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The Pathologist / Issues / 2023 / Jun / Lab Sustainability: The Need for Green
Laboratory management Profession Quality assurance and quality control Regulation and standards Insights

Lab Sustainability: The Need for Green

A practical deep dive into the world of lab sustainability – and answers to one crucial question: How do we go green?

By Sheri Scott 06/08/2023 Discussion 11 min read
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Sheri Scott

Senior Lecturer and Biomedical Scientist at Nottingham Trent University and Fellow of the Institute of Biomedical Science

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