene

Road Transport (diesel)

11

11

11

11

11

10

9

9

7

1%

Napthalene

Road Transport (petrol)

68

66

63

58

53

48

43

38

33

5%

Napthalene

Natural Fires and Open Agricultural Burning

757

659

498

79

70

70

70

70

70

11%

Napthalene

Creasote Use

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

3%

Napthalene

Aluminium Production

358

344

330

316

302

236

75

60

60

10%

Napthalene

Coke Production

62

57

52

49

50

50

50

50

50

8%

Napthalene

Domestic Wood Combustion

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

13%

Napthalene

Industrial Wood Combustion

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0%

Napthalene

Domestic Coal Combustion

410

424

384

369

265

176

190

183

183

30%

Napthalene

Industrial Coal Combustion

311

343

378

308

279

239

193

146

94

15%

Napthalene

Other Sources

14

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

2%

TOTAL

2089

2017

1829

1302

1141

941

744

668

610

100%

 

 

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1998%

Phenanthrene

Road Transport (diesel)

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

1%

Phenanthrene

Road Transport (petrol)

18

18

17

16

14

13

12

11

9

3%

Phenanthrene

Natural Fires and Open Agricultural Burning

49

42

32

5

4

4

4

4

4

2%

Phenanthrene

Creasote Use

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

7%

Phenanthrene

Aluminium Production

1199

1152

1105

1059

1012

792

252

201

201

70%

Phenanthrene

Coke Production

13

12

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

4%

Phenanthrene

Domestic Wood Combustion

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

8%

Phenanthrene

Industrial Wood Combustion

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0%

Phenanthrene

Domestic Coal Combustion

22

23

20

20

14

9

10

10

10

3%

Phenanthrene

Industrial Coal Combustion

18

20

21

17

16

14

11

8

6

2%

Phenanthrene

Other Sources

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

1%

TOTAL

1366

1315

1256

1175

1120

891

348

293

288

100%

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1998%

Pyrene

Road Transport (diesel)

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

2%

Pyrene

Road Transport (petrol)

11

11

10

9

9

8

7

6

5

6%

Pyrene

Natural Fires and Open Agricultural Burning

12

11

8

1

1

1

1

1

1

1%

Pyrene

Creasote Use

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3%

Pyrene

Aluminium Production

331

318

305

292

279

219

70

56

56

67%

Pyrene

Coke Production

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

4%

Pyrene

Domestic Wood Combustion

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

8%

Pyrene

Industrial Wood Combustion

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0%

Pyrene

Domestic Coal Combustion

10

10

9

9

6

4

5

4

4

5%

Pyrene

Industrial Coal Combustion

8

8

9

8

7

6

5

4

2

3%

Pyrene

Other Sources

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1%

TOTAL

387

374

357

334

317

253

102

86

84

100%