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AP 42, Fifth Edition, Volume I Chapter 9: Food and Agricultural Industries

9.0 Introduction to Food and Agricultural Industries (PDF) (1 pg, 9 K, About PDF)

9.2 Growing Operations

9.2.1 Fertilizer Application

AP-42 9.2.1 Draft - March 1999 (PDF) (11 pp, 96 K, K, About PDF)
AP-42 9.2.1 Draft Background Document (PDF) (80 pp, 508 K)

9.2.2 Pesticide Application

AP-42 9.2.2 Final Section - January 1995 (PDF) (22 pp, 69 K)
AP-42 9.2.2 Background Document (PDF) (75 pp, 342 K)

9.2.3 Orchard Heaters

AP-42 9.2.3 Final Section - January 1995 (PDF) (4 pp, 90 K)

9.3 Introduction to Harvesting Operations

9.3.1 Cotton Harvesting

AP-42 9.3.1 Final Section - July 1979 (PDF) (3 pp, 19 K)

9.3.2 Grain Harvesting

AP-42 9.3.2 Final Section - February 1980 (PDF) (2 pp, 16 K)

9.4 Livestock & Poultry Feed Operations

AP-42 9.4 Draft Section - November 2024

9.5 Introduction to Animal & Meat Products Preparation

9.5.1 Meat Packing Plants

AP-42 9.5.1 Final Section - Supplement C, June 1997 (PDF) (7 pp, 37 K)
AP-42 9.5.1 Background Document - June 1997 (PDF) (32 pp, 1 MB)

9.5.2 Meat Smokehouses

AP-42 9.5.2 Final Section - Supplement A, September 1995 (PDF) (6 pp, 142 K)
AP-42 9.5.2 Background Document (PDF) (27 pp, 201 K)

9.5.3 Meat Rendering Plants

AP-42 9.5.3 Final Section - Supplement A, September 1995 (PDF) (8 pp, 96 K)
AP-42 9.5.3 Background Document (PDF) (25 pp, 107 K)

9.6 Natural and Processed Cheese

AP-42 9.6 Final Section - Supplement C, August 1997 (PDF)
AP-42 9.6 Background Document (PDF) (32 pp, 104 K)

9.7 Cotton Ginning

AP-42 9.7 Final Section - Supplement B, June 1996 (PDF) (9 pp, 104 K)
AP-42 9.7 Background Document (PDF) (46 pp, 146 K)

9.8 Preserved Fruits and Vegetables

9.8.1 Canned Fruits and Vegetables

AP-42 9.8.1 Final Section - Supplement A, August 1995 (PDF) (8 pp, 98 K)
AP-42 9.8.1 Background Document (PDF) (23 pp, 102 K)

9.8.2 Dehydrated Fruits and Vegetables

AP-42 9.8.2 Final Section - Supplement A, September 1995 (PDF) (4 pp, 26 K)
AP-42 9.8.2 Background Document (PDF) (22 pp, 71 K)

9.8.3 Pickles, Sauces and Salad Dressings

AP-42 9.8.3 Final Section - Supplement A, August 1995 (PDF) (4 pp, 21 K)
AP-42 9.8.3 Background Document (PDF) (21 pp, 100 K)

9.9 Grain Processing

9.9.1 Grain Elevators & Processes

AP-42 9.9.1 Final Section - Update 2003, May 2003 (PDF) (31 pp, 545 K)
AP-42 9.9.1 Background Document (PDF) (369 pp, 7 MB)
AP-42 9.9.1 Related Information

9.9.2 Cereal Breakfast Food

AP-42 9.9.2 Final Section - Supplement A, August 1995 (PDF) (12 pp, 69 K)
AP-42 9.9.2 Background Document (PDF) (32 pp, 176 K)

9.9.4 Alfalfa Dehydrating

AP-42 9.9.4 Final Section - Supplement B, September 1996 (PDF) (5 pp, 78 K)

9.9.5 Pasta Manufacturing

AP-42 9.9.5 Final Section - Supplement A, August 1995 (PDF) (3 pp, 17 K)
AP-42 9.9.5 Background Document (PDF) (18 pp, 46 K)

9.9.6 Bread Baking

AP-42 9.9.6 Final Section - Supplement C, February 1997 (PDF)
Related Information - The document, Alternative Control Technology Document for Bakery Oven Emissions - EPA 453/R-92-017, December 1992 (PDF) (118 pp, 3 MB) , is a substitute for a Background Document for the AP-42 Section 9.9.6 and contains an extensive description of the industry, process and control technology available for bread baking emissions. Users should access this document to better understand the development and use of the AP-42 equations for VOC and ethanol emissions from bread baking.

9.9.7 Corn Wet Milling

AP-42 9.9.7 Final Section - January 1995 (PDF) (9 pp, 102 K)
AP-42 9.9.7 Background Document (PDF) (51 pp, 2 MB)

9.10 Confectionary Products

9.10.1 Sugar Processing

9.10.1.1 Cane Sugar Processing

AP-42 9.10.1.1 Final Section - Supplement C, June 1997 (PDF) (7 pp, 175 K)
AP-42 9.10.1.1 Background Document (PDF) (26 pp, 268 K)

9.10.1.2 Sugar Beet Processing

AP-42 9.10.1.2 Final Section - Supplement C, June 1997 (PDF) (12 pp, 87 K)
AP-42 9.10.1.2 Background Document (PDF) (50 pp, 179 K)

9.10.2 Salted & Roasted Nuts & Seeds (Introduction) (PDF) (35 pp, 1 MB)

9.10.2.1 Almond Processing

AP-42 9.10.2.1 Final Section - January 1995 (PDF) (7 pp, 33 K)

9.10.2.2 Peanut Processing

AP-42 9.10.2.2 Final Section - January 1995 (PDF) (6 pp, 37 K)

9.11.1 Vegetable Oil Processing

AP-42 9.11.1 Final Section - Supplement A, November 1995 (PDF) (11 pp, 53 K)
AP-42 9.11.1 Background Document (PDF 340K) (44 pp, 400 K)

9.12 Beverages

9.12.1 Malt Beverages

AP-42 9.12.1 Final Section - Supplement B, October 1996 (PDF) (12 pp, 300 K)
AP-42 9.12.1 Background Document (PDF) (51 pp, 370 K)

9.12.2 Wines and Brandy

AP-42 9.12.2 Final Section - Supplement A, October 1995 (PDF) (9 pp, 80 K)
AP-42 9.12.2 Background Document (PDF) (47 pp, 161 K)

9.12.3 Distilled Spirits

AP-42 9.12.3 Final Section - Supplement C, April 1997 (PDF) (6 pp, 34 K)
AP-42 9.12.3 Background Document (PDF) (30 pp, 93 K)

9.13 Miscellaneous Food & Kindred Products

9.13.1 Fish Processing

AP-42 9.13.1 Final Section - January 1995 (PDF) (7 pp, 46 K)
AP-42 9.13.1 Background Document - March 1994 (PDF) (33 pp, 734 K)

9.13.2 Coffee Roasting

AP-42 9.13.2 Final Section - Supplement A, September 1995 (PDF) (7 pp, 139 K)
AP-42 9.13.2 Background Document (PDF) (30 pp, 95 K)

9.13.3 Snack Chip Deep Fat Frying

AP-42 9.13.3 Final Section - January 1995 (PDF) (6 pp, 28 K)
AP-42 9.13.3 Background Document - August 1994 (PDF) (32 pp, 158 K)

9.13.4 Yeast Production

AP-42 9.13.4 Final Section - January 1995 (PDF) (7 pp, 32 K)
AP-42 9.13.4 Background Document (PDF) (35 pp, 135 K)

9.15 Leather Tanning

AP-42 9.15 Final Section - Supplement C, July 1997 (PDF) (5 pp, 32 K)
AP-42 9.15 Background Document - June 1997 (PDF) (20 pp, 76 K)

Related Emission Factor Documents

Air Emissions from Animal Feeding Operations: Current Knowledge, Future Needs, Final Report, December 2002 (PDF) (241 pp, 2 MB). This study was supported by the National Academy of Sciences and the US EPA, and a grant between the National Academy of Sciences and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The Scientific Basis for Estimating Emissions from Animal Feeding Operations, Interim report - June 2002 (PDF) (86 pp, 1 MB). This is the interim report of the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Air Emissions from Animal Feeding Operations. The interim report is intended to provide the committee's findings to date on assessment of scientific issues involved in estimating air emissions from animal feeding operations as related to current animal production systems and practices in the United States. For more information contact Bill Schrock, Emission Standards Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
Emissions From Animal Feeding Operations, Preliminary draft report, Emission Standards Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, US EPA, August 2001 (PDF) (414 pp, 1 MB)

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