Emission Factor

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-009338",
  "term": "Emission Factor",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The relationship between the amount of pollution produced and the amount of raw material processed. For example, an emission factor for a blast furnace making iron would be the number of pounds of particulates per ton of raw materials.\n\n2. The average rate of emissions, generally uncontrolled, per unit of activity for a given pollutant.\n\n3. Greenhouse gas emission in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per short ton of material managed.\n\n4. Estimate of the amount of an air pollutant that is released into the atmosphere, as the result of an activity, in terms of mass of emissions per unit of activity (for example, the pounds of sulfur dioxide emitted per gallon of fuel burned).\n\n5. Relationship between the amount of pollution produced by a particular source and the amount of raw material processed. For example, an emission factor for a blast furnace making iron might be pounds of particulates emitted per ton of raw materials processed.\n\n6. The relationship between the amount of pollution produced by a particular source and the amount of raw material processed. For example, an emission factor for a blast furnace making iron might be pounds of particulates emitted per ton of raw materials processed.",
  "abbreviation": "EF",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "Terms of Environment",
    "Emissions Inventory System Glossary",
    "Waste Reduction Model (WARM) Definitions and Acronyms",
    "40 CFR 49.123 (CFR 2013)",
    "Report on the Environment (ROE) Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/emission-factor/"
}