Through an extensive research exercise that involved real time investigation at a range of "world's best practice" laboratories and theory research, our team of experts identified key environmental aspects and associated impacts. These include:
Environmental Aspects of a Typical Laboratory
- Immediate and global atmosphere
- Natural waterways (drains link to waterways)
- Air, ground and water related to waste management
- Flora and fauna
Environmental Impacts
- Pollution to waterways via stormwater or sewage
- Pollution to immediate surrounds that can cause damage to ecosystems
- Power use potentially leading to greenhouse emissions and damage from mining fossil fuels
- Paper use potentially leading to deforestation and loss of habitat
- Potential spills from chemical storage, handling and use
- Water use putting a strain on resevoirs
- General resource consumption leading to environmental damage i.e. salinity due to rising water tables, linked to deforestation (for end use paper, cardboard, timber etc)
- Waste generation and management (solid, liquid, gaseous, recyclables, sharps, clinical waste etc)
- Gas use (requires mining, piping etc)
The next step in environmental impact management is to do a risk assessment on each impact and decide actions to negate or minimise impact.
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