| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.66 |
| Liaison | Marianella Franklin |
| Submission Date | Sept. 20, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
IN-9: Green Laboratories
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.50 / 0.50 |
Richard
Costello, PhD Director Environment Health and Safety |
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Does the institution’s green laboratory program address the following?:
| Yes or No | |
| Energy conservation and efficiency, e.g. fume hood ("shut the sash") and freezer maintenance programs | Yes |
| Water conservation and efficiency | No |
| Chemical use and disposal | Yes |
| Materials management, e.g. green purchasing guidelines and recycling and reuse programs | Yes |
| Training for lab users on sustainable practices | Yes |
A brief description of the green laboratory program, including the specific initiatives selected above:
ENERGY: Shut off timers for lab equipment, support from energy management for transitioning to room temperature storage, and fume hood "shut the sash" program, and freezer maintenance programs.
CHEMICAL USE AND DISPOSAL: The EHSRM Environmental Protection Program is charged with ensuring that all of the institution’s environmental releases are released in a manner that is not harmful to the environment and is compliant with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Rules and Regulations. Environmental releases are categorized into three different categories:
Regulated waste releases
Water releases
Air releases
EHSRM is charged with helping with the characterization and proper disposal of these waste streams. http://www.utrgv.edu/ehsrm/programs/env-protection/index.htm
MATERIALS MANAGEMENT: Reduce, Reuse, Recycling Program provides containers for hazardous waste including sharps, broken glass, chemical, non-infectious biological, bio hazardous, radioactive
TRAINING: online sustainable science lab assessment checklist followed by an in person audit of the lab with the lab manager. The Sustainable Science Lab Guide / checklist is available at http://www.utrgv.edu/sustainability/_files/images/guides/pdfs/sust%20science%20labs%203.pdf
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