| BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY | ||||||
| FY04 Funded Pollution Prevention Projects | ||||||
| Rank | Project Name | Directorate, Dept/Div and POC | Cost | Savings | Payback (Years) | Waste Reduction |
| 1 | Aqueous Solvent Brake Cleaner Recycling System | Facilities & Operations, Staff Services (H. Hauptman) | $1,000 | $700 | 1.4 | 60-gallons of VOC's released to the atmosphere; 1 ft3 hazardous waste |
| 2 | Replacement of Mercury Utility Devices in Buildings 463 & 490 | Life Sciences, Biology/Medical (R. Colichio) | $2,500 | $1,750 | 1.4 | Approximately 60 pounds of of mercury containing devices is expected to be removed |
| 3 | ATF Klystron PCB-Contaminated Oil Retrofill | High Energy & Nuclear Physics, Physics (K. Kusche) | $3,450 | $2,850 | 1.2 | 150 gallons of PCB laden oil |
| 4 | Significant Reduction of Hazardous Organic Waste with a Microwave Peptide Synthesizer | Life Sciences, Biology (W. Mangel) | $36,500 | $26,000 | 1.4 | 288 liters of hazaodous waste; 1,000 man-hours saved |
| 5 | Solvent Purification System | Basic Energy Sciences, Chemistry (M. Bullock) | $24,000 | $10,915 | 2.1 | 60 gallons of hazardous wastes |
| 6 | Closed-Cycle Water Recycling System for Building 480 Melt Spinner | Basic Energy Sciences, Materials Science (L. H. Lewis) | $6,000 | $10,000 | 0.6 | 10,000 gallons of water and life extension of a 100K piece of equipment |
| 7 | PCB-contaminated Equipment Removal From Chemistry and Plant Engineering | ESH&Q, Environmental & Waste Management Services (M. Davis) | $10,000 | $6,000 | 1.4 | 300-gallons of PCB oil, 30 PCB capacators, and 11 PCB transformers |
| 8 | Replacement of Mercury Containing Equipment in the Occupational Medical Clinic | Life Sciences, Medical (M. Thorn) | $2,500 | $2,300 | 1.1 | Approximately 40 pounds of of mercury is expected to be removed |
| TOTAL INVESTED | $85,950 | |||||
| TOTAL SAVINGS | $60,515 | |||||
| AVERAGE PAYBACK PERIOD | 1.3 | |||||