IBAQ Learning Module: Guidance Area 2: Emissions Inventory and Modeling

In Guidance Area 2, learners will understand key factors and processes involved in conducting emissions inventory and air quality modeling and identify priorities and appropriate measures to develop/improve emissions inventory processes and modeling. This module is divided into two sections: 1) Emissions Inventory – discusses what is emissions inventory and the information it can provide, different sources of air pollutants, approaches and steps in building an EI, and sample emissions calculations; and 2) Air Quality Modeling – discusses the general types of air quality models (dispersion, photochemical and receptor models), components and data input including meteorological parameters and their influence to air quality.