Plymouth State University
OP-2: Outdoor Air Quality

Part 1

Institution has adopted policies or guidelines to improve outdoor air quality and minimize air pollutant emissions from mobile sources. Policies and/or guidelines may include, but are not limited to, prohibiting vehicle idling, restrictions on the use of powered lawn care equipment, and other strategies for minimizing mobile emissions.

Policies adopted by entities of which the institution is part (e.g. government or university system) may count for Part 1 of this credit as long as the policies apply to and are followed by the institution.

Part 2

Institution has completed an inventory of significant air emissions from stationary sources on campus. Significant emissions include nitrogen oxides (NO_x), sulfur oxides (SO_x), and other standard categories of air emissions identified in environmental permits held by the institution, international conventions, and/or national laws or regulations.

This credit applies to all institutions.

Each part is scored independently.

Part 1

Institutions earn the maximum of 0.5 points available for Part 1 of this credit for having policies or guidelines in place to improve outdoor air quality and minimize air pollutant emissions from mobile sources. Partial points are not available for Part 1 of this credit.

Part 2

Institutions earn the maximum of 0.5 points available for Part 2 of this credit by having completed an inventory of significant air emissions from stationary campus sources. Partial points are not available for Part 2 of this credit.

Timeframe

Part 1

Report on current programs, policies and practices

Part 2

Report inventories of annual emissions completed or updated within the three years prior to the anticipated date of submission.

Sampling and Data Standards

Part 1

Not applicable

Part 2

To the extent possible, report all significant air emissions generated by stationary sources within the institutional boundary when reporting for this credit. There are a number of methodologies for measuring air emissions, including direct measurement, calculation based on site-specific data and/or published criteria, and estimation (see for example, U.S. EPA document AP-42 and emissions inventory tools). If data for all sources and/or an entire year are not available, institutions may use representative samples.