Table 3.
Scenario | Rice area Mekong Delta (ha) | Rice area rest of Vietnam (ha) | Fuel load rest of Vietnam (kg ha−1) | Fuel load Mekong Delta (kg ha−1) | Combustion factor | Proportion burned | PM2.5 EF g kg−1 | Rice burned MRD (Gg) | Rice burned rest of Vietnam (Gg) | Rice residue PM2.5 (Gg) | Emissions inventory total PM2.5 (Gg) | New total emissions inventory PM2.5 (Gg) | Percent of total emissions from rice residue |
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Entirety of Vietnam: Maximum potential emissions (100% straw and stubble burned) | 3858900 | 3563300 | 8800 | 7330 | 0.8 | 1 | 6.26 | 22628.59 | 25086.72 | 298.70 (±87.72) | 519.81 | 818.50 | 36.49 |
Entirety of Vietnam: Most likely Scenario (50% straw) | 3858900 | 3563300 | 2700 | 3470 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 6.26 | 5356.15 | 3848.36 | 57.62 (±17.76) | 519.81 | 577.43 | 9.98 |
Entirety of Vietnam: Most likely Scenario (10% stubble) | 3858900 | 3563300 | 6100 | 3867 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 6.26 | 1193.79 | 1738.89 | 18.36 (±5.22) | 519.81 | 538.17 | 3.41 |
Entirety of Vietnam: Most likely Scenario (above two combined) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6549.94 | 5587.25 | 75.98 (±22.97) | 519.81 | 595.79 | 13.39 |