How to solve healthcare's toxic secret
9 May 2024
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](/content/auckland/en/news/2024/05/09/toxic-secret-about-healthcare/_jcr_content/leftpar/imagecomponent/image.img.480.low.jpg/1715223037701.jpg)
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.
Media contact: Gilbert Wong, gilbert.wong@auckland.ac.nz