Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 73.17
Liaison Emily Vollmer
Submission Date May 16, 2024

STARS v2.2

Virginia Tech
IN-26: Nitrogen Footprint

Status Score Responsible Party
-- 0.00 / 0.50 Emily Vollmer
Sustainability Coordinator
Office of Sustainability
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A copy of the institution's nitrogen footprint:
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Website URL where the institution's nitrogen footprint is available:
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Are the following included in the institution’s nitrogen footprint?:
Yes, No, or N/A
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Fertilizer use Yes
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Year the institution’s nitrogen footprint was completed or last updated:
2,019

A brief description of the methodology or tool used to calculate the institution’s nitrogen footprint:
Fertilizer data is reported by calculating total fertilizer mass and percent nitrogen and then using the SIMAP default emissions factors to convert those numbers to N2O reporting amounts.

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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