![[logo] US EPA](http://www.epa.gov/epafiles/images/logo_epaseal.gif){kind=logo}
Tools and Calculators
Several tools and calculators exist that can help you determine the best pollution prevention strategies for your area. The tables below consolidate these tools and calculators into one place for your use.
- General Tools and Calculators
- Indoor Air Tools and Calculators
- Outside Air (Other) Tools and Calculators
- Outside Air (Transportation Sources) Tools and Calculators
| General Tools and Calculators | |
|---|---|
Tool/Calculator |
Description |
| AirControlNET | PC-based database tool for conducting pollutant emissions control strategy and costing analysis. Overlays a detailed control measure database on EPA emissions inventories to compute source- and pollutant-specific emission reductions and associated costs at various geographic levels (national, regional, local). |
| Baltimore Community Environmental Partnership Air Committee Technical Report | This report describes the work and results of the 3-year air-screening pilot project organized by a partnership in Baltimore, Maryland. It illustrates the development and implementation of a new methodology for evaluating air quality impacts of hazardous air pollutant emissions. |
Community Toolbox  |
Provides over 6,000 pages of practical information to support your work in promoting community health and development. |
| The Inside Story: A Guide to Indoor Air Quality | Describes where indoor air quality problems may occur in the home and provides ways to improve indoor air quality. |
| Sustainable Environment for Quality of Life (SEQL) |
SEQL was developed to serve the Greater Charlotte (NC)/Gastonia (NC), and Rock Hill (SC) area. It is a unique and innovative approach to improving the regional environment through voluntary local actions designed for local benefits. |
| Tox Town |
This Web site uses graphics to introduce toxic chemicals and environmental health risks you might face in everyday life and places. |
| Indoor Air Tools and Calculators | ||
|---|---|---|
Sector |
Calculator(s)/Tool(s) |
Description |
| Improve Indoor Air Quality in Schools | Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Guidance (I-BEAM) |
For use by building professionals and others interested in indoor air quality in commercial buildings. Contains text, animation/visual, and interactive/calculation components that can be used to perform several tasks. |
| School Advanced Ventilating Engineering Software (SAVES) | Tool to help school designers assess the potential financial payback and indoor humidity control benefits of Energy Recovery Ventilation (ERV) systems for school applications. | |
| Lodging Sector | Environmental Enrichment for the Lodging Industry: A Toolkit | Includes a room-by-room virtual hotel and demonstrates the environmental concerns in each location. The user can assess his or her situation through ten interactive questionnaires, locating those improvements that will have the most beneficial results for the environment, for guests, and for hotel operations. |
| Reduce Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke | Taking Action Against Secondhand Smoke |
This toolkit provides information about ways in which you can take action to reduce environmental tobacco smoke in a variety of environments. |
| Residential Wood Burning | Fuel Cost Comparison Calculator |
Use this calculator to determine the annual cost of each type of fuel. |
| Outside Air (Other) Tools and Calculators | ||
|---|---|---|
Sector |
Calculator(s)/Tool(s) |
Description |
| Autobody Shops | Solvent Alternatives Guide (SAGE) |
A comprehensive guide designed to provide pollution prevention information and process alternatives for parts cleaning and degreasing. |
| The Coatings Guide ™ (CAGE) |
Can help identify and compare costs involved in converting current coating processes to accommodate a new coating technology. | |
| Cost Calculators for Auto Body Shops from the Iowa Waste Reduction Center (IWRC) |
Offers three different calculators auto body shop owners/operators can use to determine the potential benefits of switching to alternative technologies. Includes calculators for high-volume low-pressure (HVLP) spray guns, small batch solvent distillation units, and automatic gunwash units. | |
| Coordinating Committee for Automotive Repair (CCAR) and EPA Virtual Auto Body Shop |
Presents graphic representations of different portions of auto body repair shops and allows users to click on graphics and find out more information about that particular aspect of the shop. | |
| Dry Cleaning | Cleaner Technology Substitutes Assessment: Professional Fabricare Technologies | Provides comparative cost, risk, and performance information on professional fabricare technologies. |
| Electroplating Operations | SAGE |
A comprehensive guide designed to provide pollution prevention information and process alternatives for parts cleaning and degreasing. |
| Lodging Sector | Environmental Enrichment for the Lodging Industry: A Toolkit | Includes a room-by room virtual hotel and demonstrates the environmental concerns in each location. The user can assess his or her situation through ten interactive questionnaires, locating those improvements that will have the most beneficial results for the environment, for guests, and for hotel operations. |
| Metal Operations | SAGE |
A comprehensive guide designed to provide pollution prevention information and process alternatives for parts cleaning and degreasing. |
| Paint and Coating Manufacturing | Paint and Coatings Resource Center (PCRC) Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) and Hazardous Air Pollutant (HAP) Calculators |
Provides calculators that determine the VOC and HAP emissions from four different scenarios: (1) VOC, HAP emissions per gallon of coating, less water, where the weight of water per gallon is known; (2) VOC, HAP emissions per gallon of coating, less water, where the percent water by weight is known; (3) VOC, HAP emissions per gallon of solids; and (4) VOC, HAP emissions per weight of solids. |
| Understanding and Using the PCRC Emissions Calculators |
Provides instructions on how to use the PCRC emissions calculators. | |
| SAGE |
A comprehensive guide designed to provide pollution prevention information and process alternatives for parts cleaning and degreasing. | |
| Painting and Coating Operations | The Coatings Guide™ |
Can help identify and compare costs involved in converting current coating processes to accommodate a new coating technology. |
| PCRC VOC and HAP Calculators |
Provides calculators that determine the VOC and HAP emissions from four different scenarios: (1) VOC, HAP emissions per gallon of coating, less water, where the weight of water per gallon is known; (2) VOC, HAP emissions per gallon of coating, less water, where the percent water by weight is known; (3) VOC, HAP emissions per gallon of solids; and (4) VOC, HAP emissions per weight of solids. | |
| Understanding and Using the PCRC Emissions Calculators |
Provides instructions on how to use the PCRC emissions calculators. | |
| SAGE |
A comprehensive guide designed to provide pollution prevention information and process alternatives for parts cleaning and degreasing. | |
| Painting and Coating Stripping Operations | SAGE |
A comprehensive guide designed to provide pollution prevention information and process alternatives for parts cleaning and degreasing. |
| Residential Wood Burning | Fuel Cost Comparison Calculator |
Use this calculator to determine the annual cost of each type of fuel. |
| Wood Furniture Manufacturing | The Coatings Guide™ |
Can help identify and compare costs involved in converting current coating processes to accommodate a new coating technology. |
| SAGE |
A comprehensive guide designed to provide pollution prevention information and process alternatives for parts cleaning and degreasing. | |
| Outside Air (Transportation Sources) Tools and Calculators | |
|---|---|
Calculator(s)/Tool(s) |
Description |
| Business Benefits Calculator |
This calculator enables businesses to estimate the financial, environmental, traffic-related, and other benefits of joining the Best Workplaces for Commuters program. |
| Fuel Savings from Reduced School Bus Idling Calculator | Offers a simple calculator to determine the fuel savings and fuel cost reduction by reducing school bus idling times . |
| National Mobile Inventory Model (NMIM) | This free, desktop computer application can help develop estimates of current and future emission inventories for on-road motor vehicles and nonroad equipment. |
| NONROAD Model | Primarily used for estimating air pollution inventories by professional mobile source modelers such as state air quality officials and consultants. |
| SmartWay Technology Package Savings Calculator | Designed to help truck owners compare the costs and estimate the fuel savings associated with various efficiency technologies. |
| Gas Can Exchange Program Calculator | Helps determine the estimated potential costs and benefits of developing a gas can replacement program. |
| Lawn Mower Exchange Calculator | Helps determine the potential costs and benefits associated with developing and implementing a lawn mower exchange program. |