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Environmental Aspects Analysis

Activity: Sustainability

In order to increase the utility of this manual, the team undertook an effort to produce a sample aspect analysis. This sample was expanded to include a cross reference of Texas state environmental regulations, Federal regulations, as well as a listing of best management practices. Please click on the references below to further investigate the regulatory references and best management practices provided as links below.

Aspects

Impacts

Applicable

Regs

Applicable

BMPs

Air Emissions

  • Point source emissions from vehicle emissions

 

Degradation of air quality

Health hazards

Regulatory requirements

AQ 1, 2, 3, 6, 12, 13, 19

 

103a

401c

 

Eco/Human Toxicity

  • Chemicals exposure
  • Compressed gas cylinders/ aerosols

 

Health hazards

Regulatory requirements

Potential contamination

Fire concerns

HWM 1 – 24

TSCA 2

ST 1-21

RP 1-13

UW 3

105

108

203

 

Energy

  • Computer operations
  • Lab equipment

Resource depletion

 

905

Solid Waste

  • Office and equipment waste
  • Experiment materials

Storage concerns

Disposal/Recycling

Regulatory requirements

 

802a

802c

Hazardous Waste

  • Chemical experiments   
  • Batteries (rechargeable, nickel, cadmium, lithium, etc.)
  • Compressed gas cylinders/aerosols

Health hazards

Storage concerns

Transportation concerns

Disposal/Recycling

Regulatory requirements

Potential contamination

Resource depletion

Fire concerns

ST 1

HWM 1 – 24

UW 1, 3, 4, 5, 6

TSCA 2

 

107

108

Radiological

  • N/A

 

 

 

 

 

Waste Water

  • General lab experiments

 

Health hazards

Regulatory requirements

SW - 1, 3, 4, 5

507c

Natural Resources

  • Electricity demand
  • Water demand
  • Natural gas demand

Resource depletion

Regulatory requirements

SUS 1 - 4 

905

10103