| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 46.39 |
| Liaison | Laura Draucker |
| Submission Date | March 1, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Amherst College
OP-2: Outdoor Air Quality
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Laura
Draucker Director of Sustainability Office of Environmental Sustainability |
Does the institution have policies and/or guidelines in place to improve outdoor air quality and minimize air pollutant emissions from mobile sources on campus?:
A brief description of the policies and/or guidelines to improve outdoor air quality and minimize air pollutant emissions from mobile sources:
The College will aggressively work to reduce the negative environmental impact by reviewing the types of material that we are discharging into the atmosphere and at what rate. Amherst College will try to reduce our negative environmental impact on the air by encouraging a reduction of VOC emissions, installation of Stage I and II vapor recovery systems, encouraging ride share opportunities, monitoring ambient air, and estimating and reducing emissions. Additionally, the College has a no idling policy for more than 5 minutes for all non-emergency vehicles on campus.
Has the institution completed an inventory of significant air emissions from stationary campus sources or else verified that no such emissions are produced?:
Weight of the following categories of air emissions from stationary sources::
| Weight of Emissions | |
| Nitrogen oxides (NOx) | 44.45 Metric tons |
| Sulfur oxides (SOx) | 89.81 Metric tons |
| Carbon monoxide (CO) | --- |
| Particulate matter (PM) | --- |
| Ozone (O3) | --- |
| Lead (Pb) | --- |
| Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) | --- |
| Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) | --- |
| Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations | --- |
A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
The College undergoes a source registration process for the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection every year for the on-campus power plant. This process led to the installation of a NOx scrubbing system. We are not a reporting facility and we have what is referred to restricted emissions status, so we do not quantify all emissions.
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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