Air Emmissions
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston utilizes diesel and natural gas fired emergency electric generators to provide emergency power to critical applications within UTHSC-H facilities. Use is limited to preventative maintenance and power outage events and will be restricted to 52 hours annually for units installed after Oct. 1, 2001, and 100 hours annually for units installed before Oct. 1, 2001. Annual use is calculated on a 12 month rolling average, and each emergency generator’s use is recorded in a log and transferred to a use spreadsheet maintained by UTHSC-H’s Environmental Protection Program. The emergency electric generators are operated under permit by rule authorization 106.511.
Natural gas fired boilers are utilized in the University Center Tower and the Sarofim Research Building at 7000 Fannin, to provide domestic hot water and steam for building systems. These boilers are operated under permit by rule authorization 106.183.
Two natural gas fired pathological waste incinerators are located in the Medical School Building, 6431 Fannin. These units use a common exhaust stack and are not operated simultaneously. These pathological waste incinerators are authorized under SE 90, registration # 33286, issued 8/30/1996.
Certification
of Emissions page 1
Certification
of Emissions page 2
Certification of Emissions page 3
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