Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 68.84
Liaison Natalie Sobrinski
Submission Date June 6, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Muhlenberg College
OP-2: Outdoor Air Quality

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Tim Korn
Maintenance Supervisor
Plant Operations
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Part 1 

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?:
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/

Part 2 

Has the institution completed an inventory of significant air emissions from stationary campus sources or else verified that no such emissions are produced?:
Yes

Weight of the following categories of air emissions from stationary sources::
Weight of Emissions
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 7.67 Tons
Sulfur oxides (SOx) 0.27 Tons
Carbon monoxide (CO) 4.41 Tons
Particulate matter (PM) 0.29 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 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. An emissions calculator was used for the calculations.

Optional Fields

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
http://www.muhlenberg.edu/main/aboutus/plantops/sustainableinitiatives/sbom/

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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