Canada’s Air Pollutant Emissions Inventory Report 2022: list of abbreviations, chemical formulas and units

Abbreviations

AAFC

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

APEI

Air Pollutant Emission Inventory

CAC

criteria air contaminant

CANSIM

Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System

CCME

Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment

CEA

Canadian Electricity Association

CEIP

Centre on Emission Inventories and Projections

CEPA 1999

Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

CLRTAP

Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution

CORINAIR

Core Inventory of Air Emissions in Europe

D/F

dioxins and furans

ECCC

Environment and Climate Change Canada

EEA

European Environment Agency

EF

emission factor

EIIP

Emission Inventory Improvement Program

EMEP

European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme

FVRD

Fraser Valley Regional District

GVRD

Greater Vancouver Regional District

ICAO

International Civil Aviation Organization

LPG

liquefied petroleum gas

LTO

landing and takeoff

MOVES

Motor Vehicle Emission Simulator

NAICS

North American Industry Classification System

NFR

Nomenclature for Reporting

NG

natural gas

NPRI

National Pollutant Release Inventory

NRCan

Natural Resources Canada

PAH

polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon

PM

particulate matter

PM₁₀

particulate matter less than or equal to 10 microns in diameter

PM_2.5

particulate matter less than or equal to 2.5 microns in diameter

POP

persistent organic pollutant

QA

quality assurance

QC

quality control

RESD

Report on Energy Supply and Demand in Canada

SOMA

Sulphur Oxides Management Area

TAN

total ammoniacal nitrogen

TPM

total particulate matter

UNECE

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

U.S. EPA

United States Environmental Protection Agency

VKT

vehicle kilometres travelled

VOC

volatile organic compound

Chemical formulas

B[a]p

benzo(a)pyrene

B[b]f

benzo(b)fluoranthene

B[k]f

benzo(k)fluoranthene

Cd

cadmium

CH₄

methane

CO

carbon monoxide

HCB

hexachlorobenzene

Hg

mercury

I(cd)p

indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene

NH₃

ammonia

NO₂

nitrogen dioxide

NO_x

nitrogen oxides

Pb

lead

SO₂

sulphur dioxide

SO_x

sulphur oxides

TCDD

2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin

Units

g

gram

gTEQ

gram of toxic equivalent

kg

kilogram

kt

kilotonne

Mt

megatonne

t

tonne

w/w

weight by weight (mass fraction)