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Reducing the carbon footprint of chemistry labs

Nature Chemistry volume 17, pages 1624–1625 (2025) Cite this article

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Philippe Loubet and André Estévez-Torres, from Bordeaux INP and CNRS-University of Lille respectively, talk to Nature Chemistry about assessing the carbon footprint of chemistry laboratories, and approaches to reducing their environmental impact.

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Serrano-Plana, J. Reducing the carbon footprint of chemistry labs. Nat. Chem. 17, 1624–1625 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-025-01988-5

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