Nachhaltigkeit im Labor einfach umsetzen

Hermuth-Kleinschmidt, Kerstin

doi:10.1007/s12268-022-1710-0

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“…A significant step to lower energy consumption includes rising the temperature of freezers from −80°C to −70°C, which can decrease energy use by 20%-34%, and also increases the temperature consistency (−70°C ± 1°C vs. ±4.5°C at −80°C). 31,32 Several studies show evidence that some samples can be stored at −70°C without compromising their quality. Yeast strains and molds, for example, can be stored at −70°C for up to 8 years 33 Education in sustainability for medical experts and allied health care professionals need to be updated/expanded; physicians need to be prepared to instruct their patients about the benefits of a life-style that is healthy for themselves and the environment (One Health approach)…”

Section: Sus Tainab Ilit Y In L Abor Atorie Smentioning

confidence: 99%

AnEAACIreview: Go green in health care and research. Practical suggestions for sustainability in clinical practice, laboratories, and scientific meetings

Pali‐Schöll

Hermuth-Kleinschmidt²,

Dramburg

et al. 2023

Allergy

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Health care professionals (HCPs) and researchers in the health care sector dedicate their professional life to maintaining and optimizing the health of their patients. To achieve this, significant amounts of resources are used and currently it is estimated that the health care sector contributes to more than 4% of net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. GHG emissions adversely impact planetary health and consequently human health, as the two are intricately linked. There are many factors of health care that contribute to these emissions. Hospitals and research labs also use high amounts of consumables which require large amounts of raw materials and energy to produce. They are further responsible for polluting the environment via disposal of plastics, drug products, and other chemicals. To maintain and develop state‐of‐the‐art best practices and treatments, medical experts exchange and update their knowledge on methods and technologies in the respective fields at highly specialized scientific meetings. These meetings necessitate thousands of attendants traveling around the globe. Therefore, while the goal of HCPs is to care for the individual, current practices have an enormous (indirect) impact on the health of the patients by their negative environmental impacts. There is an urgent need for HCPs and researchers to mitigate these detrimental effects. The installation of a sustainability‐manager at health care facilities and research organizations to implement sustainable practices while still providing quality health care is desirable. Increased use of telemedicine, virtual/hybrid conferences and green chemistry have recently been observed. The benefits of these practices need to be evaluated and implemented as appropriate. With this manuscript, we aim to increase the awareness about the negative impacts of the health care system (including health care research) on planetary and human health. We suggest some easy and highly impactful steps and encourage health care professionals and research scientists of all hierarchical levels to immediately implement them in their professional as well as private life to counteract the health care sector's detrimental effects on the environment.

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Section: Sus Tainab Ilit Y In L Abor Atorie Smentioning

confidence: 99%