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Appendix 2: Summary of Ontario's Anti-Smog Action Plan Progress: Identified Potential NOx and VOC Reductions as of March 1999

Sector Nitrogen Oxides
(NOx)
kilotonnes/yr 		Volatile Organic
Compounds (VOCs)
kilotonnes/yr 		Target
Year

Clean Vehicle Technology
& Fuel Improvements

65-80*

80-97*

2000

-Alternative Fuels

6

3.2

2015

Drive Clean

17

45

2005

Transportation Demand Management

0.3-10*

0.3-10*

2015

Iron and Steel Manufacturing

2

0.4

1996

 

1.5

0.6

2001

Ontario Power Generation**

19

n/a

2000

NOx Emissions

 

 

 

- Boilers / Heaters

29

n/a

2015

- Gas Turbines

29

n/a

2015

- Cement Kilns

1.5

n/a

1998

- Copper/ Nickel Production

43

n/a

1995

Petroleum Refining Sector

 

 

 

- Stage 1 Vapour Recovery

n/a

19

1998

- Leak Detection &
Repair/Tank Control

n/a

10

1998

Chemical Manufacturing

4.2

11.1

1998

Surface Coatings

 

 

 

- Automobile refinishing

n/a

3

ns

- Automobile manufacturing

n/a

16.5

1998

- General Metal

n/a

0.1

1998

- Can Coating

n/a

0.5

1998

General Solvent Use

 

 

 

- Consumer Coatings

n/a

3.8

1995

- Plastic Processing

n/a

0.3

1997

- Adhesives and Sealants

n/a

1.6

1995

- Wood Treatment

n/a

0.6

2015

- Rubber Products

n/a

1.2

2015

Consumer Products

n/a

5

ns

Total Emissions Reductions (kilotonnes/yr)

217-242

202-228

 

1990 baseline emissions (kilotonnes/yr)

659

868

 

* range of potential emissions reductions; n/a - not applicable; ns - not specified

** measured in No units0


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