New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 11 - ALBUQUERQUE - BERNALILLO COUNTY AIR QUALITY CONTROL BOARD
Part 21 - OPEN BURNING
Section 20.11.21.16 - CALCULATION OF PM10 EMISSIONS FOR PRESCRIBED BURNS

Universal Citation: 20 NM Admin Code 20.11.21.16

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

To determine whether a prescribed burn has the potential to produce more than one ton of PM10 emissions per day, use the emission factors listed below (adapted from AP-42) or any alternative method approved in writing by the department.

A. To calculate the quantity of PM10 emissions in tons generated by a prescribed burn project or a wildfire, multiply the number of acres estimated to be burned:

(1) by 0.04348 tons per acre for forest; and

(2) by 0.02941 tons per acre for shrub land; and

(3) by 0.01 tons per acre for grass land; and

(4) by 0.01538 tons per acre for field crops.

B. For shrub and forest piles, multiply the number of cubic feet of piled material estimated to be burned by 0.0002 tons per cubic foot.

C. For all other prescribed burn projects or a wildfire uses that do not fall into the categories listed in this section, contact the department for assistance in determining a methodology to estimate emissions that is consistent with EPA methodologies.

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