| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 60.66 |
| Liaison | Neha Sood |
| Submission Date | March 30, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Rochester Institute of Technology
OP-2: Outdoor Air Quality
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.50 / 1.00 |
Enid
Cardinal Senior Sustainability Advisor to the President Office of the President |
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Part 1
No
None
A brief description of the policies and/or guidelines to improve outdoor air quality and minimize air pollutant emissions from mobile sources:
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Part 2
Yes
Weight of the following categories of air emissions from stationary sources::
| Weight of Emissions | |
| Nitrogen oxides (NOx) | 18.71 Tons |
| Sulfur oxides (SOx) | 0.11 Tons |
| Carbon monoxide (CO) | 15.72 Tons |
| Particulate matter (PM) | 1.42 Tons |
| Ozone (O3) | 0 Tons |
| Lead (Pb) | 0 Tons |
| Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) | 0.35 Tons |
| Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) | 0 Tons |
| Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations | --- |
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A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
RIT has performed a comprehensive estimation of air pollutant emissions by sources across campus. We used both activity data and emission factors to determine these pollutant emission estimates. We have compiled these data to determine total pollutant emissions for each regulated parameter of concern.
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
In 2012, RIT removed three large printing presses from service which reduced campus-wide emissions of volatile organic compounds by over 1 ton and HAPs by approximately 10 lbs. per year.
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