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32 .Searching Air CHIEF From the Indexes

      The most efficient way to search for specific information in the document
records as well as the records in the entire Air CHIEF database is to use the Air
CHIEF indexes.  The 14 Air CHIEF indexes each contain different topics, as
suggested by their names.  Each index contains a list of menu topic words or items
extracted from associated field(s) found within the records of the dataset(s).

      > >  Table 1.2-2 provides a data directory, which outlines the relations of the
14 indexes to the datasets and fields.

      Thus, using an index search,  the user  may create a record set (search set)
containing one or more topics of interest.  This search set comprises all records
which contain the specific topic of interest in the field(s) being searched. The  user
may create a search set by simply selecting one of the 14 indexes  from the main
index menu, C&o^e-an^iliidex (F3),  and choosing a specific topic from the list of
menu items. For instance, by selecting the topic word Benzene from the Global
WQrd'Seajrcfa index,  the user will retrieve every database record containing the word
benzene.  This, however, is not always a practical approach,  since you are likely to
bring up superfluous information on benzene.

    Search Example 2  - Document Description  Index Word Search:
          This  search example describes the procedures used to conduct
    an index  search and retrieve dataset records containing a  specific
    index topic using the Choose- an- Inxtex: command.   Specifically,  the
    Documents dataset ' s Table of .Contents?. Descriptor  field will  be
    searched  for the  occurrence of  the  word  "paper" using the  Document
                 index .
          Select  the Choc-ss ao Index- menu by  pressing F3.  This will
    display the following screen:
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           chooae an index
  Document flesc,
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  Industrial Process fiesc-
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Using the arrow keys, move the cursor  to  select  the Document
JJ.^.fJb.jt.^%^01* index and press Enter.  From  the  command window type
the index topic paper/ or scroll down  the list of  index topics
until you reach paper, and press Enter.   At this point in your
search you should see the following screen:
       Character
     "Count
           6
          14
          23
          29
           Z
         211
           7
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          2?
           4
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          10
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PEBBLE:
Count 23 and Records, 23 next to paper  in the  index  topic  list
indicate that the word "paper" occurs  23 times  in the Tatei^-.Q-f
ContentlSA Oescriptor field in 23 different records of  the  Documents
dataset.  At this point, the ROMWARE search has been  completed«and
a search set has been produced.  The user receives  no feedback
from the search procedure, other than  an indication of the number
of search set records displayed in the upper  right  corner of the
screen (23),

      To display the results (search set) of  the search,  press £9.
The search set contains 23 records retrieved  from two documents.
The references, figures, tables, and equations  occuring in the
text of the records have been removed  and replaced  with unique
identification tags.  To view these, you may  conduct  another index
search by searching on the identification number in the
appropriate index —either References:: ID or the Table, Figure, or

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                   Alternatively,  a quicker method of displaying these
     is to conduct a super hypersearch (see Section 3.3).   To begin a
     new index search, type Alt  N.

       Search sets may be created that contain multiple index topics. Consecutive
index items may be selected concomitantly for an index search containing any of the
selected items by "marking" the topic items to be searched.  For example to select
the consecutive index topic items paved and paving from the 0bdnne:nt Description
index (displayed in the above search example), scroll down to paved, press Alt M to
mark the text, scroll down to fcaviog and press Enter. Additional commands allow
the user to make a search more specific by combining index topics.

       Index topics may be combined using "Boolean" expressions to narrow down a
search to a group of records satisfying a set of criteria.  A boolean is an operator
which combines record sets (a group of records which satisfies some criteria) to
produce a new record  set by specifying the criterion linking the two sets. Booleans
are used when building a set of search criteria to limit or expand the Search Set (a
record set which is the result of a ROMWARE search).

3.2.1  Booleans

       The four ROMWARE boolean operators are described below with their
corresponding Venn diagrams for further clarification.
             OJX- This boolean combines two record sets so the result is a
combination of both sets. This boolean is the default operator in ROMWARE
searches.
             AHD- This boolean combines two record sets so the result contains
only records common to both sets.
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                 |- This boolean combines two record sets so the result contains
records in the first set which are NOT in the second.
                 J- This boolean combines two record sets so the result contains
records in either set, but not both.
Boolean operators may be changed in two ways:

      Pressing Alt T "toggles" through the boolean operators in order.

      Pressing Ctrl B opens an on-screen menu that allows the boolean opeator to
be selected with  the cursor keys.  Press Enter when the boolean you want to use is
highlighted.

322.  Select Datasets

      The Select Datasetsi (Alt D) feature provides additional means to limit
database searches.  This command allows the user to limit searches to specific
datasets by "turning off user-specified datasets. The datasets which have been
"turned  off' will  be  excluded from access until the user turns them back on using the
SIrJfectrBatasett command again.  This feature, however, will not allow the user  to
include  new datasets in an index or table of contents search.  For example, a user
may not "access" the References dataset from the Table;: Figiirev or Equation ID
index;
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33 Hypersets and Super Hyperscts

       When perusing the records of a search set, a user may encounter additional
items of interest.  For example, a user may wish to display a table, figure, equation,
or reference from its ID cited within the text of a record (tables, figures, equations
and references have been removed from document text).  ROMWARE allows
searching on the item(s) of interest by creating additional temporary search sets
(Hypersets and Super Hypersets).

       A Hyperset is a temporary search set (it cannot be edited or saved) created
by searching the entire database for an item contained in a search set or a Hyperset.
The created Hyperset comprises all database records containing the search item.  To
create a Hyperset from  the current search set or Hyperset, the user should select the
desired search item displayed on the screen by "marking" it.  To mark a search  item
(select text), move the cursor to the first character of the search item, press Alt M,
move the  cursor to the last character of the search item,  and press F2 to create the
Hyperset. The  first record  (if any records exist) of the Hyperset will automatically
be displayed on  the screen.  The user may view these records in the same manner as
viewing a search set.  To return back to the original search set press Esc.

       > > Section 4.0 contains additional information  on marking text.

       A Super Hyperset is similar to a hyperset with one key difference.  The Super
Hyperset is a temporary search set created by searching an item occurring within the
the records of a user-specified index.  To create a Super  Hyperset, mark the search
item and press Ctrl F2.  At  this point an index menu will appear on the screen
prompting you to select  a search index.  To select an index, scroll  down to the
desired index and press Return. The first record (if any records exist) of the Super
Hyperset will automatically be displayed on the screen. To return to the original
search set, press Esc.
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      The Super Hyperset feature is useful for viewing figures, tables, equations,
and references cited within the text of record by their ID.
                                                               V
       > > Section 4.0 contains information on two similar ROMWARE features
which may be used  to add display items to the current search set - Add to Search
and Super Add to Search.
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         4.0 EDITING SEARCHES

               This section provides information on some techniques useful for editing
         searches and performing more complex searches. First, the technique used to access
         the search window (edit search screen) is described.  This is followed by descriptions
         of the procedures used to modify and rearrange search criteria from the search
         window, including deleting search entries and bracketing search entries. Next,
         follows an explanation of a procedure  to mark an item to add to the search criteria
         from outside the search window. The  section ends with the procedure  used to erase
         a search from anywhere in Air CHIEF.

               Edit Search (F4) allows you to modify the search set by opening the edit
         search screen, which is also known as the search window.  The search window
         provides information on the occurrence of the individual search items,  as well as the
         Boolean operators used to link them.  From this window the search set may be
         modified in several ways.  The search window is shown below:
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             Delete Entry (Ctrl D) allows you to delete search items from the search criteria by
       deleting the current line in the search window.  This editing procedure, a type of line
       edit, will cause the  search to be recomputed immediately when the system is in
       automatic mode. The following search window displays the effect of deleting the first
       line of the previous search window:
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      Begin Group (Alt B) and End Group (Alt £) may be used together to group items
in the search window by adding parentheses to the search criteria.  This bracketing of
search criteria is helpful for changing the links between search items established by the
Boolean operators as displayed below.
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    The Boolean operators, themselves, may also be changed in two ways:

         Pressing Alt T "toggles" through the boolean operators in order.

         Pressing Ctrl B opens an on-screen menu that allows the boolean opeator to
  be selected with the cursor keys.  Press Enter when the boolean you want to use is
  highlighted.

         > > Section 3.2.1 provides additional information on Boolean Operators.

         When perusing the records of a search set or a hyperset, you may encounter
  additional items of interest. ROM WARE provides two additional features which
  may be used to add items from the display window to the current search criteria--
  Add to Search and Super Add to Search.
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      Add to Search adds a display item to the search criteria of the current search
set to produce a new search set.  To add a display item to the search, you should
first mark the item to be searched. To mark the search item, move the cursor to the
first character of the item, press Alt M, and move the cursor to the last character of
the item.  To add the marked item to  the search, press Alt W.  All database records
containing the search item will be added to the current search criteria.

      Super Add to Search is similar  to Add to Search; however, only records
containing the search item from a user-selected index will be added to the current
search criteria.  To add a display item to the search, mark the search item and press
Ctrl W.  At this point, and index menu will appear on the screen,  prompting you to
select a  search index. To select a search index, scroll down to the desired index and
press Return. Index records containing the marked search item will automatically be
appended to the search criteria.
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5.0 REPORTING

       This section outlines the basic procedures used in displaying, printing, saving
and retrieving. Section 5.1 discusses displaying records, tables, figures, equations,
and references.  Section 5.2 discussess printing text and images and Section 5.3
discusses saving and retrieving searches.

5.1 Displaying

       Search results may be displayed by pressing F9 to display one record at a
time,  or by pressing Alt F9 to display many records.  To display the records of the
entire database, press Shift F9.

       Tables, figures, equations, and references have been separated from the
document and database text, so that the text in each record would not be broken up.
In order to access these cross-references, highlight the number following taBle,
figure, eq, or ref.  To do this, place the cursor at the first character, press Alt A/, and
move the cursor to the last digit of the number.  Press Ctrl F2, and select either the
Tabiev £%ire> or Equationi-ID index or the Reference: ID index.  The table, figure,
equation or reference will then be displayed. ESC returns you to the original
record.

52 Printing

5.2.1  Printing Text

       The command for printing is Alt P. There is little flexibility in the print
command.  Records can be sent directly to the printer, or saved in an ASCII text file
for printing from DOS or from a word processor.
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522  Printing Images

      The command for printing images is the same as that for text. Alt P will send
the image to the printer.  Because the images are in a PCX file format and have
been scanned at a very high resolution, the printed  image will be very small. If you
want a larger copy of the  image, note the PCX file  name, exit the database (Alt Q),
and copy the PCX file from the CD to  a floppy or hard disk.  Any graphics paint
program will read these images and allow you to edit and print them.

53 Saving/Retrieving

      Save Search (Alt S) will save the current search criteria if you are able to
write to the directory. If this search has NOT been previously saved, a window  will
appear showing all the other saved searches. Fill in a new name in the space
provided.  If this search HAS been previously saved, it is replaced without additional
prompting. These searches are saved as DOS files.

      Save Search As (Alt Z) is the same as Save Search, except it allows the name
to be  changed before saving.

      Get Search (Alt G) allows you to retrieve  a saved search. Search criteria
which were previously saved can replace the current search criteria. A window of
saved searches will appear.  The user can point the cursor to  the desired search and
press Enter.
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APPENDIX A; AIR CHIEF DATASETS

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Crosswalk

      The Crosswalk dataset refers to a subset of the Crosswalk/Air Toxic Emission
Factor (XATEF) database management system. Specifically, this subset includes
data consisting of air toxic compound names, Chemical Abstract (CAS) Registry
numbers, Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Codes and descriptions, Source
Classification Codes (SCCs) and descriptions, and reference codes.

      The Crosswalk dataset may be accessed by searching the following indexes:

       > Global SCC
       > Global CAS
       > SIC Code
       > SIC Description
       > Global Word Search

Documents

      The Documents dataset refers to the series of EPA reports characterizing
source emission factors for criteria and toxic air pollutants. These reports include,
AP-42, "A Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factors" (Fourth Edition,
Supplements A through D)" and the "Locating and Estimating Air Emissions..."
(L&E) report series.

      Air CHIEF contains the  entire contents of the  first volume of the two-volume
AP-42 report. Volume I and its supplements compile emission factors and
descriptions of the activities that produce criteria pollutant emissions for most
stationary point and area sources.  The emissions data in the AP-42  document have
been gathered from source tests, material balance studies, and engineering estimates.
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Supplements A through D are included on Air CHIEF Version 2.0 Beta.  (Volume
II of AP-42 which contains information on mobile source emissions is not included
on Air CHIEF CD-ROM).
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      Air CHIEF contains the entire contents of the first 24 L&E reports, which
are the products of the EPA's ongoing effort to compile and publish information on
toxic pollutants and the source categories for which these emissions have been
characterized.  These reports are pollutant or source specific. The series contains
the following documents:  Acrylonitrile; Benzene; 1,3-Butadiene; Carbon
Tetrachloride;  Chlorobenzenes; Chloroform; Chromium; Chromium (supplement);
Coal & Oil Combustion Sources; Epichlorohydrin; Ethylene Bichloride; Ethylene
Oxide; Formaldehyde (revised); Manganese; Municipal Waste Combustors; Nickel;
Organic Liquid Storage Tanks; Perchloroethylene/Trichloroethylene; Phosgene:
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); Polycyclic Organic Matter (POM); Sewage
Sludge; Styrene (interim report); and Vinylidene  Chloride.

      The Documents dataset may be accessed by searching the following indexes:

       >  Document Description
       >  Global SCC
       >  Global CAS
       >  Industrial Process Descriptions
       >  Global Word Search

E(mission)factor

      The Efactor dataset contains data from the Crosswalk/Air Toxic Emission
Factor (XATEF) Database Management System.  These data provide a compilation
of air toxics emission factors which relate the  quantity of a pollutant released to
some activity level from a specific source category or process. These data include
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pollutant names, Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Registry numbers, industrial
process descriptions (RPCs), Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes and
descriptions, specific emission source descriptions (RSCs), Source Classification
Codes (SCCs) and descriptions, notes the process control or development of factors,
and reference codes.

       The Efactor dataset may be accessed by searching the following indexes:

       >  Global SCC
       >  Global CAS
       >  Emission Source Description
       >  SIC Code
       >  SIC Description
       >  Global Word Search
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PM (Particulate Matter) Emission Factor Tables

   The Particulate Matter (PM) Emission Factor Table presents speciated PM
emission factors for  elements and compounds associated with a specific Source
Classification Code (SCC) or profile description.  The factors are created by
multiplying a chemical speciation profile weight percentage for an element or
compound by the PM emission factor for that SCC found in the Aerometric
Information Retrieval System (AIRS).
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    This dataset is a subset of SPECIATE. The PM Emission Factor Table dataset
may be accessed by searching the following indexes:

      >  Global SCC
      >  Global CAS
      >  Profile Description
      >  Global Word Search
      >  Industrial Process Description

PM (Paniculate Matter) Profiles

      This dataset contains the particulate matter (PM) profiles from the VOC/PM
Speciation (SPECIATE) database.

      PM profiles are defined by PM source category processes or functions, such
as a Ferromanganese Furnace, called Profile Descriptions. In addition to the PM
source descriptions, each profile contains composition and reactivity data for the PM
compounds emitted by the profile source.  Additional data include profile quality,
source estimation technique, control device, PM Chemical Abstract (CAS) Registry
number, Source Classification Codes (SCCs), and reference codes.

      The PM Profiles dataset may be accessedby searching the following indexes:

      >  Global SCC
      >  Global CAS
      >  Industrial Process Description
      >  Profile Description
      >  Global Word Search
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PM (Paniculate Matter) Species Percent WT (weight) Tables

      The PM Percent Weight Table (PCTWT) presents PM chemical speciation
profiles in SPECIATE as defined for a specific Source Classification Code (SCC) or
profile description. Each profile lists the elements or compounds identified as being
emitted by a source category or process according to the relative weight percent of
each compound as a function of total PM emissions. Chemical speciation data are
presented in the profiles for three particle size ranges (0-2.5 microns, 2.5-10
microns,and 0-10 microns) and for total measured PM.

      The PM PCTWT Table may be accessed by searching the following indexes:

      >  Global CAS
      >  Industrial Process Descriptions
      >  Global Word Search

Pollutants

      The Pollutants dataset includes the pollutants' Chemical Abstract (CAS)
Registry number, chemical name, atomic number, atomic symbol, RTECS, and
chemical  synonyms.

      The Pollutants dataset may be accessed by searching the following indexes:

      >  Global CAS
      >  Chemical Abstracts Name
      >  Global Word Search
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Process Codes

    Industrial process codes represent industrial process descriptions.  These
industrial process descriptions define a unique industrial process, such as ethylene
production, associated with air pollutant emissions.

      The industrial process codes dataset may be accessed by searching the
following index:

       > Industrial Process Descriptions

References

      The References dataset includes the full reference citations, including
reference ID from the documents (AP-42 and L&Es) contained in the Air CHIEF
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database.

      The References dataset may be accessed by searching the following indexes:

       > Reference Word Search
       > Global Word Search

Sources

      The Sources dataset contains Source Classification descriptions and their
assigned codes (SCCs), taken from the VOC/PM Speciation Database Management
System (SPECIATE).
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      The Sources dataset may be accessed by searching the following indexes:

       > Global SCC
       > Source Classification Description
       > Global Word Search

Tables, Figures, and Equations

    This dataset contains all of the tables, figures and equations extracted from the
documents (AP-42 and the L&Es) on Air CHIEF.

    The Tables, Figures and Equations dataset may be accessed by searching the
following indexes:

       > Global CAS
       > Industrial Process Descriptions
       > Table, Figure, or Equation  ID
       > Global Word Search

VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) Emission Factor Tables

      The VOC Efactor Table presents speciated VOC emission factors for
compounds associated with a profile description or Source Classification Code
(SCC). The factors are created by multiplying a chemical speciation profile weight
percentage for a compound by the VOC emission factor for that SCC found in the
Aerometric Information Retrieval System (AIRS).
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    This dataset may be accessed by searching the following indexes:

       >  Global SCC
       >  Global CAS
       >  Profile Description
       >  Global Word Search
       >  Industrial Process Description

VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) Profiles

      The VOC Profiles dataset contains the VOC profiles from the  VOC/PM
Speciation (SPECIATE) database.

    VOC profiles are defined by VOC source Profile Descriptions.  Each Profile
Description contains composition data (molecular weight and weight percentage) for
the associated VOC compounds. Additional data include profile quality, source
estimation technique, control device, VOC Chemical Abstract (CAS) Registry
number, Source Classification Codes (SCCs), and reference codes.

      This dataset may be accessed by searching the following indexes:

       >  Global SCC
       >  Global CAS ~~
       >  Industrial Process Descriptions
       >  Profile Description
       >  Global Word Search
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VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) Species

      The VOC Percent WT Table (PCTWT) presents VOC chemical speciation
profiles in SPECIATE as defined for a specific Source Classification Code (SCC) or
profile description.  Each profile lists the compounds identified as being emitted by
a source category or process according to the relative weight percent of each
compound as a function of total VOC emissions.

   The VOC PCTWT Table may be accessed by searching the following indexes:

      > Global CAS
      > Industrial Process Description
      > Global Word  Search
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Chemical Abstracts Name

      Chemical Abstracts Name indexes chemical names (CAS description and
synonyms) and retrieves the following data on the chemical, Chemical Abstracts ID;
CAS description; RTECS identifier; atomic number; atomic symbol; SAROAD
number; and chemical synonyms.

      This index searches the CAS description and synonyms fields and retrieves
records from the following dataset:

      > Pollutants

Document Description

      This index allows for searching on any word from the table of contents of the
AP-42 and L&E reports.

      This index searches the table of contents descriptor field from the records in
the following dataset:

      > Documents

Emission Source Description

      The Emission Source Description indexes source processes or activities
emitting toxic air pollutants.
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      This index searches the Emission Source Description Field in the records of
the following dataset:

      > Efactor

Global CAS

      The global CAS (Chemical Abstracts Registry) index allows for searching by
CAS number in records across the entire Air CHIEF database.

      This index searches the following datasets:

      > Documents
      > Sources
      > Efactor
      > Crosswalk
      > PM Profiles
      > PM Emission Factor Tables
      > VOC Profiles
      > VOC Emission Factor Tables

Global SCC

      The Source  Classification Code (SCC) represents a unique process or
function logically associated with a source of air pollutant emissions.
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      This index allows for searching by SCCs in the following datasets:

      > Documents
      > Sources
      > Efactor
      > Crosswalk
      > PM Profiles
      > PM Emission factor Tables
      > VOC Profiles
      > VOC Emission Factor Tables

Global Word Search

   The  Global Word Search provides an index of the individual words found in the
records comprising the entire Air CHIEF database.

   This index  retrieves the records containing the search word from the following
datasets:

      > Documents
      > Tables, Figures, and Equations
      > Pollutants
      > Sources
      > References
      > Efactor
      > Crosswalk
      > Pm Profiles
      > Pm Emission Factor Tables
      > Pm Species Percent Wt Tables
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      > VOC Profiles
      > VOC Emission Factor Tables
      > VOC Species Percent Wt Tables

Industrial Process Description

   Industrial Process Descriptions identify a unique process (e.g., ethylene
production) associated with air pollutant emissions.

   This index searches the records in the following datasets:

      > Documents
      > Efactor
      > Tables, Figures, and Equations
      > PM Profiles
      > PM Efactor Tables
      > PM Percent Wt Tables
      > VOC Profiles
      > VOC Efactor Tables
      > VOC Percent Wt Tables

Profile Description

   The Profile Description index describes the source category process or function
(e.g., Ferromanganese Furnace) for PM and VOC pollutants.

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    This index searches the records in the following datasets:

       > PM Profiles
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       > PM Emission Factor Tables
       > VOC Profiles
       > VOC Emission Factor Tables

Reference ID

       This index retrieves references by the ID assigned to each reference in the
Air CHIEF database.

       This index searches and retrieves the full reference citation in the following
dataset:

       > References

Reference Word Search

    Reference Word Search indexes words from the document reference citations in
the Air "CHIEF database such as authors' names and report titles.

    This index searches and retrieves the full reference citation in the following
dataset:

       > References
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Source Classification Description

    The Source Classification description identifies a unique processs or function
          i.
within a source category logically associated with a source of air pollution emissions.

    This indexes Source Classification Descriptions and retrieves the associated
Source Category Code from the following dataset:

       > Sources

SIC Code

    The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code provides broad descriptors of
industry segments.

      This index retrieves  data from the records in the following air toxics  datasets:

       > Efactor
       > Crosswalk

SIC Description

      The SIC (Standard Industrial Classification) description defines the numerical
SIC codes.

    This index retrieves records from the following air toxics datasets:

       > Efactor
       > Crosswalk
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Table, Figure or Equation ID

    This index allows for retrieving tables, figures, and equations by a unique ID tag
assigned to each.  The ID tags may be found in the text of the documents (AP-42
and the L&Es) from which the tables, figures and equations were extracted.

    This index retrieves records from the following dataset:

      >  Tables, Figures, & Equations
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GLOSSARY OF AIR CHIEF COMMANDS

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                    GLOSSARY OF AIR CHIEF COMMANDS
Add New Entry
(Ctrl A)
This function will allow you to add an item to the search
window (above the current line) without going to the index
and item select windows.
Add to Search
(AltW)
This function allows you to add the item the cursor is on to
the current search criteria. All database records containing
the search item will be added to the search criteria.
Auto Search
(Alt A)
This function allows you to switch back and forth between
AUTO and MANUAL search modes. In AUTO mode all
searches are done immediately.  In MANUAL mode no
searching is done until AUTO mode is re-established.
Begin Group
(Alt B)
This function allows you to group items in the search window.
This will begin a new group above the current line if you are
in the search window.  If you are not in the search window,
then a new group is started at the end of the search  window.
Boolean, Change
(Ctrl B)
This function allows you to change the boolean by displaying
a window of booleans.  You move the cursor to the boolean
of choice and press ENTER. If you are in the search window
and the cursor is pointing to a search item, then the boolean
on that line is changed. Otherwise, the system boolean is
changed.
Boolean, Toggle
(AltT)
This function allows you to change a boolean by toggling
through the list of available booleans (OR, AND, NOT,
XOR).  Pressing Alt-T will cycle to the next boolean in the
list.  If you are in the search window and the cursor is
pointing to a search window then the boolean on that line is
changed. Otherwise the system boolean is changed.
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Bottom
This function moves the cursor to the bottom of the current
window.
Change Boolean
(Alt B)
This function allows you to change the boolean by displaying
a window of booleans.  You move the cursor to the boolean
of choice and press ENTER.  If you are in the search window
and the cursor is pointing to a search item, then the boolean
on that line is changed.  Otherwise, the system boolean is
changed.
Change Index
(CtrlL)
This function allows you to change the index of the
current line in the search window.
Choose Index
This function displays a screen which allows you to choose an
index to search.  A window of index topics will appear after
an index is chosen.  From this window you may choose search
terms.
dear
(CtrtX)
This function will clear the current field to spaces. It will
clear marked text in the display window.
Clear HyperSets
(Ctrl FT)
This function will remove all HyperSets.  Ordinarily you must
use the ESC key to remove the current HyperSet and all
HyperSets after the current one.  This function saves time if
many HyperSets have been created.
Copy Entry
(Ctrl V)
This function will copy the current line to the buffer.
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Database, Display
(Shift F9)
This function displays all of the records in the selected
dataset(s) by renumbering the records based on thier original
order. To go to a specific record number, press Ctrl-F8, and
enter the record number.
Dataset(s),
 Select
(AltD)
This screen allows the user to select the dataset(s)
for searching. Move the cursor to the dataset desired and
press INS to select the dataset or DEL to cancel the dataset.
To select all datasets, press "+". To cancel all datasets, press
"-". Press F10 when selection of the desired dataset(s) is
complete.  Use the ESC key  to cancel all changes.
                          INS
                          DEL
                          F10
                          ESC
             Select dataset
             Cancel dataset
             Select all datasets
             Cancel all datasets
             Accept changes
             Cancel changes
DB, Next
 Record in
(Shift F8)
This function displays the next logical record in the
database regardless of record sets. This may be used to view
records sequentially when there is a relevant sequence to the
records in the database  (i.e., when reading a paragraph
record out of context of the document from which it was
extracted).
DB, Previous
 Record in
(Shift FT)
This function will display the previous record in the
database regardless of record sets. This may be used when
there is a relevant sequence to the records in the database.
Delete Entry
(Ctrl D)
This function will delete the current line in the search
window.  The line will be copied to the Hold Buffer before
deleting.
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 Delete Search
This function allows you to delete a saved search. A window
will appear giving a list of all the saved searches.  Use the
cursor key to select the search  to be deleted and press
ENTER.
Display Database
(Shift F9)
This function displays all of the records in the selected
dataset(s) by renumbering the records based on their original
order.  To go to a specific record number, press Ctrl-F8, and
enter the record number.
 Display Image
 (Ctrl F9)
This function will display any image which has been
previously scanned in and saved. If the cursor is pointing to
an image file name (i.e., A301001.PCX) on a search set
record and the user has a compatible display adapter (either
VGA or EGA), then the  image will appear on the screen.
Press ESC to return to the normal  (non-graphics) screen.
 Display Results
'(F9)
This function will display the search set starting with the first
record in the set one record at a time.  It will also allow the
user to go back to "one at a time" from the "view many"
mode.
 Down
 (O
This function moves the cursor forward one line in the
current window.
 Down One Page
 (PgDn)
This function moves the cursor forward one screenful in the
current window.
 Edit Search
 (F4}
This function allows you to update the search window.
Thus, you will be able to modify the search criteria.
 End Group
This function allows you to end a group (of items in the
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(AUE)
search window) was previously begun using "Begin Group."
Entry, Copy
(CtrlV)
This function will copy the current line to the buffer.
Entry, Delete
(Ctrl D)
This function will delete the current line in the search
window. The line will be copied to the Hold Buffer before
deleting.
Entry, Insert
(CtrlT)
This function will insert the line in the Hold Buffer above the
current line in the search window.
Entry, Replicate
(Ctrl R)
This function will duplicate the current line in the search
window.
Field, Previous
This function moves the cursor to the previous field in the
current window.
Field Select
This function allows you to see only a subset of the available
fields.
First Record
 in Set
(Alt FT)
This function will display the first record in the current
record set.
Get Search
(Alt 6)
This function allows you to"retrieve a saved search.  Search
criteria which were previously saved can replace the current
search criteria.  A window of saved searches will appear.
You can point the cursor to the search and press ENTER.
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Go to HyperSet N
(AltN)
This function allows you to transfer to HyperSet "n" if
HyperSet "n" exists, where n can be a number between
1 and 9.
Go to Search Set
(Alt O)
This function allows you to transfer to the Search Set.
Group, Begin
(Alt B)
This function allows you to group items in the search window.
This will begin a new group above the current line if you are
in the search window.  If you are not in the search window,
then a new group is started at the end of the search  window.
Group, End
(Alt E)
This function allows you to end a group of items in the
search window which was previously begun using "Begin
Group."
HyperSets, Clear
(Ctrl FT)
This function will remove all Hypersets.  Ordinarily you must
use the ESC key to remove the current Hyperset and all
Hypersets after the current one. This function saves time if
many Hypersets have been created.
HyperSet Create
(F2)
A Hyperset is a set of records which is created from all
database records containing the topic.  You can repeat this
process and create up to 9 Hypersets at a time.
HyperSet N,
 goto
(AltN)
This function allows you to transfer to Hyperset "n" if
Hyperset "n" exists, where "n" can be a number between
1 and 9.
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Image, Display
(Ctrl F9)
This function will display any image which has been
previously scanned in and saved.  If the cursor is pointing to
an image file name (i.e., A301001.PCX) on a Search set
record and the user has a compatible display adapter (either
VGA or EGA), then the image will appear on the screen.
Press ESC to return to the normal (non-graphics) screen.
Index, Change
(CtrlL)
This function will allow you to change the index of the
current line in the search window.
Index, Choose
This function displays a screen which allows you to choose an
index to search. A window of index topics will appear after
an index is chosen. From this window you may choose search
terms.
Insert Entry
(Ctrl I)
This function will insert the line in the Hold Buffer above the
current line in the search window.
Last Record
 in Set
(Alt F8)
This function will display the last record in the current
record set.
Last, Undo
(CtriV)
This function erases the last search criteria for a Search set.
Left
This function moves the cursor one column back on the
current line of the current window.
Left Side
This function moves the cursor to the far left hand column of
the window.
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Many, View
(Alt F9)
This function will display the Search set as a stream of
records.  It will also allow the user to go from the "view
many" mode to the "one at a time" mode.
Match, Previous
(Ctrl PgUp)
This function moves the cursor to the previous matching
word or item on the display screen.  Matching words or items
are topics highlighted because they satisfy the search criteria.
Match, Next
(Ctrl PgDn)
This function moves the cursor to the next matching word or
item. Matching words or items are topics highlighted
because they satisfy the search criteria.
Move, Left Side
This function moves the cursor to the far left hand column of
the window.
Move, Right Side
This function moves the cursor to the far right side of the
current window.
New Search
(AltN)
This function erases the current search criteria.  A prompt
will appear to confirm the function.
New Entry, Add
(Ctrl A)
This function will allow you to add an item to the search
window (above the current line) without going to the index
and item select windows.
Next Field
In fielded windows this function moves the cursor to the next
field.
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Next Match
(CtHPgDn)
This function moves the cursor to the next matching word or
item. Matching words or items are topics highlighted
because they satisfy the search criteria.
Next Record in DB
(Shift F8)
This function displays the next logical record in the database
regardless of record sets. This may be used to view records
sequentially when there is a relevant  sequence to the records
in the database (i.e., when reading a  paragraph record out of
context of the document from which  it was extracted).
Next Record
 in Set
(F8)
This function will display the next record in the current
record set.
Next Set
This function allows you to transfer among the Search set
and Hypersets. The next set function goes forward one set.
Next Word
This function moves the cursor to the next word in the
current window.
Nth Record
 in Set
(Ctrl F8)
This function will display any record within the
current record set. You will be prompted for the sequence
number.
Page down
(PgDn)
This function moves the cursor forward one screenful in the
current window.
Page up
(PgUp)
This function moves the cursor back on screenful in the
current window.
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Previous Field
This function moves the cursor to the previous field in the
current window.
Previous Match
(Ctrl PgUp)
This function moves the cursor to the previous matching
word of item on the display screen. Matching words or items
are topics highlighted because they satisfy the search criteria.
Previous Record
 inDB
(Shift FT)
This function will display the previous record in the
database regardless of record sets. This may be used when
there is a relevant sequence to the records in the database.
Previous Record
 in Set
This function displays the previous record in the current
record set.
Previous Set
This function allows you to move among the Search set and
Hypersets.  The previous set function goes back one set.
Previous Word
This function moves the cursor to the beginning of the
previous word in the current window.
Print Recordset
(Alt />)
This function will print the records from the current record
set to the printer or a disk file. If you are at the display
window, the record set which is being displayed will be
printed.  If you are elsewhere, then the current Search set
will be printed.
Print Search
 Criteria
This function allows you to print the current search criteria to
a printer or a disk file. You may print the search in  menu
format or SQL format.
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Print Selected
 Text
When text has been selected using the select text
function, it may be printed to the printer or a disk
file by using this option.
Recordset, Print
(Alt P)
This function will print the records from the current record
set to the printer or a disk file. If you are at the display
window, the record set which is being displayed will be
printed.  If you are elsewhere, then the current Search set
will be printed.
Replicate Entry
(CtHK)
This function will duplicate the current line in the search
window.
Results, Display
(F9)
This function will display the Search set starting with the first
record in the set one record at a time. It will also allow the
user to go back to "one at a time" from the "view many"
mode.
Right
This function moves the cursor one column forward on the
current line in the current window.
Right Side
This function moves the cursor to the far right side of the
current window.
Save Search
(Alt 5)
You may save the current search criteria.  If this search has
NOT been previously saved, a window will appear showing
all the other saved searches.  Fill in a new name in the space
provided.  If this search HAS been previously saved, it is
replaced without additional prompting. These searches are
saved as DOS files. You must be able to write to the
directory in order to save a search.
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Save Search As~
(Alt Z)
This function is the same as the Save Search function except
it allows the name to be changed before saving.
Search, Add to
(AltW)
This function allows you to add the item the cursor is on to
the current search criteria. All database records containing
the search item will be added to the search criteria.
Search As..,
 Save
(Alt Z)
This function is the same as the Save Search function
except it allows the name to be changed before saving.
Search, Auto
(Alt A)
This function allows you to switch back and forth between
AUTO and MANUAL search modes. In AUTO mode all
searches are done immediately.  In MANUAL mode no
searching is done until AUTO mode is re-established.
Search Criteria,
 Print
This function allows you to print the current search
criteria to a printer or a disk file. You may print the search
in menu format or SQL format.
Search, Delete
This function allows you to delete a saved search. A window
will appear giving a list of all the saved searches.  Use the
cursor key to select the search to bejleleted and press
ENTER.
Search, Edit
(F4)
This function will allow you to update the search window.
Thus you will be able to modify the search criteria,  (see
"search window" for more information)
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Search, Get        -     This function allows you to retrieve a saved search.  Search
(Alt G)                  criteria which were previously saved can replace the current
                         search criteria.  A window of saved searches will appear.
                         You can point the cursor to the search and press ENTER.
Search, New       -     This function erases the current search criteria.  A prompt
(Alt jV)                  will appear to confirm the function.
Search, Save       -      You may save the current search criteria. If this search
(Alt 5)                   has NOT been previously saved, a window will appear
                         showing all the other saved searches. Fill in a new name in
                         the space provided.  If this search HAS been previously
                         saved, it is replaced without additional prompting.  These
                         searches are saved as DOS  files.  You must be able to write
                         to the directory in order to  save a search.
Search set, go to    -      This funtion allows you to transfer to the Search set.
(Alt O)
Search, Super       -      This function allows you to add the item to which the
 Add to                  cursor is pointing to the current search criteria.
(Ctrl W)                  You will be prompted for an index to search for the
                         data item.
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Select Dataset(s)
This screen allows the user to select the dataset(s) for
searching.  Move the cursor to the dataset desired and press
INS to select the data set or DEL to cancel the dataset. To
select all datasets, press "+". To cancel all datasets, press "-".
Press F10 when selection of the desired dataset(s) is
complete.  Use the ESC key to cancel all changes.

INS  -      Select dataset
DEL -      Cancel dataset
+     -      Select all datasets
             Cancel all datasets
F10  -      Accept changes
ESC  -      Cancel changes
Select Field
(AltF)
This function allows you to see only a subset of the available
fields.
Select Text
(AltM)
This function allows you to mark a portion of the text on the
display screen.  This text may be copied to a disk file or to
the printer.  Mark the text by pressing the Alt-M key. Use
the arrow keys  to expand or contract the selected area.  This
selected text may also be used to mark an item for Hyperset
functions.
Set, First
 Record in
(Alt FT)
This function will display the first record in the
current record set.
Set, Last
 Record in
(Alt F8)
This function will display the last record in the
current record set.
Set, Next
(Alt +)
This function allows you to transfer among the Search set
and Hypersets. The next set function goes forward one set.
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Set, Next
 Record in
(FS)
This function will display the next record in the
current record set.
Set, Nth
 Record in
(Ctrl F8)
This function will display any record within the
current record set.  You will be prompted for the sequence
number.
Set, Previous
(Alt -)
This function allows you to move among the Search set and
Hypersets. The previous set function goes back one set.
Set, Previous
 Record in
(FT)
This function displays the previous record in the
current record set.
Super Add
 to Search
(CtrlW)
This function allows you to add the item to which the
cursor is pointing to the current search criteria. You
will be prompted for an index to search for the data item.
Super HyperSet
 Create
(Ctrl FT)
This function allows you to create a Hyperset if the
cursor is on a data item.  The Hyperset is a temporary
record set created from records containing the data
item within an user-selected index.
Table of Contents
(Alt F3)
This screen allows the user to select the table of contents
field(s) within the desired hierarchal level (Document Name,
Chapter, Section, Subsection, etc.) over which a search may
be conducted. Move the cursor to the item of choice  at the
most inclusive (lowest) level and select with cursor.  Proceed
in this manner to higher levels, until reaching the desired
level/item of information. Press F10 when done.
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Text, Select
(AltM)
This function allows you to mark a portion of the text on the
display screen.  This text may be copied to a disk file or to
the printer.  Mark the text by pressing the Alt-M key.  Use
the arrow keys to expand or contract the selected area.  This
selected text may also be used to mark an item for Hyperset
functions.
Toggle Boolean
(AltT)
This function allows you to change a boolean by toggling
through the list of available booleans (OR, AND, NOT,
XOR).  Pressing Alt-T will cycle to the next boolean in the
list.  If you are in the search window and the cursor is
pointing to a search window then the boolean on that line is
changed.  Otherwise the system boolean is changed.
Top
This function moves the cursor to the top of the current
window.
•Undo Last
(Ctrl V)
This function erases the last search criteria for a Search set.
                         This function moves the cursor back one line in the current
                         window.
Up One Page
This function moves the cursor back one screenful in the
current window.
View Many
(Alt F9)
This function will display the Search set as a string of
records.  It will also allow the user to go from the "view
many" mode to the "one at a time" mode.
Word, Next
This function moves the cursor to the next word in the
current window.
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Word, Previous     -      This function moves the cursor to the beginning of the
                         previous word in the current window.
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AIR CHIEF CD-ROM VERSION 2.0 BETA
      USER'S QUESTIONNAIRE

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                   AIR CHIEF CD-ROM VERSION 2.0 BETA
                          USER'S QUESTIONNAIRE
       Please complete this questionnaire and return it to the following address:

                  Ms. Anne Pope
                  Emission Factor and Methodologies Section
                  Emission Inventory Branch (MD-14)
                  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
                  Research Triangle Park, North Carolina  27711

1.  Strengths/Weaknesses of User's Manual

   Does the user's manual contain adequate detail?

   Does the manual offer a logical approach to the usage of the CD?

   Were you able to retrieve the information you were seeking?

   Comments:
2.  Strengths/Weaknesses of Help Screens

   Do the Help Screens provide adequate descriptions of the available selections?

   Comments:
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3.  Usefulness of Specific ROMWARE™ Functions
V
Choose Index (F3)
Edit Search (F4)
Table of Contents (Alt-F3)
Select Datasets (Alt-D)
Print Record Set (Alt-P)
New Search (Alt-N)
Get Search (Alt-G)
Save Search (Alt-S)
Delete Entry (Ctl-D)
Change Boolean (Ctl-B)
Toggle Boolean (Alt-T)
Display Results (F9)
Display Image (Q1-F9)
Display Database (Shf-F9)
Field Select (Alt-F)
Select Text (Alt-M)
HyperSet Create (F2)
Super HyperSet Create (Ctl-F2)
Add to Search (Alt-W)
Super Add to Search (Clt-W)
Not Useful




















Somewhat
Useful




















Very Useful




















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4.  Usefulness of Specific Air CHIEF Indexes or Datasets
INDEXES
Global Word Search
Document Description
Global SCC
Global CAS
Industrial Process Descriptions
Table, Figure or Equation ID
Chemical Abstracts Name
Source Classification Description
Reference ID
Reference Word Search
Profile Description
Emission Source Description
SIC Code
SIC Description
DATASETS
Documents
Tables, Figures, and Equations
Pollutants
Sources
References
Efactor
Crosswalk
PM Profiles
PM Emisison Factor Tables
Not Useful














Not Useful









Somewhat
Useful














Somewhat
Useful









Very Useful














Very Useful









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4.  Usefulness of Specific Air CHIEF Fields. Indexes, or Datasets (Continued)
INDEXES
PM Species Percent Wt Tables
VOC Profiles
VOC Emission Factor Tables
VOC Species Percent Wt Tables
Not Useful




Somewhat
Useful




Very Useful




   Comments:
5.  Database Inaccuracies or Limitations (i.e.. typos, missing sections of documents, etc.)



   Comments:
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                              TECHNICAL REPORT DATA
                        /Please read Instructions on the reverse bejorc completing)
\. REPORT NO.
EPA-45Q/4-92-015
                                                  3 RECIPIENT S ACCESSION NO
4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE
Air  CHIEF CD-ROM User's Manual,
Version 2.0 Beta
           5 REPORT DATE
              October 1991
           6. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION CODE
7. AUTHOH(S)
Teresa  Moody
                                                  8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NO
9. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS
Radian Corporation
Post  Office Box 13000
Research Triangle Park,  North Carolina 27709
                                                  10. PROGRAM ELEMENT NO.
            11. CONTRACT/GRANT NO.
               68-DO-0125
12. SPONSORING AGENCY NAME AND ADDRESS
Technical Support Division
OAR,  OAQPS, TSD, EFMS  (MD-14)
Emission Inventory Branch
Research Triangle Park,  North Carolina  27711
                                                  13. TYPE OF REPORT AND PERIOD COVERED
                                                     Final
           14. SPONSORING AGENCY CODE
IS. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES
 EPA Project Officer:   Anne A. Pope
16. ABSTRACT
      This report presents instructions on the Air  Clearinghouse  for
 Inventories and Emission Factors  (Air CHIEF) Compact Disc-Read Only
 Memory (CD-ROM).   Air CHIEF contains  emission factors for selected
 toxic and  criteria  air  compounds  and  sources  and  associates  the
 factors to levels  of source activity.   Air CHIEF includes data from
 the  following  sources  - AP-42,  the  report series  "Locating  and
 Estimating Air Emissions  ...",  XATEF data base management system,  and
 the SPECIATE  data  base management system.  The purpose of the CD is
 to provide users with air emission  estimation data, by pollutant or
 source description,  in one product.

      The purpose of  this  report is to document the usage of Air CHIEF
 CD-ROM.  Air CHIEF  offers a technical service to air pollution control
 agencies in  performing preliminary  estimates of  air emissions.   The
 emission  factors  are not  intended to  provide  exact  estimates  of
 releases of  air compounds from specific facilities.
17.
                           KEY WORDS AND DOCUMENT ANALYSIS
               DESCRIPTORS
b.lOeNTIPIERS/OPEN ENDED TERMS  C.  COSATI Field/Group
 Air Toxics Substances
 Air Emissions  Sources
 Air Emission Factors
 Pollutant/Source Associations
 CD-ROM
18. DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT
 Unlimited
19. SECURITY CLASS (Tlus Report/
    Unclassified
21. NO. OF PAGES
   86
                                       20. SECURITY CLASS (Tinspaget
                                           Unclassified
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