2025
Gaps in U.S. livestock data are a barrier to effective environmental and disease management
Muenich R, Aryal S, Ashworth A, Bell M, Boudreau M, Cunningham S, Flynn K, Hamilton K, Liu T, Mashtare M, Nelson N, Rashid B, Saha A, Schaffer-Smith D, Showalter C, Tchamdja A, Thompson J. Gaps in U.S. livestock data are a barrier to effective environmental and disease management. Environmental Research Letters 2025, 20: 031001. PMID: 39944271, PMCID: PMC11811603, DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/adb050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCoarse spatiotemporal scalesHuman health concernsSignificant data gapsGreenhouse gas emissionsLivestock dataPollution mitigationAir pollutionLocal scaleMonitoring disease outbreaksWaste emissionsZoonotic disease outbreaksNational scaleSpatiotemporal scalesData gapsGas emissionsLivestock operationsAquifer depletionDisease outbreaksLivestockPollutionRemote-sensingData availabilityResistance genesNational Agricultural Statistics ServiceFood systems
2024
Environmental Impact of a Direct Laryngoscopy: Opportunities for Pollution Mitigation
Filley G, Kayastha D, Hayes W, Mehra S, Sherman J, Eckelman M. Environmental Impact of a Direct Laryngoscopy: Opportunities for Pollution Mitigation. The Laryngoscope 2024, 134: 3206-3214. PMID: 38379176, DOI: 10.1002/lary.31341.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGlobal warming potentialLife cycle assessmentEnvironmental impact categoriesImpact categoriesEnvironmental impactWater consumptionAlternative scenariosCycle assessmentPollution mitigationWarming potentialHuman healthDecontamination standardsNon-sterileYale-New Haven HospitalEnvironmental benefitsDecontaminationTertiary medical centerWaterSteam sterilizationCenters for Disease Control (CDCPollutionHigh-level disinfectionSurgical proceduresDirect LaryngoscopySurgical towels
2022
Action guidance for addressing pollution from inhalational anaesthetics
Devlin‐Hegedus J, McGain F, Harris R, Sherman J. Action guidance for addressing pollution from inhalational anaesthetics. Anaesthesia 2022, 77: 1023-1029. PMID: 35729804, PMCID: PMC9543086, DOI: 10.1111/anae.15785.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlobal healthcare communityAction-oriented recommendationsEvidence-based actionsPatient careMedical educationHealth communityHealthcare communityDrug formularyHealthImpact of pollutionUrgent actionNitrous oxide useGreenhouse gas emissionsSustained anesthesiaPollution mitigationPollutionRegional anesthesiaClimate impactsClimate changeMitigation actionsGas emissionsCareOxide useCommunityIntervention
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