Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 54.91
Liaison Andy Mitchell
Submission Date July 17, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

University of Illinois Chicago
OP-2: Outdoor Air Quality

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Cynthia Klein-Banai
Associate Chancellor for Sustainability
Office of Sustainability
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Part 1 

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?:
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:
Anti-idling regulations are addressed in the Climate Action Plan Strategy 3.6. Employees in the campus fleet are instructed not to allow vehicles to idle. In addition, Illinois has idling regulations that allow for fining.

Part 2 

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) 112.62 Metric tons
Sulfur oxides (SOx) 1.66 Metric tons
Carbon monoxide (CO) 107.12 Metric tons
Particulate matter (PM) 48.56 Metric tons
Ozone (O3) 0 Metric tons
Lead (Pb) 0 Metric tons
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) 11.87 Metric tons
Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) 0 Metric tons
Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations 21.51 Metric tons

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A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
UIC is regulated under Title V the Clean Air act and as such reports annually to the Illinois EPA due to its operation of two power plants. We have completed an inventory of both significant and insignificant air emission sources on campus. The methodology used was record review and a field survey.

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