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CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology
Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology 6/2019

01-06-2019 | Interventional Radiology | Editorial

Recycling in IR, What IR Specialists Can Do to Help

Authors: Michael P. Brassil, William C. Torreggiani

Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology | Issue 6/2019

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The topic of pollution and global warming has dominated debate within media and government for many years. The current global warming trends are thought likely to be a consequence of the behavior of humans since the mid-twentieth century [1]. The scale of pollution and carbon footprint generated by industry, particularly in rapidly developing economies, is staggering and often leads to a feeling of helplessness and apathy amongst individuals when it comes to personal environmental responsibility [2]. …
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Metadata
Title
Recycling in IR, What IR Specialists Can Do to Help
Authors
Michael P. Brassil
William C. Torreggiani
Publication date
01-06-2019
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology / Issue 6/2019
Print ISSN: 0174-1551
Electronic ISSN: 1432-086X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-019-02206-9

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