Emissions of SO2 - Total (Model Estimations, RIVM-MNP)

Emissions of SO2 (Sulfur dioxide) - Total (RIVM) include the following EDGAR subdivisions: "Fuel combustion", “Biofuel combustion”, “Fugitive”, “Industry”, “Solvent use”, "Agriculture", "Waste" and "Others". "Fuel combustion" refers to fossil fuel combustion and evaporation of NMVOC in road transport (part of IPCC category 1A); "Biofuel combustion" refers to traditional biofuels as well as to wood waste, paper, ethanol, etc.

(part of IPCC category 1A); "Fugitive" comprises flaring and venting of associated gas in oil and gas production, handling / transmission losses of oil and charcoal production (IPCC category 1B); "Industry" refers to non-combustion industrial processes, excluding solvent use (IPCC category 2); "Solvent use" refers to solvent use in industry and non-industry sectors (IPCC category 3); "Agriculture" comprises agricultural waste burning (non-energy, on-site) and savannah burning (IPCC category 4); "Waste" comprises waste incineration (non-energy) (uncontrolled residential burning and controlled non-residential burning) and hazardous waste handling (IPCC category 6); "Others" comprises tropical forest fires and temperate forest fires (IPCC category 5A).