Cataract surgery and environmental sustainability: Waste and lifecycle assessment of phacoemulsification at a private healthcare facility.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2017.08.017
Abstract: PURPOSE To measure the waste generation and lifecycle environmental emissions from cataract surgery via phacoemulsification in a recognized resource-efficient setting. SETTING Two tertiary care centers of the Aravind Eye Care System in southern India. DESIGN… read more here.
Keywords: lifecycle; waste; phacoemulsification; environmental emissions ... See more keywords
Polymer-Specific Modeling of the Environmental Emissions of Seven Commodity Plastics As Macro- and Microplastics.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b02900
Abstract: Plastic has been identified as an emerging contaminant in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Uncertainties remain concerning the amounts present in the environment and the main responsible sources. In this study, the emissions of macro- and… read more here.
Keywords: polymer specific; modeling environmental; macro microplastics; environmental emissions ... See more keywords