Hong Kong Air Pollutant Emission Inventory | ghg inventory hong kong
HongKongAirPollutantEmissionInventoryTheEnvironmentalProtectionDepartment(EPD)compilestheHongKongAirPollutantEmissionInventory annuallytoanalyzethequantityoflocalairpollutantemissionsandtheirmajoremissionsourcesforsupportingtheformulationofeffectiveairqualitymanagementstrategiesinHongKong.Italsoprovidesnecessarydataforcarryingoutairqualityimpactassessments.TheemissioninventoryforHongKongwasfirstpublishedonEPDswebsiteinMarch2000.Theemissioninventorycomprisesestimatesof emissionsfromsevensourc...
Hong Kong Air Pollutant Emission InventoryThe Environmental Protection Department (EPD) compiles the Hong Kong Air Pollutant Emission Inventory annually to analyze the quantity of local air pollutant emissions and their major emission sources for supporting the formulation of effective air quality management strategies in Hong Kong. It also provides necessary data for carrying out air quality impact assessments. The emission inventory for Hong Kong was first published on EPDs website in March 2000.
The emission inventory comprises estimates of emissions from seven source categories for six major air pollutants, namely: sulphur dioxide[1] (SO2), nitrogen oxides[2] (NOx), respirable suspended particulates[3] (RSP or PM10), fine suspended particulates[4] (FSP or PM2.5), volatile organic compounds[5] (VOC) and carbon monoxide[6] (CO). The emission sources include public electricity generation, road transport, navigation, civil aviation, ot...