| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 53.20 |
| Liaison | Olivia Shehan |
| Submission Date | Dec. 24, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Wellesley College
OP-2: Outdoor Air Quality
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Patrick
Willoughby Sustainability Director Facilities |
Does the institution have policies and/or guidelines in place to improve outdoor air quality and minimize air pollutant emissions from mobile sources?:
A brief description of the policies and/or guidelines to improve outdoor air quality and minimize air pollutant emissions from mobile sources:
We have largely implemented the 1998 landscape master plan which gives premise to pedestrian over the automobile. We also enforce an anti-idling policy for vehicles on campus as according to Massachusetts state law. We also have a free bike share and encourage the members of our community to bike or walk whenever possible.
Has the institution completed an inventory of significant air emissions from stationary sources on campus?:
A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
We monitor air pollutants as part of our GHG emissions inventory which includes stationary sources such as our power plant (CHP) and emergency generators. A significant amount of work has also occurred on our emergency generators to reduce emissions and/or make sure the stack locations and heights limits emissions enetering buildings. Other air pollutants are checked periodically in according with Massachusetts DEP guidelines.
Weight of the following categories of air emissions from stationary sources::
| Weight of Emissions | |
| Nitrogen oxides (NOx) | 0.06 Tons |
| Sulfur oxides (SOx) | 0 Tons |
| Carbon monoxide (CO) | 25,736.70 Tons |
| Particulate matter (PM) | 0 Tons |
| Ozone (O3) | 0 Tons |
| Lead (Pb) | 0 Tons |
| Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) | 0 Tons |
| Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) | 0.14 Tons |
| Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations | 2.43 Tons |
A brief description of the institution’s initiatives to minimize air pollutant emissions from stationary sources, including efforts made during the previous three years:
The college performs routine maintenance on all of it's stationary emitters to make sure they run efficiently, producing fewer emissions. Required stack work, which in some cases uses scrubbers, is performed on all of our emergency generators as mandated by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection.
The website URL where information about the institution’s outdoor air quality policies, guidelines or inventory is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The numbers enter above as -0- is due to a lack of information and does not represent zero emissions for theses categories.
The numbers enter above as -0- is due to a lack of information and does not represent zero emissions for theses categories.
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