Emissions Inventory Fundamentals - 2017
Emissions Inventory Fundamentals - 2017
This course is designed for tribes needing to generate an emissions inventory. This online training series is a rigorous course composed of modules in which participants complete work products, guided by ITEP instructional staff and other course participants. Each module contains video presentations, homework assignments, discussions, and one-on-one assistance that will walk participants through completing a Level 4 Emissions Inventory.
Enrollment must be pre-approved by ITEP staff. Please email Angelique at Angelique.Luedeker@nau.edu to determine if you are eligible to enroll at this time.
Emissions Inventory (EI) Fundamentals is equivalent to 5.0 continuing education units (CEUs) and requires approximately 50 hours of total learning time to develop a Level 4 Emissions Inventory. A level 4 EI does not include gathering activity data or calculating emissions, but only lists sources and pollutants using data generated by and obtained from EPA/nearby jurisdictions; this is also a necessary first step toward more comprehensive EIs, and for those who wish to continue to the next series, EI Advanced.
Emissions Inventory (EI) Advanced is equivalent to 12 continuing education units (CEUs) and requires approximately 120 hours of total learning time to develop a Level 2 or 3 Emissions Inventory. This online training is for participants who need to gather data from sources on tribal lands (for example, amount of gasoline sold at gas stations, cords of wood used in wood stoves, miles of unpaved road, gallons of propane purchased to heat community center, etc.) and use the data to calculate emissions from those sources. Participants should have completed the EI Fundamentals training or have prior experience developing EIs.
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Course Content
- Your Course Checklist
- Course Navigation Instructions
- News forum
- Introduce Yourself Here
- Frequently Asked Questions and Comments
- How to Use the "by Facility Top 10" TEISS Report for an Area with Many Facilities
- How to Use the Nonpoint Spreadsheet
- How to Use the Nonroad Spreadsheet
- How to Use the Onroad Spreadsheet
- Definitions for Filterable and Condensable PM10 and PM2.5
- Example EI Level 4 QAPP
- Course Introduction and Demonstration Notes (these accompany the videos in this module)
- Video 1A: Course Orientation and Introduction
- Video 1B: TEISS Introduction
- Video 1C: How to Show Full Filenames with Extensions
- Assignment 1A: Evaluate Work Schedule
- Assignment 1B: Download and Install TEISS
- Resource file: Levels of Emissions Inventories
- Resource File: Mock Level 4 2020 Emissions Inventory
- Module 2 Presentation Slides (these accompany the videos in this module)
- Video 2A: Emissions Inventory Overview
- Video 2B: Source Categories and EI Report
- Quiz: Source Categories
- Discussion: Sources on Your Land
- Assignment 2: Let's Get Started Writing Your EI!
- Module 3 Demonstration Notes (these accompany the videos in this module)
- Quick note about TEISS
- Video 3A: Opening an Existing TEISS Project
- Video: Opening TEISS Projects and Project Names
- Video 3B: TEISS Point Sources
- Video 3C: TEISS Data Input View
- Video 3D: Point Sources in TEISS Reports
- Video 3F: Starting a New TEISS Project
- Assignment 3: Starting a New TEISS Project
- Reflective Writing 1: EI Fundamentals
- Module 4 Presentation Slides (these accompany the videos in this module)
- Module 4 Demonstration Notes (these accompany the videos in this module)
- Video 4A: NEI and Importing Data into TEISS
- Video 4B: Importing NEI GPR Into Your EI
- Discussion: What Should Your EI Include?
- Accessing Your NEI (GPR) Data
- Assignment 4: Import Point Source Data for the Counties You Want to Include in Your EI
- Module 5 Presentation Slides (these accompany the videos in this module)
- Module 5 Demonstration Notes (these accompany the videos in this module)
- Video 5A: PPTs Presenting Results
- Video 5B: TEISS Reporting
- Video 5C: Getting those TEISS Objects into Your EI Report
- Assignment 5A: Creating a Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP)
- Assignment 5B: Drafting Your EI with Your Tables and Charts
- Module 6 Presentation Slides (these accompany the videos in this module)
- Module 6 Demonstration Notes (these accompany the videos in this module)
- Video 6A: GIS and TEISS Maps Introduction
- Video 6B: The TEISS Maps Toolbars
- Video 6C: TEISS Maps and Measurements
- Video 6D: TEISS and Areas in Your Buffer Zone
- Video 6E: TEISS and Map Layers
- Video 6F: TEISS Maps and Labels
- Video 6G: TEISS Maps and More
- Assignment 6: Complete Your Draft Emissions Inventory!
- Resource video: Finding Information on Facilities in TEISS Maps
- Reflective Writing 2: EI Fundamentals
- Course Evaluation: EI Fundamentals
- Certificate of Completion