| BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY | ||||||
| FY09 Funded Pollution Prevention Projects | ||||||
| Rank | Project Name | Directorate, Dept/Div and POC | Cost | Savings | Payback (Years) | Waste Reduction |
| 1 | Formaldehyde Detoxification | Life Sciences, BO (Robert Colichio) | $1,619 | $20,000.00 | 0.08 | 800 gallons of liquid hazardous waste |
| 2 | Solvent Recycling Parts Washer | Maintenance and Fabrication, F&O (Tom Roza) | $4,900 | $3,650.00 | 1.34 | 660 pounds of hazardous solvent |
| 3 | Big Green Box | Quality Assurance, DO (Sabine Kessler) | $283 | N/A | N/A | 200 pounds of alkaline batteries |
| 4 | Solar Flood Lighting* | Life Sciences, BO (Robert Colichio) | $5,431 | $10,000.00 | 0.54 | Energy Conservation |
| 5 | Replacement of Mercury Switches** | Life Sciences, BO (Robert Colichio) | $6,240 | $8,700.00 | 1.43 | Mercury Removal |
| 6 | Bio-Diesel Tank | Staff Services, F&O (Henry Hauptman) | $11,772 | N/A | N/A | Non-Renewable Energy |
| TOTAL INVESTED | $24,005 | |||||
| TOTAL SAVINGS | $33,650 | |||||
| AVERAGE PAYBACK PERIOD | 0.7 | |||||
| * Cost savings for this project are based on installation charges for a typical street light (trenching and pulling wire). | ||||||
| ** This project was to be cost shared with Medical, however it was not completed by the end of the fiscal year so funding | ||||||
| was transferred to the Bio-Diesel Tank Project. | ||||||