| BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY | ||||||
| FY06 Funded Pollution Prevention Projects | ||||||
| Rank | Project Name | Directorate, Dept/Div and POC | Cost | Savings | Payback (Years) | Waste Reduction |
| 1 | Aerosol Can Disposal System | Light Source, NSLS (John Aloi) | $850 | $1,018.00 | 0.83 | 50 pounds of hazardous waste |
| 2 | Replacement of Mercury Thermometers | Basic Energy Sciences, Condensed Matter Physics & Material Science (Robert Sabatini) | $250 | $2,350.00 | 0.11 | mercury |
| 3 | HPLC Solvent Recycler | Life Sciences, Medical Department (Andrew Gifford) | $2,675 | $6,755.00 | 0.40 | 50 liters Haz waste; 100 man hours |
| 4 | Propane Cylinder Devalver | High Energy Nuclear Physics, CAD (M. Van Essendelft) | $953 | $4,000.00 | 0.24 | 20 cylinders (haz waste) |
| 5 | Fluorescently Labeled Oligonucleotides * | Life Sciences, Biology (Betsy Sutherland) | $14,000 | $43,370.00 | 0.32 | 72 ft3 solid rad waste; 35 gal of mixed waste; 108 gal of haz waste; 324 ft3 of rad DIS waste |
| 6 | Electronic Recycling | Procurement & Property Management (John Collins) | $3,500 | TBD | N/A | 10 tons of e-waste |
| 7 | Oil Free Pumps | Basic Energy Sciences, Condensed Matter Physics & Material Science (Robert Sabatini) | $6,000 | $830.00 | 7.23 | 6 liters of industrial waste |
| 8 | Disposal of #6 Fuel Oil * | EENS (Yousif Celebi | $500 | $4,014.00 | 0.12 | 675 gallons of #6 fuel oil plus energy recovery |
| 9 | Halogen 1211 Fire Extinguisher Substitution * | Facilities & Operations, Emergency Services (J. Searing) | $6,200 | $4,000.00 | 1.6 | Reduction of Halogenated Ozone Depleting Substances |
| 10 | Electronic Barometer * | Energy, Environment & National Security, Energy Sciences & Technology Department (Victor Cassella) | $1,800 | $2,350.00 | 0.77 | Mercury Reduction |
| 11 | Animal Bedding Facility Dumpster * | Life Sciences, Medical (Ann Emrick) | $2,000 | $5,500.00 | 0.36 | 250 ft3 of LLRW |
| TOTAL INVESTED | $37,178 | |||||
| TOTAL SAVINGS | $74,187 | |||||
| AVERAGE PAYBACK PERIOD | 0.5 | |||||
| * indicates partial funding of the project | ||||||