Save Money and Environment with Green Hospitals

Author, Mar 2008, (Language: English, Arabic)
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Green hospitals make good sense for the health of the entire community: patients, staff and visitors. To prevent the spread of infection in hospitals, it’s important to reduce exposure to germs - especially for patients with compromised immune systems - but the use of harsh chemical cleaners can cause respiratory problems. Conventional cleaning products as well as many paints, adhesives and furnishings can emit irritating, allergenic fragrances and toxic volatile organic chemicals (VOCs) such as formaldehyde.

By choosing low-VOC products, hospitals help those in their care to recover and improve conditions for staff.  Simple design changes can work wonders, too. 

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