| Overall Rating | Reporter - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | |
| Liaison | Rebecca Jones |
| Submission Date | Feb. 29, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Austin College
OP-2: Outdoor Air Quality
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
Reporter |
John
Jennings Director Physical Plant |
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 converted to LPG lawnmowers, rather than gasoline or diesel, and the administration has instituted a no idling policy
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 use natural gas boilers and tally the gas consumption in our GHG inventories but have not estimated the other emissions from those boilers. John - do we know anything about the emissions properties of our boilers. If so, we could use the consumption data to calculate answers to these questions. The EPA Peer Audit of 2012 contains all required notifications and registration per the Clean Air Act for our boilers
Weight of the following categories of air emissions from stationary sources::
| Weight of Emissions | |
| Nitrogen oxides (NOx) | --- |
| Sulfur oxides (SOx) | --- |
| Carbon monoxide (CO) | --- |
| Particulate matter (PM) | --- |
| Ozone (O3) | --- |
| Lead (Pb) | --- |
| Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) | --- |
| Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) | --- |
| Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations | --- |
A brief description of the institution’s initiatives to minimize air pollutant emissions from stationary sources, including efforts made during the previous three years:
Efforts over the past three years have been made to maximize effcieincy of the gas powered boilers and minmize the emmisions through advanced fuel burning control technology.
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:
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