| dc.description.abstract | This report is the end product of a project revising the Norwegian emission calculations of NMVOCs1 from the use of solvents and other products. The development of a new emission model started in 2007, and the results will be used for reporting from the year 2008.
According to international emission reporting guidelines, emissions shall be recalculated if new information about emission factors or improved calculation methods is available. The emissions of NMVOC from solvents and other product use were previously calculated using data on import, export and production of solvent-containing substances. The previous solvent balance was developed in 1995, and by the year 2000 the method was considered obsolete. It was thus decided to keep the emission estimates at the year 2000 level until a revised method was developed. A replacement of the solvent balance was due because the assumptions about solvent content and the emission factors were out of date. | en_US |
