Inflection Point Engineering Calculators

Emissions Estimation (AP-42)

Annual criteria pollutant and CO2 emissions from fired equipment (heaters and boilers) using EPA AP-42 emission factors.

Method: Annual emissions (tons/year) = EF (lb/MMBTU) · Q (MMBTU/hr) · hrs ÷ 2000. CO2e in metric tons applies the 0.907185 short-ton conversion. Source: EPA AP-42 Compilation of Air Pollutant Emissions Factors, Chapter 1.4 (Natural Gas Combustion) and Chapter 1.3 (Fuel Oil Combustion). Use site-specific source test data if available — AP-42 factors are uncontrolled averages and may not reflect low-NOx burners, SCR, or BACT limits.