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• Montgomery H. The medical impact of climate change. RCoA Bulletin 2008; 49: 2485–8.
• King H. Waste not, want not: reducing the carbon footprint in anaesthesia. RCoA Bulletin 2010; 60: 46-8.
• Griffiths J, Adshead F, Rao M, Thorpe A. (Eds). The health practitioner’s guide to climate change. Earthscan Ltd, London, 2009.

• Axelson U. Climate impact of anaesthetic gases 2008. Download PDF » 
• Smith I. Nitrous oxide in ambulatory anaesthesia: does it have a place in day surgical anaesthesia or is it just a threat for personnel and the global environment? Current opinion in anaesthesiology 2006; 19: 592-6.
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• Shine KP. Climate effect of inhaled anaesthetics. British Journal of Anaesthesia 2010; 105: 731-3. 
• Charlesworth M. How green is your gas? Anaesthesia News 2009; 267: 22-23.
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• Stockholm County Council. 2011. Environmentally classified pharmaceuticals.
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• Apoteket AB (The National Corporation of Swedish Pharmacies), Stockholm County
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• Hutchings D, White SM. Coming round to recycling.  British Medical Journal 2009; 338: b609.
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• Tudor TL, Noonan CL, Jenkin LE. Healthcare waste management: a case study from the National Health Service in Cornwall, United Kingdom. Waste Management 2005; 25: 606-15. 
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• Chakladar A, White SM. Unnecessary electricity consumption by anaesthetic room monitors. Anaesthesia 2010; 65: 754-5.

• Takahashi Y, Shibata T, Sasaki Y, Fujii H, Bito Y, Suehiro S. Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate exposure during cardiopulmonary bypass. Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals 2008; 16: 4-6.
• Morton W, Muller C, Hall J. Phthalate release from endotracheal tubes and ventilator tubing. 

• Chakladar A, White SM, Eckstein S. Paper use in research ethics applications and study conduct. Clinical Medicine 2011; 11: 44-7.

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