Resources

User Guide for BEAM*2024

BEAM*2024 User Guide
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The original BEAM v1.1 (CCME, 2011), User Guide (CCME, 2009), and the report “The BEAM: A Method for Determining…” (CCME, 2009) - Find these documents by entering “biosolids” in the CCME Resource page search form. The report “The BEAM: A Method….” includes the full literature review conducted when creating BEAM v1.1, as well as derivation of default values, equations, and references.

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Emissions Factors

Canada

Electricity - GHG Intensity

Emissions factors

United States (U. S.)

GHG Emissions Factors Hub, U. S. EPA, 2021

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Biosolids GHGs Accounting

“How are WRRFs inventorying GHGs?” - WEF GHG Inventory Fact Sheet, 2020

“Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks for Water Resource Recovery Facilities,” WEF Fact Sheet (WEF member access required), 2021

ECAM, Energy Performance and Carbon Emissions Assessment and Monitoring Tool for water utilities

Water Environment Association of Ontario/Ontario Water Works Association
Joint Climate Change Committee’s GHG Calculator

Funding Opportunities - WEF GHG Inventory Fact Sheet, 2017

NEBRA GHG Emissions and Biosolids / Residuals Management, webpage, 2012

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Standard Protocols

Below are the widely-used and -accepted accounting and reporting systems that North American municipalities and companies use. Your GHG emissions calculations using BEAM*2022 provide detailed data that can be entered into the larger scope of a utility’s or a municipality’s or a company’s full GHG accounting using one of the following.

United States