ASSESSMENT WITH GREEN LABORATORY CERTIFICATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORIES IN TURKEY

Year 2019, Volume: 8 Issue: 1, 23 - 30, 28.01.2019

Gülnihal Kara

https://doi.org/10.28948/ngumuh.516792

Abstract

   Environmental
laboratories create a lot amount of waste in the routine use; waste products
range from simple solvents, such as water, to biologically or chemically
hazardous wastes that require special disposal. The Green Laboratory
certificate is a certification method that determines principles to increase
the sustainability of the laboratory. It is known that green laboratory
certification provide significant risk methods and competitive advantages
within countries and regions, not just individual organizations or companies. In this study, the environmental sustainability of
environmental laboratories in Turkey was evaluated according to the 31
principles of green laboratory using survey techniques.

Keywords

Environmental laboratories, environmental sustainability, green laboratory certification, Turkey

TÜRKİYE’DEKİ ÇEVRE LABORATUVARLARININ ÇEVRESEL SÜRDÜRÜLEBİLİRLİĞİNİN YEŞİL LABORATUVAR SERTİFİKASI İLE DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ

Abstract

   Çevre laboratuvarları rutin kullanımlarında
basit solvent, su veya özel bertaraf gerektiren biyolojik veya kimyasal
tehlikeli atıklar gibi çok çeşitli ve çok miktarlarda atık üretmektedir. Yeşil
Laboratuvar sertifikası, laboratuvarın sürdürülebilirliğini arttırmak için
ilkeler belirleyen bir sertifikasyon yöntemidir. Yeşil laboratuvar sertifikasının
sadece kuruluş veya firmalar değil, ülke ve bölgeler içinde önemli risk yöntemi
ve rekabet avantajları sağladığı bilinmektedir. Bu çalışma da Türkiye’deki
çevre laboratuvarlarının çevresel sürdürülebilirliği 31 yeşil laboratuvar
ilkesine göre anket tekniği kullanılarak değerlendirilmiştir.

Keywords

Türkiye’de Çevre laboratuvarları, çevresel sürdürülebilirlik, yeşil laboratuvar sertifikası

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