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Environmental Aspects Analysis

Activity: Student Health Center

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

Degradation of air quality

Health hazards

Regulatory requirements

AQ 1, 2, 3, 6, 19

BIO 12

UW- 2

103a

207

401c

401d

Eco/Human Toxicity

  • Pharmaceutical activities
  • Mercury use/storage/disposal
  • Compressed gas cylinders/ aerosols
  • Chemical exposure

 

Health hazards

Regulatory requirements

Potential contamination

Fire concerns

BIO 7,9,10,11

HWM 1 – 24

RP 1-13

SW 4

TSCA 2

 

 

101a

107g

108

202

203

205a

Energy

  • Computer operations
  • Lab equipment (i.e. refrigerators)

 

Resource depletion

Regulatory requirements

 

905

 

Solid Waste

  • Office and equipment waste
  • Outdated medications

Storage concerns

Transportation concerns

Disposal/Recycling

Regulatory requirements

 

802a

802c

10104

Hazardous Waste

  • Pharmaceutical waste
  • Infectious waste/sharps disposal
  • Batteries (rechargeable, nickel, cadmium, lithium, etc.)
  • Compressed gas cylinders/aerosols
  • Mercury-containing instruments

 

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, 2, 3, 4, 6

101a

105

107b

107c

107g

107h

107i

108

205a

10001

10002

 

Radiological

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

Health hazards

Disposal/Recycling

Potential contamination

Regulatory requirements

Storage concerns

Transportation concerns

Resource depletion

RP 1-13

301

Waste Water

  • Sterilization of work areas
  • General lab experiments

 

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

10103

10105