The goal of this comparative LCA is to quantify the environmental impacts of 3 different options for pre-operation patient cleaning. 

• Option 1 - Wipes 

• Option 2 - Paper towels and big red solution

• Option 3 - Paper towels and small solution

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Team:

Nathalia Silva de Souza Lima Cano, PhD student, University of Pittsburgh

Dr. Md. Uzzal Hossain, Post-Doc, University of Pittsburgh

Dr. Melissa M. Bilec, Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh

Dr. Mark Baratz, MD, Orthopedic Hand Surgery, UPMC