Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 68.66
Liaison Eric Boles
Submission Date March 5, 2021
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

University of Arkansas
OP-2: Outdoor Air Quality

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Eric Boles
Director
Office for Sustainability
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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 Arkansas has signage to stop idling near the air intake zones around campus. The University of Arkansas has also has had a no smoking on UofA property policy since 2008. This also applies to the campus landscape.

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) 78.30 Tons
Sulfur oxides (SOx) ---
Carbon monoxide (CO) 86.10 Tons
Particulate matter (PM) 9.60 Tons
Ozone (O3) ---
Lead (Pb) 0.00 Tons
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) ---
Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) ---
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:
Attached is a table that the University of Arkansas has a summary of all emission level limits. This is also based on permit #2011-AR-15 which includes all of Fayetteville campuses and satellite campuses except the farm.

Optional Fields

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
LIst_of_Emissions.pdf

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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