Emissions Inventory System (EIS) Emissions 2017 - Current Semi-Annual County Environmental Protection
data.pa.gov | Last Updated 27 Jul 2021EPA's Emissions Inventory System (EIS) contains information about sources that emit criteria air pollutants (CAPs) and hazardous air pollutants (HAPs). The EIS includes estimates of annual air pollutant emissions from point, non-point, and mobile sources in the Pennsylvania counties. EPA collects information about emission sources and releases an updated version of the NEI database every three years. The data made available in the NEI are used for air dispersion modeling, regional strategy development, setting regulations, air toxins risk assessment, and tracking trends in emissions over time. The data derived in the State of Pennsylvania is published and searchable online on the www.pa.gov website. This data will be updated annually for the prior calendar year in the first Quarter of the following year.
This dataset has the following 59 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emissions Year | emissionsyear | text | Year of the emission (discharge of criteria air pollutants (CAPs) and hazardous air pollutants (HAPs)) | 2019 2017 2018 view top 100 |
| Facility Site & Associated System Identifier | facilitysiteid | text | Identifiers by which the facility site is known or has been know, and the system associated with the identifier | 67263 56364 76790 77042 67045 view top 100 |
| Facility Site Identifier | facilitysiteidentifier | text | A state's designated identifier by which the facility site is referred to by a system. The name of the facility is in the Facility Site Name column. | 420290796 420630001 420150002 420490026 4200300157 view top 100 |
| State & County FIPS Code | stateandcountyfipscode | text | The list is from FIPS Counties codes used for the identification of the Counties and County equivalents of the United States. The FIPS county code is a five-digit Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code which uniquely identifies counties and county equivalents in the United States, certain U.S. possessions, and certain freely associated states. The first 2-digits are the State code and the last 3-digits are the county codes. 42001 Adams 42003 Allegheny 42005 Armstrong 42007 Beaver 42009 Bedford 42011 Berks 42013 Blair 42015 Bradford 42017 Bucks 42019 Butler 42021 Cambria 42023 Cameron 42025 Carbon 42027 Centre 42029 Chester 42031 Clarion 42033 Clearfield 42035 Clinton 42037 Columbia 42039 Crawford 42041 Cumberland 42043 Dauphin 42045 Delaware 42047 Elk 42049 Erie 42051 Fayette 42053 Forest 42055 Franklin 42057 Fulton 42059 Greene 42061 Huntingdon 42063 Indiana 42065 Jefferson 42067 Juniata 42069 Lackawanna 42071 Lancaster 42073 Lawrence 42075 Lebanon 42077 Lehigh 42079 Luzerne 42081 Lycoming 42083 McKean 42085 Mercer 42087 Mifflin 42089 Monroe 42091 Montgomery 42093 Montour 42095 Northampton 42097 Northumberland 42099 Perry 42101 Philadelphia 42103 Pike 42105 Potter 42107 Schuylkill 42109 Snyder 42111 Somerset 42113 Sullivan 42115 Susquehanna 42117 Tioga 42119 Union 42121 Venango 42123 Warren 42125 Washington 42127 Wayne 42129 Westmoreland 42131 Wyoming 42133 York | 42003 42101 42091 42029 42063 view top 100 |
| Locality Name | localityname | text | The name of the city, town, village, or other locality. | PHILADELPHIA LANCASTER ERIE NEW FLORENCE WAYNE view top 100 |
| Location County name | locationcountyname | text | Pennsylvania County Name | Allegheny Philadelphia Montgomery Chester Indiana view top 100 |
| Location County Code | locationcountycode | number | State's County Code. For Pennsylvania the county codes are from 01 - 67 in Alphabetical order. | 2 51 46 15 32 view top 100 |
| Location State Code | locationaddressstatecode | text | The alphabetic codes that represent the name of the principal administrative subdivision of the United States, Canada, or Mexico. Standard 2-digit state code. | PA view top 100 |
| Location Zip Code | locationaddresspostalcode | text | The code the represents a U.S. Zip code or International postal code. | 19087-1816 15944-9154 18848-9207 15024 16507 view top 100 |
| Latititude | latitudemeasure | number | The measure of the angular distance on a meridian north or south of the equator. | 40.07424 40.38472 41.76242 42.14163 40.53639 view top 100 |
| Longitude | longitudemeasure | number | The measure of the angular distance on a meridian east or est of the prime meridian. | -75.41691 -79.06 -76.42046 -80.07668 -79.79222 view top 100 |
| Effective Date | effectivedate | calendar_date | Date that the Air Quality primary facility was created in eFACTS. | 1996-07-05T00:00:00.000 2000-09-22T00:00:00.000 1996-06-12T00:00:00.000 1996-07-18T00:00:00.000 1996-06-05T00:00:00.000 view top 100 |
| Emissions Unit Identifier | emis_unit_id | text | Identifiers by which the emissions unit is known or has been known. | 664531 475770 576070 666741 477965 view top 100 |
| Unit Description | unitdescription | text | Text description of the emissions unit. | BOILER #1 / BOILER #1 COAL - SCR LINE 14 DRYING & CALCINING SEWAGE SLUDGE INCINERATOR B & W BOILER (BOILER 3) SEWAGE SLUDGE INCINERATOR 2 view top 100 |
| Unit Type | unittype | text | Identifies the type of emissions unit activity. 100 Boiler. 270 Incinerator. 180 Process Heater 200 Furnace 220 Calciner 280 Flare 350 Process Equipment Fugitive Leaks 400 Storage Tank 430 Degreaser 450 Spray Booth or Coating Line 450 Spray Booth or Coating Line 470 Printing Line 470 Printing Line 470 Printing Line 480 Gasoline Loading Rack or Arm 600 Chemical Reactor 610 Oxidation Unit 620 Distillation Columns/Stripper 640 Mixer 680 Cooling Tower 720 Crusher 730 Grinder 740 Screen 760 Conveyor 770 Transfer Point 780 Silo 785 Open Storage Pile 255 Dryer | Printing Line Dryer Spray Booth or Coating Line Process Equipment Fugitive Leaks Flare view top 100 |
| Unit Design Capacity | unitdesigncapacity | number | The measure of the size of the unit based on the maximum continuous throughput capacity of the unit. Measured in units of “E6BTU/HR” (million Btu/hr). | 8280 7914 273.2 8060 7260 view top 100 |
| Unit Operation Date | unitoperationdate | calendar_date | The date in which the unit commenced operational activities | 1975-08-01T00:00:00.000 1978-01-01T00:00:00.000 1994-01-01T00:00:00.000 1996-01-06T00:00:00.000 1971-05-27T00:00:00.000 view top 100 |
| Unit Comment | unitcomment | text | Any comments regarding the emissions unit activity. | Added from ACHD data conversion process Alexandra Caluseriu 12/10/19Facility Limits TonsNOx-11 VOC-2.5 OIL IGNITION GUNS AVERAGE 4000 GAL/HR ON STARTUP AND OPERATE8 HOURS AVERAGE PER STARTUP FUEL SOX BASED ON AP-42 EMISSION FACTOR ALL BOILERS ARE MANUFACTURED BY COMBUSTION ENGINEERING OIL IGNITION GUNS AVERAGE 4000 GAL/HR AND OPERATE 8 HOURS AVERAGE PER STARTUP view top 100 |
| Control Approach Description | controlapproachdescription | text | Identifies the overall control system or approach, including capture effectiveness, where applied at an emissions unit to reduce the amount of pollutants released into the environment. | FLUE GAS DESULFURIZATION,Miscellaneous Control Devices LINE 14 AMMONIA SCRUBBER,Mechanical Scrubber #3 BOILER ESP,Single Stage Electrostatic Precipitator BAGHOUSE #260 - KILN SYSTEM,Baghouse - Reverse Air Jets VENTURI SCRUBBER,Venturi Scrubber view top 100 |
| Control Measure | controlmeasure | text | Identifies the piece of equipment or practice that is used to reduce one or more pollutants. 11 Single Cyclone 13 Multiple Cyclone 14 Centrifugal Separator 21 Spray Chamber 22 Cyclone Scrubber 23 Orfice Scrubber 24 Mechanical Scrubber 25 Venturi Scrubber 26 Packed Tower 27 Wet Filters 28 Water Curtain 29 Water Spray 31 Baghouse - Manual Cleaning 32 Baghouse - Mechanical Shakers 33 Baghouse - Pneumatic Shakers 34 Baghouse - Bag Collapse 35 Baghouse - Sonic Cleaning 36 Baghouse - Reverse Air Flow 37 Baghouse - Reverse Air Jets 39 Baghouse - Unknown Cleaning Mechanism 41 Single Stage Electrostatic Precipitator 42 Two Stage Electrostatic Precipitator 51 Settling Chamber 52 Impingement Separator 53 Panel Filters 54 Enclosure 55 Gravel Bed Filter 56 Annular Ring Filter 57 Demister 58 Continuous Medium Filter 61 Direct Flame Incin. w/o heat exchange 62 Catalytic Incinerator w/o heat exchange 63 Direct Flame Incin. with heat exchange 64 Catalytic Incinerator with heat exchange 71 Fixed Bed Adsorber 72 Continuous Adsorber 81 Surface Condenser 82 Contact Condenser 91 Packed Tower Adsorber 92 Plate or Tray Tower Adsorber 93 Spray Tower Adsorber 94 Spray Chamber Adsorber 95 Venturi Chamber Adsorber 96 Impingement Scrubber 97 Adsorption Column 101 Selective Catalytic Reduction 102 Selective Non-Catalytic Reduction 103 Non-Selective Catalytic Reduction 104 Oxidation Catalyst 105 Low NOx Burners 106 Water Injection 107 Steam Injection 108 Flue Gas Recirculation (FGR) 111 Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG) | Catalytic Incinerator with heat exchange Direct Flame Incin. with heat exchange view top 100 |
| Pollutant | pollutant | text | The pollutant which is controlled by the control measure. The number prefixes are part of the chemical name describing the isomer ( ions or molecules with identical formulas but distinct structures ) part of the name. For example - 1,2,3,4,5,6 refer to the positions on the cyclohexane molecule where a chlorine atom is substituted for a hydrogen. The carbon atoms on the cyclohexane ring can be numbered 1 through 6. Due to the symmetry of this particular molecule, it doesn’t really matter where we start counting on the ring. What does matter is that each number is only mentioned once, which means there is only 1 chlorine atom attached to each carbon. One can envision other forms of Hexachlorocyclohexane in which multiple chlorines are attached to a single carbon atom. For example: 1,1,2,2,3,3 Hexachlorocyclohexane would have two chlorine atoms attached to each of 3 sequential carbon atoms, with none on the other three… Now 1,2,3,4,5,6 Hexachlorocyclohexane can refer to a mixture of isomers of that molecule. This is because the ring of cyclohexane’s carbon atoms locks the attached hydrogens and chlorines onto one side of the ring, and this naming convention is not specific enough to tell which chlorine atoms are locked “above” the ring and which are “below it”. So in order to know which specific isomer we are talked about, a more specific name is required. This is where the other numbers can help. “58-89-9” is the Chemical Abstracts Service (registration) number, sometimes abbreviated CAS # or CASRN. This is really not part of the name of the molecule, but rather a unique serial number assigned to the molecule. The number itself is pretty much arbitrarily assigned by the American Chemical Society, but it is important in that it is unique, like a bar code for the molecule. The number is typically written in 3 parts separated by dashes, with two to seven digits in the first part, two in the second, and one in the third. If we google CAS#58-89-9 we find out that we are working with the “gamma” isomer of 1,2,3,4,5,6 Hexachlorocyclohexane where the chlorines are arranged around the ring in an up-up-down-up-up-down configuration. This is also known as “Lindane” a chemical which has been used as an insecticide and a pharmaceutical. | PRIMARY PM10 (INCLUDES FILTERABLES and CONDENSIBLES) VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS Methane Lead NITROGEN OXIDES view top 100 |
| Reduction Efficiency | reductionefficiency | text | The percent reduction achieved for the pollutant when all control measures are operating as designed. | 95 98.5 99.9 90 98 view top 100 |
| Unit Effective Date | unit_effectivedate | calendar_date | The date on which the identifier became effective. | 1999-10-07T00:00:00.000 1975-08-01T00:00:00.000 1978-01-01T00:00:00.000 1994-01-01T00:00:00.000 1996-01-06T00:00:00.000 view top 100 |
| Emissions Process Identifier | emis_unit_proc_id | text | A designator used to uniquely identify an emissions process. | 789121 561966 789122 561967 564610 view top 100 |
| Source Classification Code | sourceclassificationcode | text | EPA Source Classification code that identifies an emissions process. The description is given in the next field, processdescription. | 39000699 10200602 10300603 10200603 10100202 view top 100 |
| Process Description | processdescription | text | A text description of the emissions process. | INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES ; IN-PROCESS FUEL USE ; NATURAL GAS ; GENERAL EXTERNAL COMBUSTION BOILERS ; INDUSTRIAL ; NATURAL GAS ; 10-100 MILLION BTU/HR EXTERNAL COMBUSTION BOILERS ; COMMERCIAL/INSTITUTIONAL ; NATURAL GAS ; < 10 MILLION BTU/HR EXTERNAL COMBUSTION BOILERS ; INDUSTRIAL ; NATURAL GAS ; < 10 MILLION BTU/HR EXTERNAL COMBUSTION BOILERS ; ELECTRIC GENERATION ; BITUMINOUS/SUBBITUMINOUS COAL ; PULVERIZED COAL: DRY BOTTOM (B view top 100 |
| Process Comment | processcomment | text | Any comments regarding the emissions process. | ACHD Conversion Factors for 2010 and 2011 entered manually (DJM, 17-FEB-2012). We used the commercial/industrial values (2-03-008-21) for the utilities (2-01-008-01) because there were no factors for utilities. WebFIRE had 22 uncontrolled factors. Eleven of these wer PDOH Conversion DJM, 6/19/97 -- ADDED PER REQUEST OF BILL HOLDEN; FIRE MANUAL DIDN'T HAVE 3-09-050, WHICH IS WHY GENERAL ARC WELDING IS IN PARENS; FROM OTHER ARC WELDING GROUPS, DECIDED UNITS WOULD BE #/ TH LBS ELECTRODE CREATED 5/28/97 BY DJM AT REQUEST OF BILL HOLDEN; AP-42 HAS MORE INFO IN SECTION 12.19; HAP EMISSIONS GIVEN AS COMPOUNDS SINCE NO PEDS CODES FOR SINGLE ELEMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, ND EMISSIONS FOR CR6 AND PB AND < .001 FOR COBALT. view top 100 |
| Process Identifier | proc_identifier | text | An identifier by which an element is referred to in another system. | 1 2 3 4 5 view top 100 |
| Process Control Approach Description | proc_controlapproachdesc | text | Description of the overall control system or approach applied to an emissions unit or process. | FLUE GAS DESULFURIZATION,Miscellaneous Control Devices LINE 14 AMMONIA SCRUBBER,Mechanical Scrubber #3 BOILER ESP,Single Stage Electrostatic Precipitator VENTURI SCRUBBER,Venturi Scrubber VENTURI & IMPINGEMENT SCRUBBERS 2,Venturi Scrubber view top 100 |
| Process Approach Comment | proc_approachcomment | text | Comments regarding the control approach. | Added from ACHD data conversion process THREE FABRIC COLLECTORS IN PARALLEL, ADDED IN 1989.THIS BAG HOUSE USED BY CFB BOILER. THIS CONTROL DEVICE WAS NOT ON THE PRE-PRINTED FORMS SENT OUT TO THE COMPANY IN 1996 SO IT WAS ADDED THIS YEAR. I ADVISED COMPANY TO INCLUDE GAS USAGE WHEN THEY SUBMITTED THE AIMS REPORT. THE COMPANY DID NOT. FOR 1997 I WILL DESIGNATE A NATURAL GAS USAGE AS 25 MMCF, SO IT IS ON NEXT YEARS PRE-PRINTED FORMS. (per Randy Bordner, early 1998). Much of the natural ga RECIRCULATES PARTICULATE TO THE COMBUSTOR view top 100 |
| Emissions Unit Process Reporting Period Grouping Key | emis_unit_proc_rpt_prd_id | text | An identifier identifying the group of the next 13 columns. | 1578237 1123927 1578239 1123929 1129215 view top 100 |
| Period Start Date | period_startdate | calendar_date | The date on which the reporting period began. Applies to the reporting of episodic or event emissions only. | 2019-01-01T00:00:00.000 2017-01-01T00:00:00.000 2018-01-01T00:00:00.000 2019-01-02T00:00:00.000 2019-07-16T00:00:00.000 view top 100 |
| Period End Date | period_enddate | calendar_date | The date on which the reporting period ended. | 2019-12-31T00:00:00.000 2017-12-31T00:00:00.000 2018-12-31T00:00:00.000 2018-02-28T00:00:00.000 2017-05-05T00:00:00.000 view top 100 |
| Calculation Parameter Value | calculationparametervalue | number | Activity or throughput of the process for a given time period. | 0 374677 553040 170.79 126.51 view top 100 |
| Parameter Unit of Measure | parameterunitofmeasure | text | Code and description for the unit of measure for calculation parameter value. | E6FT3 TON E3GAL GAL E6BTU view top 100 |
| Calculation Material | calculationmaterial | text | Name of the material or fuel processed. | Natural Gas DISTILLATE OIL (NO. 2) Bituminous Coal Diesel Waste view top 100 |
| Actual Hours Per Period | actualhoursperperiod | number | Actual number of hours the process is active or operating during for the reporting period. | 8760 1 24 7200 5490 view top 100 |
| Average Days Per Week | averagedaysperweek | number | The average number of days per week that the emissions process is active within the reporting period. | 7 1 4.8 6.8 5 view top 100 |
| Average Hours Per Day | averagehoursperday | number | The average number of hours per day that the emissions process is active within the reporting period. | 24 23.9 1 8 23.8 view top 100 |
| Average Weeks Per Period | averageweeksperperiod | number | The average number of weeks that the emissions process is active within the reporting period. | 52 51 1 12 2 view top 100 |
| Percent Winter Activity | percentwinteractivity | number | The percentage of the annual activity that occurred during the Winter months (December, January, February). | 25 0 100 24.5 25.5 view top 100 |
| Percent Spring Activity | percentspringactivity | number | The percentage of the annual activity that occurred during the Spring months (March, April, May). | 25 0 26.5 25.4 25.9 view top 100 |
| Percent Summer Activity | percentsummeractivity | number | The percentage of the annual activity that occurred during the Summer months (June, July, August). | 0 25 25.5 24.4 26.5 view top 100 |
| Percent Fall Activity | percentfallactivity | number | The percentage of the annual activity that occurred during the Fall months (September, October, November). | 25 0 24.5 24 23 view top 100 |
| Reporting Pollutant | reporting_pollutant | text | Code identifying the pollutant for which emissions are reported. | VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS PRIMARY PM10 (INCLUDES FILTERABLES and CONDENSIBLES) CARBON MONOXIDE NITROGEN OXIDES Carbon Dioxide view top 100 |
| Total Emissions | totalemissions | number | Total calculated or estimated amount of the pollutant (in TONS). | 0.0001 0.0002 0.01 0.0003 0.02 view top 100 |
| Emission Factor | emissionfactor | number | The emission factor used for the emissions value if a calculated value was provided (in TONS). The EMISSION_FACTOR = ROUND(source emission amount/throughput amount). | 0.00000001 0.00000002 0.00000003 0.00000005 0.00000006 view top 100 |
| Denominator Unit of Measure Code | denominatorunitofmeasurecode | text | The denominator for the unit of measure of the reported emission factor (in TONS). | E6FT3 TON E3GAL GAL E6BTU view top 100 |
| Emission Calculation Method | emissioncalculationmethod | text | Defines the method used to calculate emissions. | EPA EMISSION FACTOR STACK TEST ENGINEERING JUDGEMENT VENDOR EMISSION FACTOR MATERIAL BALANCE view top 100 |
| Emissions Unit Process Reporting Period Key | emis_unit_proc_rpt_prd_emis | text | An identifier identifying the group of the previous 5 columns. | 3288047 4741193 3288043 4038867 3288048 view top 100 |
| Average Percent Emissions | averagepercentemissions | number | The average annual percent of an emissions process that is vented through a release point. | 100 50 20 25 1 view top 100 |
| Release Point Description | release_point_desc | text | Identifiers by which the emissions release point is known or has been known. | MAIN BOILER/FGD STACK INCINERATOR STACK ESP STACK BOILER 2 FGD STACK BOILER 1 FGD STACK view top 100 |
| Emissions Unit Process Reporting Period | ems_unt_prc_rpt_pr_sp_cl | text | An identifier identifying the group of the next 5 columns. | 445349 445350 445348 292085 292086 view top 100 |
| Parameter Type | sp_cl_parametertype | text | Name of the parameter that describes the type of activity, throughput or input used in the calculation. | Heat Content Percent Ash Content Percent Sulfur Content view top 100 |
| Parameter Value | sp_cl_parametervalue | number | The value of the parameter. | 0.01 1050 1020 1040 0.02 view top 100 |
| Parameter Numerator Unit of Measure | sp_cl_parameternumeratorumc | text | The numerator unit of measure for the parameter. When this is null, then Parameter Value is a percentage as described in the Parameter Comment. Code values are as follows: E6FT3S: MILLION STANDARD CUBIC FEET, E3GAL: 1000 GALLONS, TON:TONS, E6BTU:MILLION BTUS | E6BTU view top 100 |
| Parameter Denominator Unit of Measure | sp_cl_parameterdenominatorumc | text | The denominator unit of measure for the parameter. When this is null, then Parameter Value is a percentage as described in the Parameter Comment. Code values are as follows: E6FT3S: MILLION STANDARD CUBIC FEET, E3GAL: 1000 GALLONS, TON:TONS, E6BTU:MILLION BTUS | E6FT3S E3GAL TON view top 100 |
| Parameter Comments | sp_cl_parametercomment | text | Any comments regarding the parameter. Null - TON, Code values are as follows: E6FT3S: MILLION STANDARD CUBIC FEET, E3GAL: 1000 GALLONS, TON:TONS, E6BTU:MILLION BTUS | Ash parameter is reported in Percent value. No unit of measure available for Percent values. Sulfur parameter is reported in Percent value. No unit of measure available for Percent values. The heat content of a fuel reported in million BTUs per Ton of coal, 1000 Gals of oil, or million SCF gas. view top 100 |
| Georeferenced Latitude & Longitude | geocoded_column | point | Georeferenced point column with Latitude and Longitude for use in creating map visuals. A generic point is given for each county to aid in the creation of placing metrics on map by county. | {"coordinates":[-75.41691,40.07424],"type":"Point"} {"coordinates":[-79.06,40.38472],"type":"Point"} {"coordinates":[-76.42046,41.76242],"type":"Point"} {"coordinates":[-80.07668,42.14163],"type":"Point"} {"coordinates":[-79.79222,40.53639],"type":"Point"} view top 100 |