Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 51.41
Liaison Tracey Coronado
Submission Date April 1, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Missouri State University
OP-2: Outdoor Air Quality

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Doug Neidigh
Sustainability Coordinator
Environmental Management
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Does the institution have policies and/or guidelines in place to improve outdoor air quality and minimize air pollutant emissions from mobile sources?:
Yes

A brief description of the policies and/or guidelines to improve outdoor air quality and minimize air pollutant emissions from mobile sources:

Tobacco Free Campus Policy
In the interest of promoting the health, well-being, and safety of our students, faculty, staff, and campus visitors, Missouri State University prohibits smoking (and the use of any other tobacco products) anywhere on university property. http://www.missouristate.edu/human/80969.htm


Has the institution completed an inventory of significant air emissions from stationary sources on campus?:
Yes

A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:

Annual emissions inventory reporting to state regulatory agency through the MoEIS reporting system.


Weight of the following categories of air emissions from stationary sources::
Weight of Emissions
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 8.09 Tons
Sulfur oxides (SOx) 0.04 Tons
Carbon monoxide (CO) 6.78 Tons
Particulate matter (PM) 0.61 Tons
Ozone (O3) ---
Lead (Pb) 0 Tons
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) 0 Tons
Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) ---
Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations 0.70 Tons

A brief description of the institution’s initiatives to minimize air pollutant emissions from stationary sources, including efforts made during the previous three years:

Replaced one old (1959) boiler (rated 54 MMBtu/hr) with two new high efficiency boilers (14.7 MMBtu/hr) in 2013. New boilers equipped with low-NOx burners.


The website URL where information about the institution’s outdoor air quality policies, guidelines or inventory is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Information is not posted on web site; hard copies of state report can be provided. Contact David Vaughan, Director, Environmental Management: Dvaughan@MissouriState.edu


Information is not posted on web site; hard copies of state report can be provided. Contact David Vaughan, Director, Environmental Management: Dvaughan@MissouriState.edu

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