Incineration within a data-led model
AQ26 remains deeply interested in waste incineration, but treats it as one candidate source class among traffic, industry, ports, landfill, construction, agriculture, domestic burning and meteorology. This makes the analysis more scientific and less biased.
Candidate source classes
| Class | Status | Review requirement |
|---|---|---|
| waste incineration / EfW | candidate source class | requires evidence-chain review |
| road traffic | candidate source class | requires evidence-chain review |
| industrial combustion / large point sources | candidate source class | requires evidence-chain review |
| ports and shipping | candidate source class | requires evidence-chain review |
| landfill / waste transfer | candidate source class | requires evidence-chain review |
| construction and mineral dust | candidate source class | requires evidence-chain review |
| domestic solid-fuel burning | candidate source class | requires evidence-chain review |
| agriculture and ammonia chemistry | candidate source class | requires evidence-chain review |
| regional background / long-range transport | candidate source class | requires evidence-chain review |
| meteorology and topographic trapping | candidate source class | requires evidence-chain review |