You should also ensure that you have the latest version of the NPI Guide

About this Manual

The purpose of all National Pollutant Inventory (NPI) Emission Estimation Technique (EET) manuals in this series is to assist Australian manufacturing, industrial, and service facilities to report emissions of listed substances to the NPI. This manual describes the procedures and recommended approaches for estimating emissions from facilities engaged in the processing of gypsum during plasterboard and plaster manufacturing.

The plasterboard and plaster manufacturing activities covered in this Manual apply to facilities primarily engaged in the manufacture of:

• plasterboard;
• industrial and building plasters (mouldings, cornices, sheets, and tiles);
• soil gypsum; and
• Portland cement additive.

EET MANUAL: Plasterboard and Plaster Manufacturing

HANDBOOK: Plaster Products Manufacturing

ANZSIC CODES: 263 and 2632

First published on 16 January 2002
Revised on 5 February 2002 and 1 June 2004
National Pollutant Inventory
Department of the Environment and Heritage

Emission Estimation Techniques Used in the Manuals

Estimates of emissions of NPI-listed substances to air, water and land should be reported for each substance that triggers a threshold. The reporting list and detailed information on thresholds are contained in the NPI Guide at the front of this Industry Handbook. In general, there are four types of emission estimation technique (EET) that may be used to estimate emissions from a facility.

The four types described in the NPI Guide are:

• sampling or direct measurement
• mass balance
• fuel analysis or other engineering calculations
• emission factors