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2.G(b) - Other Product use: Tobacco
Short description
In this sub-category of 2.G(b) - Other product use: Tobacco Germany reports NOₓ, NH₃, NMVOC, TSP, PM₁₀, PM2.5, Cd, Co, Cu, Ni, Zn, Benzo(a)pyrene (B[a]P), Benzo(b)fluoranthene (B[b]F), Benzo(k)fluoranthene (B[k]F), Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene (I[1,2,3-c,d]P), PAH 1-4 and PCDD/F emissions from the smoking of cigarettes and cigars.
| Name of Category | Method | AD | EF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.G(b) | Other Product use: Tobacco | T2 | NS | CS/D |
The quantity of consumed tobacco has decreased in 2022 on a historical low value of 103854 t.
Method
Activity data
Statistical data from the tax registration of sold tobacco, cigarettes and cigars [Lit. 1] are used as activity data.
For the calculation of the overall consumption quantity of tobacco the default quantity of tobacco for cigarettes and cigars of the emission guidebook 2023(note to table 3-15 p. 23) [Lit. 2] is chosen: a cigarette contains 1 g of tobacco and a cigar contains 5 g of tobacco.
Emission factors
Here, as study was made and published in October 2016 “Entwicklung von Methoden zur Berechnung von Emissionen von Luftschadstoffen aus der Verwendung von Holzkohle, Tabak, Feuerwerk und Kerzen sowie aus dem Entfachen von Brauchtumsfeuern” from Nicola Toenges-Schuller et al., AVISO GmbH, for the Umweltbundesamt Germany. Based on this study, most of the EFs are an average value [Lit. 3] from different studys.
Table 1: Tier 2 Emission factors applied
| Value | Unit | Data source | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOx | 1.8 | kg/t tobacco | EMEP/EEA 2023 | ||||
| NMVOC | 9.56 | kg/t tobacco | average value | ||||
| NH3 | 5.33 | kg/t tobacco | average value | ||||
| CO | 112.51 | kg/t tobacco | average value | ||||
| TSP/PM10/PM2.5 | 18.85 | kg/t tobacco | average value | ||||
| BC | 0.074 | kg/t tobacco | average value | ||||
| Cd | 5.4 | g/t tobacco | EMEP/EEA 2023 | ||||
| Cu | 5.4 | g/t tobacco | EMEP/EEA 2023 | ||||
| Ni | 2.7 | g/t tobacco | EMEP/EEA 2023 | ||||
| Zn | 2.16 | g/t tobacco | average value | ||||
| PCDD/F | 0.1 | µg/t tobacco | EMEP/EEA 2023 | ||||
| B[a]P | 0.21 | g/t tobacco | average value | ||||
| B[b]F | 0.26 | g/t tobacco | average value | ||||
| B[k]F | 0.26 | g/t tobacco | average value | ||||
| I[1,2,3-c,d]P | 0.42 | g/t tobacco | average value |
Uncertainties
The tax registration statistics has a high level of accuracy. Therfore the uncertainty is only expected to be lower than 5%. The uncertainty for the amount of tobacco in cigarettes is set to 20%. As the tobacco quantity varies for cigars much more than for cigarettes the uncertainty is set to 100%.
Recalculations
With activity data and emission factors remaining unrevised, no recalculations were carried out compared to the previous submission.
Planned improvements
No planned improvements.
Bibliography
Lit. 1: Destatis, Versteuerung von Tabakwaren 73411, SBA FS 14 R 9.1.1 Absatz von Tabakwaren
Lit. 2: EMEP/EEA, 2023: EMEP/EEA air pollutant emission inventory guidebook 2023, Copenhagen, 2023. www.eea.europa.eu.
Lit. 3 Nicole Toenges-Schuller, Sina Joppe; Martin Tremöhlen, Entwicklung von Methoden zur Berechnung von Emissionen von Luftschadstoffen aus der Verwendung von Holzkohle, Tabak, Feuerwerk und Kerzen sowie aus dem Entfachen von Brauchtumsfeuern, EF000814, Aviso, Aachen; Dessau-Roßlau, 2016