Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 66.35
Liaison Trevor Ledbetter
Submission Date May 2, 2017
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

University of Arizona
OP-2: Outdoor Air Quality

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Benjamin Champion
N/A
Office of Sustainability
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

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:
The University of Arizona has a no-idling policy for specific areas of campus. Additionally, the UA has adopted a full "no tobacco" policy that covers the entire campus and university-owned vehicles.

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) 49.63 Tons
Sulfur oxides (SOx) 2.68 Tons
Carbon monoxide (CO) 37.15 Tons
Particulate matter (PM) 11.54 Tons
Ozone (O3) 0 Tons
Lead (Pb) 0 Tons
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) 1.14 Tons
Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) ---
Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations 77,173 Tons

None
A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
The University of Arizona uses the Mass Balance methodology to report its yearly Facility Level GHG emissions to the EPA. The University reports Carbon Dioxide, Methane, and Nitrous Oxide emissions.

Optional Fields

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
http://ghgdata.epa.gov/ghgp/main.do

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Latest update: February 2016 to cover FY15 information Tonnage for "other standard categories" represents CO2 emissions from stationary sources reported to EPA on the website URL above.

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