Minnesota Criteria Pollutant Emission Inventory —
Emission Inventory Summary Graphs
2005 Criteria Pollutant Emissions by Principal Source Categories
Mobile sources (onroad and nonroad combined) were responsible for approximately 56.3% of total emissions. Nonpoint and point sources contributed 33.8% and 9.9% to the total emissions, respectively.

Total criteria pollutant (including Ammonia, CO, NOx, PM10, SO2 and VOC) emissions in 2005: 3.68 million tons.
2005 Criteria Pollutant Emissions by Pollutants

Total criteria pollutant (including Ammonia, CO, NOx, PM10, SO2 and VOC) emissions in 2005: 3.68 million tons.
2005 Individual Criteria Pollutant Emissions by Principal Source Categories
Total Ammonia Emissions in 2005:
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Total CO Emission in 2005:
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Total Lead Emissions in 2005:
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Total NOX Emissions in 2005:
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Total PM2.5 Emissions in 2005:
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Contribution of Major Categories to 2005 Point Source Criteria Pollutant Emissions in Minnesota
There were ten categories that collectively accounted for about 84% of the total point source emissions in 2005. The largest source category was electric utilities, which accounted for 55.6% of point source emissions.

Total criteria pollutant (including Ammonia, CO, NOx, PM10, SO2 and VOC) emissions from point sources: 0.363 million tons.
Contribution of Major Categories to 2005 Nonpoint Source Criteria Pollutant Emissions in Minnesota
The major contributors of nonpoint source emissions were unpaved roads, agriculture production - crops, tilling, and residential wood burning. About 60% of the nonpoint source emissions were attributed to these three source categories in 2005.

Total criteria pollutant (including Ammonia, CO, NOx, PM10, SO2 and VOC) emissions from nonpoint sources: 1.24 million tons.
Contribution of Major Categories to 2005 Onroad Mobile Source Criteria Pollutant Emissions in Minnesota
The largest emission contributor of onroad mobile sources was light duty gasoline vehicles, which accounted for 45.4% of emissions from onroad mobile sources in 2005. Light duty gasoline trucks also contributed a significant portion of emissions from onroad mobile sources.

Total criteria pollutant (including Ammonia, CO, NOx, PM10, SO2 and VOC) emissions from onroad mobile sources: 1.40 million tons.
Contribution of Major Categories to 2005 Nonroad Mobile Source Criteria Pollutant Emissions in Minnesota
Emissions from recreational equipment were ranked number 1 with a contribution of 20% to the total nonroad mobile source emissions. Lawn and garden equipment, pleasure craft, commercial equipment, and agricultural equipment each put more than 10% contributions to the total.
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Total criteria pollutant (including Ammonia, CO, NOx, PM10, SO2 and VOC) emissions from nonroad mobile sources: 0.672 million tons.
The data for this page represent the analysis on October 15, 2008. Data for the charts is available in the following spreadsheet file:
Please note that the piecharts above reflect statewide summaries. If you would like county or facility specific data, you can search at the Environmental Data Access – Air Quality Data Search Web page.








