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Environmental Aspects Analysis

Activity: College of Science – Earth and Environmental Science

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

  • Chemical fume hoods
  • Particulate matter/dust from rock samples
  • Point source emissions from experiments

Degradation of air quality

Health hazards

Regulatory requirements

AQ 1, 2, 3, 6, 19

103a

401e

301

Eco/Human Toxicity

  • Earth and Environmental Sciences activities
  • Chemical exposure
  • Mercury use/storage/disposal
  • X-ray exposure
  • Compressed gas cylinders/aerosols
  • Radiation exposure

Health hazards

Regulatory requirements

BIO 10

HWM 1 -24

RP 1-13

TSCA 2

 

101a

102

104

105

107g

108

301

Energy

  • Computer Operations
  • Lab equipment (i.e. microscope, drill, spectrophotometer, etc.)

Resource depletion

Regulatory requirements

Health hazards

905

Solid Waste

  • Office and equipment waste
  • Soil/Rock samples
  • Experiment materials

Storage concerns

Transportation concerns

Disposal/Recycling

Regulatory requirements

 

 

802a

802c

Hazardous Waste

  • Chemical experiments
  • Batteries (rechargeable, nickel, cadmium, lithium, etc.)
  • Compressed gas cylinders/aerosols
  • Mercury-containing instruments
  • Used oils

Health hazards

Storage concerns

Possible radioactivity  in sediments

Possible flammables

Disposal/Recycling

HWM 1 - 24

ST-1

UW 1-6

TSCA 2

102

107c

107g

107h

107i

108

301

Radiological

  • Radioactive materials use/storage/disposal
  • X-ray use

Health hazards

Disposal concerns

Potential contamination

Regulatory requirements

Storage concerns

Transportation concerns

Resource depletion

RP 1-13

301

Waste Water

  • General lab experiments
  • Safety shower/eyewash runoff

Health hazards

Pre-treatment 

Potential contamination

Regulatory requirements

SW 1,3,4,5

105

507a

507c

Natural Resources

  • Electricity demand
  • Soil/rock samples
  • Natural gas demand
  • Water demand

Regulatory requirements

Resource depletion

Disturbance of natural  environment

905