Emissions Inventory

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-009394",
  "term": "Emissions Inventory",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A dataset that contains emissions data for multiple emissions sources and often multiple pollutants. A control strategy operates on one or more emissions inventories.\n\n2. Listing of information on the location, type of source, type and quantity of pollutant emitted as well as other parameters of the emissions.\n\n3. 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.\n\n4. A listing, by source, of the location and amount of air pollutants released into the air during some period (in NATA, a single year).\n\n5. A listing, by source, of the location and amount of air pollutants released into the air during some period (in AirToxScreen, a single year).",
  "subject": "Air",
  "references": [
    "Control Strategy Tool (CoST) Glossary",
    "40 CFR 93.152 (CFR 2013)",
    "Report on the Environment (ROE) Glossary",
    "National Air Toxics Assessment (NATA) Glossary",
    "AirToxScreen Glossary of Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/emissions-inventory/"
}