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

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

9.2.2 Pesticide Application

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

9.2.3 Orchard Heaters

• Final Section - January 1995 (PDF) (4 pp, 90 K)

9.3 Introduction to Harvesting Operations
 

9.3.1 Cotton Harvesting

• Final Section - July 1979 (PDF) (3 pp, 19 K)

9.3.2 Grain Harvesting

• Final Section - February 1980 (PDF) (2 pp, 16 K)

  
9.4 Livestock & Poultry Feed Operations
At this time, there is no "AP-42 factor" or estimation method for this category. As would be the case even if there were an AP-42 method, users must evaluate their own application to determine the most appropriate method of estimating emissions. In the case of permits, sources are expected to use "best available data", not necessarily AP-42, to determine their emissions (see OAR's Memoranda for Title V Operating Permits & Guidance and New Source Review Policy & Guidance web sites for permitting policies). As detailed in the Introduction to AP-42 (PDF) (10 pp, 70 K), AP-42 emission factors are not provided as recommended permit limits.

National Emission Inventory - Ammonia Emissions from Animal Husbandry Operations, Draft Report, January 30, 2004. (PDF) (131 pp, 624 K)
EPA estimated ammonia emissions for the years 2002, 2010, 2015, 2020, and 2030 from U.S. animal husbandry operations for inclusion in EPA's National Emissions Inventory (NEI). This report describes the data collected and literature reviewed to develop the inventory, explains the methodology to estimate ammonia emissions, summarizes the results at the state level, and discusses the limitations associated with the data used.
FACT SHEET - National Emission Inventory - Ammonia Emissions from Animal Husbandry Operations (PDF) (4 pp, 17 K)
The data supporting the report is available in MS Access format (zip) . (ZIP 4M)
The contact is Bill Schrock at (919)541-5032, or schrock.bill@epa.gov

There are several interagency emissions factors reports available below under Related Emission Factor Documents for Livestock & Poultry Feed Operations.
 
9.5 Introduction to Animal & Meat Products Preparation

9.5.1 Meat Packing Plants

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

9.5.2 Meat Smokehouses

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

9.5.3 Meat Rendering Plants

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

9.6 Natural and Processed Cheese

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

 
9.7 Cotton Ginning

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

 
9.8 Preserved Fruits and Vegetables
 

9.8.1 Canned Fruits and Vegetables

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

9.8.2 Dehydrated Fruits and Vegetables

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

9.8.3 Pickles, Sauces and Salad Dressings

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

 
9.9 Grain Processing
 

9.9.1 Grain Elevators & Processes

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

9.9.2 Cereal Breakfast Food

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

9.9.4 Alfalfa Dehydrating

• Final Section - Supplement B, September 1996 (PDF) (5 pp, 78 K)

9.9.5 Pasta Manufacturing

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

9.9.6 Bread Baking

• 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

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

 
9.10 Confectionary Products
 

9.10.1 Sugar Processing

9.10.1.1 Cane Sugar Processing

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

9.10.1.2 Sugar Beet Processing

• Final Section - Supplement C, June 1997 (PDF) (12 pp, 87 K)
• 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 

• Final Section - January 1995 (PDF) (7 pp, 33 K)

9.10.2.2 Peanut Processing

• Final Section - January 1995 (PDF) (6 pp, 37 K)

 9.11.1 Vegetable Oil Processing

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

 
9.12 Beverages
 

9.12.1 Malt Beverages

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

9.12.2 Wines and Brandy

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

9.12.3 Distilled Spirits

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

 
9.13 Miscellaneous Food & Kindred Products

9.13.1 Fish Processing

• Final Section - January 1995 (PDF) (7 pp, 46 K)

• Background Document - March 1994 (PDF) (33 pp, 734 K)

9.13.2 Coffee Roasting

• Final Section - Supplement A, September 1995 (PDF) (7 pp, 139 K)

• Background Document (PDF) (30 pp, 95 K)

9.13.3 Snack Chip Deep Fat Frying

• Final Section - January 1995 (PDF) (6 pp, 28 K)

• Background Document - August 1994 (PDF) (32 pp, 158 K)

9.13.4 Yeast Production

• Final Section - January 1995 (PDF) (7 pp, 32 K)

• Background Document (PDF) (35 pp, 135 K)

9.15 Leather Tanning

• Final Section - Supplement C, July 1997 (PDF) (5 pp, 32 K)
• 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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