Water Efficiency Improvements at Various Environmental Protection Agency Sites: Best Management Practice Case Study #12 - Laboratory/Medical Equipment (Brochure)

Program Document · Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2011

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1010453· OSTI ID:1010453

Blakley, H

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) built a successful water conservation program and reduced potable water use through a series of initiatives at EPA laboratories. The projects highlighted in this case study demonstrate EPA's ability to reduce water use in laboratory and medical equipment by implementing vacuum pump and steam sterilizer replacements and retrofits. Due to the successof the initial vacuum pump and steam sterilizer projects described here, EPA is implementing similar projects at several laboratories throughout the nation.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1010453
• Report Number(s): NREL/BR-7A20-48950; DOE/GO-102011-3121; TRN: US201108%%440
• Resource Relation: Related Information: Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
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VACUUM PUMPS
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WATER USE
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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water conservation program
reduced potable water use
EPA laboratory initiatives
vacuum pumps
vacuum pump replacement and retrofit
steam sterilizer replacement and retrofit
U.S. Department of Energy
DOE
Federal Energy Management Program
FEMP