How to solve healthcare's toxic secret

The anaesthetic gases released from one hospital in one year add as much greenhouse gas to the atmosphere as 500 return flights between Auckland and London.

Professor Saeid Baroutian, Faculty of Engineering
Professor Saeid Baroutian, Faculty of Engineering

Video: Professor Saeid Baroutian talks about his work to turn medical waste and the tonnes of greenhouse gases generated during surgery into sustainable byproducts. Professor Baroutian was a guest speaker at the 2024 Researchers with Global Impact event hosted by Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland.

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