Personal viewpoint: Hemodialysis-water, power, and waste disposal: Rethinking our environmental responsibilities

Hemodialysis International

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 6-10

  Agar, John W M ^a  

^a GEELONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environment; Green dialysis; Hemodialysis; Solar; Waste management; Water

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ENERGY; CARBON FOOTPRINT; COAL POWER; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HOME DIALYSIS; HUMAN; NOTE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; RECYCLING; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SOLAR ENERGY; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER QUALITY;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL; RENAL DIALYSIS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 84856380560     PISSN: 14927535     EISSN: 15424758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2011.00639.x     Document Type: Note

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