| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 62.11 |
| Liaison | Natalie Sobrinski |
| Submission Date | June 16, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Muhlenberg College
OP-2: Outdoor Air Quality
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.00 / 1.00 |
Tim
Korn Maintenance Supervisor Plant Operations |
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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
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A brief description of the policies and/or guidelines to improve outdoor air quality and minimize air pollutant emissions from mobile sources:
Muhlenberg has departmental policies that limit vehicle idling on campus and in unoccupied vehicles and has posted no-idling signs on campus. http://www.muhlenberg.edu/main/aboutus/plantops/sustainableinitiatives/sbom/
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Has the institution completed an inventory of significant air emissions from stationary sources on campus?:
Yes
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A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
Muhlenberg’s utilized a third-party engineering firm named “RETTEW” to complete its air emissions inventory.
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Weight of the following categories of air emissions from stationary sources::
| Weight of Emissions | |
| Nitrogen oxides (NOx) | 7.79 Tons |
| Sulfur oxides (SOx) | 0.72 Tons |
| Carbon monoxide (CO) | 4.46 Tons |
| Particulate matter (PM) | 0.91 Tons |
| Ozone (O3) | 0 Tons |
| Lead (Pb) | 0 Tons |
| Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) | 0.09 Tons |
| Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) | 0 Tons |
| Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations | 0 Tons |
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A brief description of the institution’s initiatives to minimize air pollutant emissions from stationary sources, including efforts made during the previous three years:
The outdoor air quality surrounding the College will continue to be improved by the reduction of harmful emissions by converting campus equipment to cleaner fuel sources and by reducing equipment operating times utilizing schedules, temperature set-backs controls and energy recovery systems. Reduction of emissions from vendor and the College owned vehicles is accomplished by compliance and enforcement of the Muhlenberg College vehicle policy and the PA Diesel Powered Motor Vehicle Idling Act 124.
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The website URL where information about the institution’s outdoor air quality policies, guidelines or inventory is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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