Emission Inventory

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-009343",
  "term": "Emission Inventory",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A listing, by source, of the amount of air pollutants discharged into the atmosphere of a community; used to establish emission standards.\n\n2. A list of air pollutants emitted into a community's, state's, nation's, or the Earth's atmosphere in amounts per some unit time (e.g. day or year) by type of source. An emission inventory has both political and scientific applications.\n\n3. A listing, by source and pollutant, of the amount of air pollutants discharged into the atmosphere. Emission inventories can be based on emissions estimates, emissions measurements, or both.",
  "abbreviation": "EI",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "Terms of Environment",
    "Greenhouse Gas Emissions",
    "Report on the Environment (ROE) Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/emission-inventory/"
}