Last reviewed on 12-01-2023

Documentation of California's Greenhouse Gas Inventory (2023 Edition - Last updated on 12-1-2023)

♦ Category: Industrial Processes and Product Use

IPCC: 2C5 - Metal Industry - Lead Production
Sector: Industrial : Manufacturing : Primary Metals : Lead Smelting

♦ Activity: Process emissions -

♦ Greenhouse gas: Carbon dioxide ( CO2 )

► Year 2002 —

● Greenhouse gas emission estimate —

Amount: 68,146 tonnes of CO2 Emitted (68,146 tonnes CO2 Eq.)
Basis: Data
Calculation: U.S. lead smelting emissions from US EPA scaled to California using population
Reference: USEPA (2015). Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2013. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/usinventoryreport.html

● Activity level used in calculations —

Activity:
Basis: None
Reference: Not Applicable.

● Parameters and Constants used in calculations —

Parameter: Not applicable

● Greenhouse gas emitted per unit activity (derived from values listed above) —

Amount: Not Applicable