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U.S. Geological Survey
Minerals Information
Statistics and information on the worldwide supply, demand, and flow of minerals and materials essential to the U.S. economy, the national security, and protection of the environment.

U.S. Census Bureau
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, SSSD, Commodity Flow Survey Branch

NYAS Harbor Project

The NYAS has initiated a five-year project to reduce toxicants from flowing into the NY/NJ Harbor by using the methodology of Industrial Ecology and emphasizing outreach and communication in order to produce, publish and promote specific pollution prevention plans.
   

 

The University of Washington Mechanical Engineering DFE Lab

Database Title

Process, Facility, Sector, or Material-Based

Applicability

Categories of Sectors, Facilities, or Unit Processes

Specific Sectors, Facilities, Unit Processes or Materials Captured

Inputs and Outputs Included

AIRS - Aerometric Information Retrieval System 

Facility

Materials Acqu. & Process, Construct. & Manuf., Energy, Transport

Industrial, agricultural, and transportation sources

Examples of facilities (sources) include electric power plants, steel mills, factories, and universities.

Captures Output Products, Captures Output Wastes (Air emission factors presented per unit of output)

Alternate Fuels Data Center

Materials

Energy, Transport

Vehicle fuels

Biodiesel, Electric Fuel, Ethanol, Hydrogen, Methanol, Natural Gas (CNG/LNG), Propane (LPG), P-Series, Solar Fuel

Captures Input Energy, Captures Input Materials or Land Use, Captures Output Products, Captures Output Wastes (Air emission factors presented per unit of output)

Annual Energy Outlook

Process and Sector

Energy, Transport

Industrial and other energy use

Residential, Commercial, Industrial, Transportation, Delivered Energy Consumption for all sectors, Electric Generators. 

Captures Input Energy, Captures Output Products (energy), Captures Output Wastes

Biennial Reporting System (BRS)

Facilities

End-of-Life

Treatment, Storage, and Disposal facilities

 

Captures Output Wastes

Emissions & Generation Resource Integrated Database (E-Grid)

Process and Facility

Energy

Energy production

All US sources-- air emissions and kW production by technology type

Captures Output Products, Captures Output Wastes (Air emissions)

Envirofacts

Process, Facility, Sector, and Material

Materials Acqu. & Process, Agriculture, Construct. & Manuf., Use, End-of-Life, Energy, Transport

Industrial and waste treatment processes

 

Captures Output Products (some), Captures Output Wastes

IDEMAT

Materials

Materials Acqu. & Process, Construct. & Manuf., End-of-Life

 

 

 Provides Process Flow Diagrams, Captures Input Materials or Land Use

National Water Use Information Program by USGS Water Resources Division

Sector

Materials Acqu. & Process, Agriculture, Construct. & Manuf., Use, Energy

Industrial, agricultural, commercial, residential, utilities

 

Captures Input Materials or Land Use (surface and ground water use), Captures Output Wastes (recycling)

Toxics Release Inventory

Facility

Construct. & Manuf.

Manufacturing and government facilities

 

Captures Input Materials or Land Use, Captures Output Products (annual ratio), Captures Output Wastes

US Economic Census

Facility

Materials Acqu. & Process, Construct. & Manuf.

Mining, construction and manufacturing

The Mining sector of the 1997 Economic Census covers all mining establishments of companies with one or more paid employees. Mining is defined as the extraction of naturally occurring mineral solids, such as coal and ores; liquid minerals, such as petroleum; and gases, such as natural gas. The term mining is used in the broad sense to include quarrying, well operations, beneficiating (e.g., crushing, screening, washing, and floatation), and other preparations customarily performed at the mine site or as part of the mining activities (http://www.census.gov/prod/www /abs/97ecmini.html). The construction reports below includes new construction work, additions, alterations, and repairs. Establishments identified as construction management firms are also included. The construction sector is divided into three types of activity or subsectors. The subsectors are the Building, Developing, and General Contracting, Heavy Construction, and Special Trade Contractors. The area reports for the construction industries contain state and regional level data (http://www.census.gov/prod/www /abs/97ecmani.html). Establishments in the manufacturing sector are often described as plants, factories, or mills and typically use power-driven machines and materials-handling equipment. Also included in the manufacturing sector are some establishments that make products by hand, like custom tailors and the makers of custom draperies; some establishments like bakeries and candy stores that make products on the premises may be included (http://www.census.gov/prod/www /abs/97ecmani.html)

Captures Input Energy, Captures Input Materials or Land Use, Captures Output Products

Annual and Monthly Energy Reviews

Process and Sector

Energy, Transport

Industrial and other energy use

Energy Production by Source, Energy Consumption by Source, Energy Consumption by End-Use Sector: household and motor vehicles, Energy Resources: Crude Oil and Natural Gas Field Counts; Production, Reserves, Recovery of Oil and Gas, Liquid and Gaseous Hydrocarbon, Uranium, and petroleum

Captures Input Energy, Captures Output Products, Captures Output Wastes

Annual Estimates of Global Anthropogenic Methane Emissions

Sector

Agriculture, End-of-Life, Energy

Energy, agricultural, and waste storage

Flaring and Venting of Natural Gas, Oil and Gas Supply Systems, Excluding Flaring, Coal Mining, Biomass Burning, Livestock Farming, Rice Farming and Related Activities, Landfills

Captures Output Wastes (methane to air)

Atmospheric emission factors for Europe (CORINAIR)

Process

Construct. & Manuf.

Industrial sources

Industrial combustion plant and processes with combustion; Combustion in boilers, gas; turbines and stationary engines; Combustion plants ³ 300 MW; Combustion plants ³ 50 MW and < 300 MW; Combustion plants < 50 MW; Gas turbines; Stationary engines; Process furnaces without contact(1); Refinery processes furnaces; Coke oven furnaces; Blast furnaces cowpers; Plaster furnaces; Processes with contact (2);Sinter plant; Reheating furnaces steel and iron; Gray iron foundries; Primary lead production; Primary zinc production; Primary copper production; Secondary lead production; Secondary zinc production; Secondary copper production; Secondary aluminium production; Cement; Lime (including iron and steel and paper pulp industries); Asphalt concrete plants; Flat glass; Mineral wool (except binding); Bricks and tiles; Fine ceramic materials; Paper-mill industry (drying process); Alumina production

Captures Output Wastes (air emission factors)

Chief Clearinghouse for Inventories and Emission Factors by EPA

Process and Facility

Materials Acqu. & Process, Agriculture, Construct. & Manuf., Use, End-of-Life, Energy, Transport

Industrial, agricultural, and transportation sources

 

Captures Output Products, Captures Output Wastes (Air emission factors presented per unit of output)

Database of U.S.Greenhouse Gas Emissions BY DOE Energy Information Administration

Sector and Materials

Materials Acqu. & Process, Construct. & Manuf., Use, Energy, Transport

Industrial, commercial, residential, transportation, and utilities

Petroleum, coal, geothermal, natural gas, cement production, natural gas, gas flaring, kerosine, jet fuels, transportation (highway vehicles, air transport, vessels), forest fires, LPG, and much more

Captures Output Wastes (greenhouse gases)

Life Cycle Management of Municipal Solid Waste

Process

End-of-Life

Municipal solid waste management

Collection; Materials Recovery Facility; Energy Model; Transportation; Transfer Stations; Combustion; Compost; Remanufacturing 

Provides a Description of Unit Processes, Provides Process Flow Diagrams, Captures Input Energy, Captures Input Materials or Land Use, Captures Output Products, Captures Output Wastes

Agricultural Chemical Usage Statistics

Materials

Agriculture

Agriculture

By crop type and by pesticide.

Captures Input Materials or Land Use (pesticide use) 

Census of Agriculture

Facility and Sector

Materials Acqu. & Process, Agriculture, Construct. & Manuf., Use, End-of-Life, Energy, Transport

Agriculture, pasture, forest, transportation, defense and industrial areas

 

Captures Input Materials or Land Use (land use)

Month and State Current Emissions Trends by DOE Argonne National Laboratory

Processes

Construct. & Manuf.,Energy, Transport

Electric utilities, industrial fuel combustion, commercial/residential fuel combustion, industrial processes, transportation, and miscellaneous.

 

Captures Output Wastes (nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, and nonmethane VOCs)

National Coastal Pollutant Discharge Inventory

Facility

Materials Acqu. & Process, Agriculture, Construct. & Manuf., Use

Industrial and agricultural emission sources

 

Captures Output Wastes (water emissions)

Natural Resources Inventory

Sector

Materials Acqu. & Process, Agriculture, Construct. & Manuf., Use, End-of-Life, Energy, Transport

Federal and non-federal lands including agriculture, pasture, forest, etc.

 

Captures Input Materials or Land Use

Recycling Data Management Corporation

Materials

End-of-Life

Industrial and other materials

 

Captures Input Materials or Land Use, Captures Output Products

Renewable Electric Plant Information System (RePIS)

Processes and Facilities

Energy

Electric plants

Geothermal Plants, Hydro Plants, Landfill Methane Plants, Photovoltaic Plants, Solar Thermal Plants, Waste to Energy Plants, Wind Plants, Wood and Ag Waste Plants

Captures Output Products (energy)

Renewable Resource Data Center (RReDC)

Sector

Energy

Energy efficiency and renewable energy 

 

Provides a Description of Unit Processes, Captures Input Energy, Captures Input Materials or Land Use, Captures Output Products, Captures Output Wastes

Unit Process Descriptions (primarily qualitative information sources)

Document Title

Process, Facility, Sector, or Material-Based

Applicability

Categories of Sectors, Facilities, or Unit Processes

Specific Sectors, Facilities, Unit Processes or Materials Captured

Inputs and Outputs Included

Kirk-Othmer encyclopedia of chemical technology 

Process, Materials

Materials Acqu. & Process, Construct. & Manuf., End-of-Life, Energy, Transport

Chemical processes

Areas of chemical technology that will deal with industrial products, natural materials, and processes in such fields as: agricultural chemicals, chemical engineering, coatings and inks, composite materials, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, dyes, pigments and brighteners, ecology and industrial hygiene, energy conservation and technology, fats and waxes, fermentation and enzyme technology, fibers, textiles and leather, food and animal nutrition, fossil fuels and derivatives, glass, ceramics and cement, industrial inorganic chemicals, industrial organic chemicals, metals, metallurgy and metal alloys, plastics and elastomers, semiconductors and electronic materials, surfactants, detergents and emulsion technology, water supply, purification and reuse, wood, paper, and industrial carbohydrates. Also includes miscellaneous topics: instrumentation and quality control, information retrieval, maintenance, market research, material allocation and supply, legal issues, process development and design, product development and technical service, research and operations management (systems management, networks, etc.), and transportation of chemical products. 

Provides a Description of Unit Processes, Provides Process Flow Diagrams, Captures Input Energy, Captures Input Materials or Land Use, Captures Output Products, Captures Output Wastes

Long Term World Oil Supply (A Resource Base/Production Path Analysis)

Process

Energy

Oil production

 

Provides a Description of Unit Processes, Captures Output Products (oil)

Mineral Industry Survey

Materials

Materials Acqu. & Process

Minerals production

 

Captures Input Materials or Land Use, Captures Output Products, Captures Output Wastes (recycling)

Municipal Solid Waste Factbook 

Facilities

End-of-Life

Household waste management practices

 

Provides a Description of Unit Processes

Municipal Waste Survey by the EPA Office of Solid Waste

Materials

End-of-Life

Municipalities

 

Captures Input Materials or Land Use (material into landfills and incineration), Captures Output Wastes (recycling)

Net Generation and Utility Retail Sales

Process

Energy

Energy production

Electric utilities: fossil fuels (primarily coal), nuclear, renewable resources. 

Captures Output Products

Search US Patents

Processes and Materials

Materials Acqu. & Process, Agriculture, Construct. & Manuf., Use, End-of-Life, Energy, Transport

Industry, utilities, agriculture, services, etc.

 

Provides a Description of Unit Processes, Captures Input Energy, Captures Input Materials or Land Use, Captures Output Products, Captures Output Wastes

Sector Notebooks by EPA

Process