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Trends in primary particulate matter emissions from Canadian agriculture

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Pages 737-747 | Published online: 26 Jun 2012

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Table 1. Summary of emission factor sources per activity

Table 2. PM emission factors () for livestock production expressed on animal unit basis (AU)

Table 3. Summary of assumed crop emission factors from harvest

Table 4. Emission factors selected for crop residue burning in the indicator

Table 5. Summary of emission factors from animal cremation used in this indicator

Table 6a. Uncontrolled PM emissions factors and assumed control efficiencies or primary elevators

Table 6b. Uncontrolled PM emissions factors and assumed control efficiencies for process elevators

Table 6c. Uncontrolled PM emissions factors and assumed control efficiencies for transfer elevators

Table 6d. Uncontrolled PM emissions factors and assumed control efficiencies for terminal elevators

Figure 1. National and provincial emissions of PM10, and PM2.5 over the 25-year period, 1981–2006. PM emissions from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island (PEI) are combined as Atlantic (Atl) Canada, given the relatively small contributions from these provinces.

Figure 1. National and provincial emissions of PM10, and PM2.5 over the 25-year period, 1981–2006. PM emissions from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island (PEI) are combined as Atlantic (Atl) Canada, given the relatively small contributions from these provinces.

Table 7. Changes in national and provincial PM10, and PM2.5 annual emission rates between 1981 and 2006 for categories reported for all Census years (wind erosion, land preparation, crop harvest, grain handling, fertilizer application, animal feeding operations)

Figure 2. The 2006 contributions of PM10 and PM2.5 emissions from each agricultural sector.

Figure 2. The 2006 contributions of PM10 and PM2.5 emissions from each agricultural sector.

Figure 3. Relative decreases in key PM contributors in Canada between 1981 and 2006.

Figure 3. Relative decreases in key PM contributors in Canada between 1981 and 2006.
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