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Environmental Aspects Analysis

Activity: College of Science – Physics

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
  • Point source emissions from experiments
  • Welding fumes

Degradation of air quality

Health hazards

Regulatory requirements

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

103a

401c

403

Eco/Human Toxicity

  • Physics activities
  • Chemical exposure
  • Mercury use/storage/disposal
  • X-ray exposure
  • Radiation exposure
  • Laser
  • Lead use/storage/disposal
  • Compressed gas cylinders/aerosols

Health hazards

Regulatory requirements

Potential contamination

Fire concerns

HWM-1 – 24

RP 1-13

TSCA 2

UW 3

101a

102

105

107g

108

301

302

Energy

  • Computer operations
  • Lab Equipment (i.e. melting furnace, accelerator, balances, etc.)

Resource depletion

Regulatory requirements

 905

Hazardous Waste

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

Health hazards

Storage concerns

Transportation concerns

Disposal/Recycling

Regulatory requirements

Potential contamination

Resource depletion

Fire concerns

HWM 1 - 24

ST-1

TSCA 2

UW 1, 3, 4, 5, 6

 

102

107c

107f

107g

107h

107i

108

Radiological

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

Health hazards

Disposal/Recycling

Potential contamination

Regulatory requirements

Storage concerns

Transportation concerns

RP 1-13

301

302

Solid Waste

  • Office and equipment waste
  • Experiment materials

Storage concerns

Transportation concerns

Disposal/Recycling

Regulatory requirements

802a

802c

Waste Water

  • General lab experiments
  • Safety shower/eyewash runoff

Health hazards

Potential contamination

Regulatory requirements

SW 1,3,4,5

105

507a

507c

Natural Resources

  • Electricity demand
  • Natural gas demand
  • Water demand

Regulatory requirements

Resource depletion

 905