1. ENVIRONMENT @ CERN Beamline for Schools 2017
Environment Services
HSE-SEE-EN

2. Summary CERN in the Environment Environment at CERN
Environment and You at CERN
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3. 1. CERN in the Environment
16 sites 625 hectares ~ 9’000 workers in situ ~ 100’000 visitors per year ~ 850 buildings
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4. 1. CERN in the Environment
LHC
Prévessin
SPS
Meyrin PS
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5. 2. Environment at CERN
What are the potential issues and consequences of CERN activities on the public and the environment?
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6. 2. Environment at CERN
What are the potential issues and consequences of CERN activities on the public and the environment?
Experiments and related equipment
Ionizing radiation & non-ionizing radiation
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Industrial emissions
Air pollution
Mobility
Emissions of fluorinated gases
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7. 2. Environment at CERN
What are the potential issues and consequences of CERN activities on the public and the environment?
Experiments and related equipment
Ionizing radiation & non-ionizing radiation
Machinery and HVAC
Environmental Noise
Release of effluent water to rivers
Contamination of surface and groundwater
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Industrial emissions
Legionella in cooling towers
Air pollution
Mobility
Emissions of fluorinated gases
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8. 2. Environment at CERN
What are the potential issues and consequences of CERN activities on the public and the environment?
Experiments and related equipment
Ionizing radiation & non-ionizing radiation
Construction
Fauna and Flora disturbance
Machinery and HVAC
Environmental Noise
Usage & storage of hazardous substances
Soil contamination
Release of effluent water to rivers
Contamination of surface and groundwater
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Industrial emissions
Legionella in cooling towers
Air pollution
Energy consumption
Mobility
Exploitation of resources
Emissions of fluorinated gases
Waste generation
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9. 75 % of CERN territory is a green area
2. Environment at CERN
Research facilities (experiments and related facilities)
Industrial facilities (compressors hall, labs, workshops, etc.)
Services (fire brigade, restaurants and cafeterias, hotels, banks, post offices, kindergartens, etc.)
75 % of CERN territory is a green area
(includes fenced-off and non fenced-off areas around CERN as fields, forests, etc.).
The largest number of orchid «Ophrys Apifera Huds» in Geneva region is located in Meyrin site
Family of 13 fallow deers in Prévessin site
Many other wild and domestic animals…
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10. 2. Environment at CERN
112 online radiological monitoring stations on- and off- site
24 online conventional monitoring stations on- and off- site
Laboratory measurements: ~3000 radiological analyses and 2000 conventional analyses per year
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11. 3. Environment and You at CERN
Limit and sort waste!
Catering areas (Restaurant 1)
Administrative areas
Office paper
Electronics
Industrial areas
Batteries
Aluminium cans
PET
(plastic bottles)
Metals, wood, cardboard, inert waste, bulky, etc…
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12. 3. Environment and You at CERN
Limit water consumption!
Not all taps shut off automatically.
You must turn the taps off yourself!
Save energy!
Turn off lights and switch off electrical equipment when you don’t use it.
Protect rivers!
Don't throw any waste in the manholes… it will end in a river!
Choose environmental friendly transportation!
Walk, bike or take public transportation.
Protect nature!
Don't collect orchids or disturb animals.
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13. For any questions : Environment.Info@cern.ch
Have a nice and safe stay at CERN!
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