| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 67.81 |
| Liaison | Kelly Wellman |
| Submission Date | Dec. 6, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Texas A&M University
OP-2: Outdoor Air Quality
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Les
Williams Associate Dir For Utilities & Energy Management Utilities & Energy Management |
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?:
A brief description of the policies and/or guidelines to improve outdoor air quality and minimize air pollutant emissions from mobile sources:
Transportation Services has adopted the following guideline to address idling vehicles/motorized equipment on campus:
• When a vehicle or any motorized piece of equipment is not in use, if possible, it should be powered off to prevent the creation of unnecessary pollution due to idling.
Has the institution completed an inventory of significant air emissions from stationary campus sources or else verified that no such emissions are produced?:
Weight of the following categories of air emissions from stationary sources::
| Weight of Emissions | |
| Nitrogen oxides (NOx) | 363 Tons |
| Sulfur oxides (SOx) | 0.78 Tons |
| Carbon monoxide (CO) | 108 Tons |
| Particulate matter (PM) | 9.80 Tons |
| Ozone (O3) | --- |
| Lead (Pb) | --- |
| Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) | --- |
| Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) | --- |
| Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations | --- |
A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
The institution used the EPA calculator located at http://www.epa.illinois.gov/topics/air-quality/planning-reporting/annual-emission-reports/calculate/boiler-ng/index and used all natural gas consumption on the campus as the input.
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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