Update of selected chapters of the EMEP/EEA air pollutant emission inventory guidebook

How can the methodology to report on annual emissions caused by solvents and non-ferrous metals be improved?

The project aimed to gather the latest available information on emission inventory methodologies with regard to solvents and non-ferrous metals in the EMEP/EEA Guidebook, in order to update the methodologies in the Guidebook. The study used a mixed approach, consisting of desk research (literature review, review of information made available from industry and the revised ‘Best available techniques REFerence document: BREF’) and a workshop with stakeholders (i.e. the industry representatives from the European Solvents Industry Group – ESIG – and representatives from national inventory teams in selected countries).