Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 71.94
Liaison Nathan King
Submission Date Dec. 19, 2017
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Virginia Tech
OP-2: Outdoor Air Quality

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 1.00 Robert Lowe
Environmental Engineer
Environmental, Health & Safety
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

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?:
No

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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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) 113 Tons
Sulfur oxides (SOx) 136 Tons
Carbon monoxide (CO) 96 Tons
Particulate matter (PM) 2.80 Tons
Ozone (O3) ---
Lead (Pb) 0.01 Tons
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) 8.50 Tons
Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) ---
Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations 0.24 Tons

A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:

Air emissions inventory computed for Title V air permit. Calculations based on AP-42 and site specific emission factors.


The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Air emissions inventory computed for Title V air permit. Calculations based on AP-42 and site specific emission factors. Fuel useage from fuel reports provided by power plant personnel.


Air emissions inventory computed for Title V air permit. Calculations based on AP-42 and site specific emission factors. Fuel useage from fuel reports provided by power plant personnel.

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