EPA Alerts

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) recently announced an initiative aimed at colleges and universities in Region 2, which includes the greater New York area. During the week of May 21, 2001, the EPA inspected NYU's Washington Square campus. At that time, they indicated their intention to conduct similar inspections at other NYU campuses in the near future. Environmental Services issued a series of alerts to ensure that laboratory personnel are knowledgeable about the expectations of the EPA. Alerts will continue to be distributed as the need arises.

2/25/2004: Used Vacuum Pump Oil

7/16/2003: Disposal of Empty Containers of Hazardous Chemicals

2/4/2003: Transporting Hazardous Waste

10/28/2002: Mercury in Laboratory Chemicals

5/14/2002: Disposal of Methanol

5/2/2002: Common Fire Safety Violations

1/22/2002: Disposal of Computers

12/28/2001: January Training Sessions

11/29/2001: Academic Medical Centers Targeted

8/15/2001: Training

8/10/2001: Chemical Hygiene Officer

8/10/2001: Collecting & Labeling Chemical Waste

7/25/2001: MSDS's

7/17/2001: Drain Disposal of Chemicals

7/5/2001: Chemical Inventories

6/20/2001: Lessons learned during the EPA inspection at NYU Washington Square Campus (note: this is in PDF format. Acrobat Reader can be downloaded from our homepage).