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The anesthetic gasses hurting the environment from operating rooms

3 years ago

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The anesthetic gasses hurting the environment from operating rooms

3 years ago
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Duration 3:04

The health-care industry in North America has a pollution problem. One study showed it generates more than eight per cent of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. But a few changes in the operating room could go a long way in helping the planet.

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