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Please use the following citation format to reference the tool:

Scown, Corinne, Breunig, Hanna, Kavvada, Olga, Huntington, Tyler, & USDOE. (2019, October 23). Biositing Webtool, v1 [Computer software]. https://doi.org/10.11578/dc.20191029.4

Data Sources & References
Dataset Source(s) Citation(s)
Material Recovery Facilities Link Governmental Advisory Associates, Inc. 2016-2017 Database on Material Recovery Facilities and Mixed Waste Processing Facilities in the U.S., with updates 2019.
WWT Anaerobic Digesters Link (1) Link (2)
(1)National Biosolids Partnership Biogas Database, June 7, 2013 ed. Water Environment Federation, Alexandria, VA, 2013; http://epi9-prod.wef.org/; Waste to Biogas Mapping Tool: Total Technical Potential estimate download; United States Environmental Protection Agency; Pacific Southwest, Region 9.
(2) California Biomass Facilities Reporting System: Facilities Database. California Biomass Collaborative: Davis, CA, 2015; http://biomass.ucdavis.edu/tools/california-biomass-facilitiesreporting- system/ ; Verified via Google Maps by Hanna Breunig.
W2E Anaerobic Digesters Link California Anaerobic Digestion Projects (a partial list, October 2015), CalRecycle, Sacramento, CA, 2015.
Combustion Plants
(1) California Forest Products and Biomass Power Plant Table. University of California, Berkeley Woody Biomass Utilization Group, Berkeley, CA, 2016.
(2) Emissions & Generation Resource Integrated Database (eGRID) 2012. United States Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, 2015.
District Energy Systems N/A Private data from International District Energy Association (IDEA) from personal correspondence with Hanna Breunig.
Biorefineries Link Renewable Fuels Association. "Ethanol Biorefinery Locations."
DOE Billion Ton Biomass Data Link U.S. Department of Energy. 2016. 2016 Billion‐Ton Report: Advancing Domestic Resources for a Thriving Bioeconomy, Volume 1: Economic Availability of Feedstocks. M. H. Langholtz, B. J. Stokes, and L. M. Eaton (Leads), ORNL/TM‐2016/160. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN. 448p. doi: 10.2172/1271651.
Energy Crops Link U.S. Department of Energy. 2016. 2016 Billion‐Ton Report: Advancing Domestic Resources for a Thriving Bioeconomy, Volume 1: Economic Availability of Feedstocks. M. H. Langholtz, B. J. Stokes, and L. M. Eaton (Leads), ORNL/TM‐2016/160. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN. 448p. doi: 10.2172/1271651.
Forest Residues Link U.S. Department of Energy. 2016. 2016 Billion‐Ton Report: Advancing Domestic Resources for a Thriving Bioeconomy, Volume 1: Economic Availability of Feedstocks. M. H. Langholtz, B. J. Stokes, and L. M. Eaton (Leads), ORNL/TM‐2016/160. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN. 448p. doi: 10.2172/1271651.
Food Waste Link Disposal-Facility-Based Characterization of Solid Waste in California, DRRR-2015–01546; CalRecycle; Sacramento, CA, 2015.
County-Level Manure (Billion Ton Report) Link U.S. Department of Energy. 2016. 2016 Billion‐Ton Report: Advancing Domestic Resources for a Thriving Bioeconomy, Volume 1: Economic Availability of Feedstocks. M. H. Langholtz, B. J. Stokes, and L. M. Eaton (Leads), ORNL/TM‐2016/160. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN. 448p. doi: 10.2172/1271651.
County-Level Manure (USDA NASS) Link National Agricultural Statistics Service. (2022). NASS - Quick Stats. USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service.
CAFO Locations & Manure Link (1)
Link (2)

(1) Concentrated animal feeding operation. (2023). Washington State Department of Ecology. https://ecology.wa.gov/regulations-permits/permits-certifications/concentrated-animal-feeding-operation

(2) CAFOs in the US. Univeristy of Iowa Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences. (2023). https://cafomaps.org/overview.html

MSW (Non-plastics) Link U.S. Department of Energy. 2016. 2016 Billion‐Ton Report: Advancing Domestic Resources for a Thriving Bioeconomy, Volume 1: Economic Availability of Feedstocks. M. H. Langholtz, B. J. Stokes, and L. M. Eaton (Leads), ORNL/TM‐2016/160. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN. 448p. doi: 10.2172/1271651.
MSW (Plastics) Link Governmental Advisory Associates, Inc. 2016-2017 Database on Material Recovery Facilities and Mixed Waste Processing Facilities in the U.S., with updates 2019.
USDA NASS Biomass Data Link National Agricultural Statistics Service. (2022). NASS - Quick Stats. USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Fats, Oils and Greases
(1) Fats and Oils: Oilseed Crushings, Production, Consumption and Stocks 2020 Summary (March 2021) USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
(2) Seiple, Timothy; Milbrandt, Anelia (2020), “National Wet Waste Inventory (NWWI)”, Mendeley Data, V1, doi: 10.17632/f4dxm3mb94.1