Danish Emission Inventory for Solvent Use in Industries and Household

This report presents the Danish emission inventory for Non-Methane Volatile Organic Compounds (NMVOC), N₂O and CO₂ from the use of solvents in industries and households. Solvent use constitutes approximately one third of the total NMVOC emissions in Denmark, i.e. 27 940 tonnes in 2007. NMVOC emissions are fundamental in relation to many human and environmental health issues and to long-range transport of chemical active species.

The methodology, data sources, activity data, emission factors and emissions are presented for 1985 to 2007 and uncertainties, QA/QC and coming refinements are stated.

Solvent use constitutes approximately one third of the total NMVOC emissions in Denmark, i.e. 27 940 tonnes in 2007 and represents 87 100 tonnes CO₂ equivalents, which constitutes 0.2 % of the total Danish CO₂ emissions.

NMVOC emissions may be of small concern in relation to CO₂ emissions but they are fundamental in relation to many human and environmental health issues and to long-range transport of chemical active species.

Use and emission patterns of NMVOCs are diverse and complex, as many chemicals are categorised as NMVOCs and are present in many different industrial activities and consumer products. Emissions are calculated based on detailed information on chemical use, mainly derived from Statistics Denmark and the Nordic database: Substances in Preparations in the Nordic Countries (SPIN) and from communication with industries and related institutions in Europe responsible for their respective national inventories.

Refinements have been implemented in the 2007 calculations based on results from a joint Nordic project where data and methodological principles were shared and a coupling of the many existing source codes were suggested.

Contact: Senior scientist Patrik Fauser, tel. +45 4630 1236, paf@dmu.dk

Danish Emission Inventory for Solvent Use in Industries and Households. Fauser, P. 2010. National Environmental Research Institute, Aarhus University, Denmark. 47 pp. – NERI Technical Report no. 768. Summary | Sammenfatning | Full report in pdf (2.3MB).