| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 58.99 |
| Liaison | Deborah Steinberg |
| Submission Date | Feb. 27, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Carnegie Mellon University
OP-2: Outdoor Air Quality
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.50 / 1.00 |
Madelyn
Miller Director EH&S: Environmental Health & Safety |
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Does the institution have policies and/or guidelines in place to improve outdoor air quality and minimize air pollutant emissions from mobile sources?:
Yes
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A brief description of the policies and/or guidelines to improve outdoor air quality and minimize air pollutant emissions from mobile sources:
There are signs posted at every loading dock and building air intake requiring that vehicles or lawn mowers, not idle in the area, or if parked to turn off their engines.
None
Has the institution completed an inventory of significant air emissions from stationary sources on campus?:
No
None
A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
Carnegie Mellon conducts an annual greenhouse gas inventory using the Clean Air Cool Planet calculator for Scope 1, 2 and 3 sources. University stationary sources, i.e. emergency generators, are only used for testing purposes, and have not been a significant source of air emissions.
None
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 | --- |
None
A brief description of the institution’s initiatives to minimize air pollutant emissions from stationary sources, including efforts made during the previous three years:
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None
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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