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Environmental Aspects Analysis

Activity: College of Science – Psychology

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
  • Biological safety cabinets

Degradation of air quality

Health hazards

Regulatory requirements

AQ 1, 2, 3, 6, 19

103a

207

401c

        

Eco/Human Toxicity

  • Psychology activities
  • Biohazardous material exposure
    • Chemical exposure
    • Mercury use/storage/disposal
    • Compressed gas cylinders/aerosols
      • Radiation exposure

Health hazards

Regulatory requirements

Potential contamination

Fire concerns

HWM-1 – 24

RP 1-13

TSCA 2

 

 

101a

102

104

105

108

301

Energy

  • Computer operations
  • Lab equipment (i.e. microscopes, sequencers, etc.)

 

Resource depletion

905

Solid Waste

  • Office and equipment waste
    • Animal carcass

Storage concerns

Transportation concerns

Disposal/Recycling

Regulatory requirements

802a

802c

Hazardous Waste

  • Chemical/biohazardous experiments
  • Infectious waste disposal
  • Sharps
  • Batteries (rechargeable, nickel, cadmium, lithium, etc.)
  • Compressed gas cylinders/aerosols

 

  • Mercury-containing instruments
    • Used oils

Health hazards

Storage concerns

Transportation concerns

Disposal/Recycling

Regulatory requirements

Potential contamination

Resource depletion

Fire concerns

BIO 1 - 12

HWM 1 – 24

ST 1

TSCA 2

UW 1, 3, 4, 5, 6

207

205a

101a

102

107b

107c

107g

107h

107i

108

Radiological

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

Health hazards

Disposal/Recycling

Potential contamination

Regulatory requirements

Storage concerns

Transportation concerns

Resource depletion

RP 1-13

301

302

Waste Water

  • Sterilization equipment (i.e. autoclaves)

 

  • 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