The US Health Care Sector's Carbon Footprint: Stomping or Treading Lightly?

• Autores: Howard Frumkin
• Localización: American journal of public health, ISSN 0090-0036, Vol. 108, Nº. 0, 2018, págs. 56-57
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The article discusses the impact of U.S. health care services on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Topics include the article "Environmental Impacts of the U.S. Health Care System and Effects on Public Health" by M. J. Eckelman and J. Sherman in the journal "PLoS One"; the need to measure the carbon footprint of the U.S. health care sector and its health impacts; and the need for life cycle assessment of GHG emissions.