Hi Chris, David,
On the environmental theme CEP are trying to highlight the key
environmental and sustainability issues for technologies under
consideration in our reports. We're describing how these issues should
be considered and any significant environmental impacts minimised. For
future market reviews in buyer's guides we've developed a list of
questions for manufacturers the answers to which will be presented in a
comparative table. We appreciate that the industry has only just begun
to think about these things but we feel that asking the questions and
presenting the evidence comparatively should act as a lever for
improvement. We have seen this work with the analyser monitoring
programme. Manufacturers dislike being ranked below their competitors
and raise their game accordingly.
We're also working on a project on energy use of medical devices which
will include a protocol or tool for working out energy consumption and
energy costs.
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Sent: 13 May 2008 12:28
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Subject: CPA and the Environmentally-responsible Laboratory
Dear Chris,
Though not completely relevant to your theme, may I say, I've been
wondering when environmental issues would become important to lab
analysis. Obviously, labs have improved out of sight in this regard. I
was struck by this fact when I attempted to resurrect an old AA1
hydroxyproline assay years ago. Before I could set a baseline, I had
already pumped a Winchester of iso-propyl alcohol to waste! Labs are
safer and cleaner than they ever were. However, environmental
considerations don't find history very relevant apart from thinking that
the approach in the past was just short of criminal.
Now there are energy consumption, water consumption and waste disposal
issues to consider. For what it's worth, I don't think many analyses
can match dry-chemistry in these areas. One must consider the same
parameters at the manufacturing end and I don't know how relatively
environmentally friendly dry chemistry production is. Manufacturers
should address these issues as they undoubtedly impact on the true cost
of the work we do, I await replies to your string, Regards, David
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