Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 54.34
Liaison Samuel Crowl
Submission Date March 11, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Ohio University
OP-2: Outdoor Air Quality

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 1.00
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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?:
No

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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:
Ohio University discourages idling at loading docks, but there is no written policy.

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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:
The university completes the air emissions inventory using calculation based on site-specific data and published criteria (the quantity of fuel burned, analysis of the fuel (particularly coal), and standard EPA emissions factors).

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Weight of the following categories of air emissions from stationary sources::
Weight of Emissions
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 76.05 Tons
Sulfur oxides (SOx) 244.64 Tons
Carbon monoxide (CO) 37.07 Tons
Particulate matter (PM) 9.27 Tons
Ozone (O3) 0 Tons
Lead (Pb) 0.04 Tons
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) 4.57 Tons
Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) 0 Tons
Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations 0.85 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 university will no longer burn coal as of the end of 2015.

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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:
Emission weights are from an Emissions Report Summary to the Ohio EPA for FY13.

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