高海拔医学研究探险对环境的影响
Kelsey E Joyce1,2, Catherine A Campbell3, Arthur R Bradwell4
1School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
High altitude medicine & biology
|October 25, 2024
概括
高海拔研究探险有很大的碳足迹,主要来自航空旅行. 这项研究量化了环境影响,强调了科学实地工作中可持续实践的必要性.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 医学研究 医学研究
- 可持续性研究 可持续性研究
背景情况:
- 科学研究探险,特别是在偏远或高海拔的环境中,会产生环境成本.
- 评估此类探险的碳足迹对于开发可持续的科学实践至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 量化与高海拔医学研究探险相关的二氧化碳 (CO2) 排放量.
- 确定导致探险对环境影响的主要来源.
主要方法:
- 使用国际民航组织和Mahindra车辆数据计算空运和陆运的二氧化碳排放量.
- 从固体二氧化碳的使用,废物焚烧,发电机燃料燃烧和电池运输中估计的二氧化碳排放量.
主要成果:
- 这次探险产生了大约16.7的二氧化碳排放.
- 航空和陆地运输占总排放量的最大部分 (87.3%).
- 固体二氧化碳的升华/运输和电池运输也是重要的贡献者.
结论:
- 空中旅行是高海拔研究探险的环境成本的主要因素.
- 需要进一步的研究来比较这些发现与基于实验室的研究替代方案.
- 该研究强调了评估和减轻科学实地工作对环境的影响的重要性.
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