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While scientific analytical laboratories are providing insights to some of the world\u2019s most pressing issues, many activities in the laboratory carry an environmental cost, as they often involve heavy use of chemicals and high power consumption.<\/p>\n<p>Thermo Fisher Scientific began a collaboration in 2017 with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mygreenlab.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">My Green Lab\u00ae<\/a>, a nonprofit organization with several programs aimed at promoting a culture of sustainability in scientific communities and helping scientists improve environmental health and resource utilization without compromising the integrity of the scientific research and analytical results. Learn more about this collaboration in the video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/videos\/search?q=Thermo+Fisher+Green+Lab&amp;qpvt=Thermo+Fisher+Green+Lab&amp;view=detail&amp;mid=809823E2C0720A45A840809823E2C0720A45A840&amp;&amp;FORM=VRDGAR&amp;ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3DThermo%2BFisher%2BGreen%2BLab%26qpvt%3DThermo%2BFisher%2BGreen%2BLab%26FORM%3DVDRE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">Thermo Fisher and My Green Lab: Making Science Sustainable<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Together with My Green Lab, Thermo Fisher Scientific is facilitating greener product choice through the <a href=\"https:\/\/act.mygreenlab.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">ACT Label program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12260\" src=\"http:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/analyteguru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/06\/ACT-Label-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"343\" height=\"173\">Similar to labels found on food that detail nutritional information, the ACT (Accountability, Consistency, and Transparency) Environmental Impact Factor Label shows how products rate in sustainability-related categories, helping scientists and procurement specialists make a more sustainable choice with clear, third-party verified information about the environmental impact of laboratory products.<\/p>\n<p>This program is designed to evaluate and score laboratory products on a number of sustainability criteria, including energy consumption, end-of-life product cycle and disposal, as well as sustainable product manufacturing and packaging material.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12262 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/analyteguru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/06\/ACT-Label-Descriptions-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"624\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/analyteguru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/06\/ACT-Label-Descriptions-1.png 624w, https:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/analyteguru\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/06\/ACT-Label-Descriptions-1-300x220.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thermo Fisher Scientific is utilizing ACT labeling for a variety of laboratory products and analytical instruments, and is committed to invest in further product developments that allow our users to increase sustainability within their laboratories. The ACT labels for the labeled products can be found on the <a style=\"font-family: inherit;background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/actdatabase.mygreenlab.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">My Green Lab ACT database.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>More recently, some notable products in the Thermo Fisher Scientific portfolio of analytical solutions received ACT Labels \u2014 the Thermo Scientific\u2122<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/de\/en\/home\/industrial\/chromatography\/gas-chromatography-gc\/gc-systems.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> TRACE\u2122 1600 Series<\/a> Gas Chromatograph systems and the Thermo Scientific\u2122 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/order\/catalog\/product\/BRE731400\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">iCAP\u2122 PRO Series ICP-OES<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The TRACE 1600 Series GC and related products are designed to help increase sustainability through some important design principals:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Maintaining low energy consumption:<\/strong> The compact design of the TRACE 1600 Series GC ensures rapid stabilization of the heated zones and faster heating of the oven, limiting power consumption to 7.3 KWh\/day for 230V operation, assuming a continuous run during a typical eight-hour workday.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reducing helium carrier gas consumption:<\/strong> If using an alternative carrier gas is not possible without compromising analytical performance, the Thermo Scientific<sup>TM<\/sup> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/order\/catalog\/product\/MI-190000-0022?SID=srch-hj-MI-190000-0022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">HeSaver-H<sub>2<\/sub>Safer<sup>TM<\/sup><\/a> technology makes it possible to replace most of the non-renewable helium gas with nitrogen during GC operation, maintaining helium only to feed the column for the separation process and dramatically extending the helium cylinder lifetime. To learn more about how it works, view this video:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologynetworks.com\/analysis\/videos\/thermo-scientifictm-hesaver-h2safertm-ssl-injector-for-the-tracetm-1600-series-gc-363873\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\"> HeSaver-H<sub>2<\/sub>Safer SSL Injector for the TRACE 1600 Series GC<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reducing solvent consumption and waste through automated sample preparation.<\/strong> Read this <a href=\"https:\/\/view.highspot.com\/viewer\/63734cebcc66dbc56f932beb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">case study<\/a> to see how Veritas SpA, a public water service provider, saved costs and reduced environmental impact through automation. Additionally, if you are dealing with solid or semi-solid samples, discover the sample prep automation and savings capability of the new <a href=\"https:\/\/view.highspot.com\/viewer\/637366472b852dc80ed0dea5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">Thermo Scientific\u2122 Extreva\u2122ASE\u2122<\/a> Accelerated Solvent Extractor.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The iCAP PRO Series ICP-OES is also designed to allow your laboratory to maintain sustainable operations:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Reducing argon gas consumption:<\/strong> Using iFR (intelligent Full Range) analysis mode (which measures the entire wavelength range in one measurement) allows analysis time to be shortened and \u2014 as a result \u2014 the time the instrument spends consuming argon to maintain the plasma.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reducing overall power consumption<\/strong>: Using the high-efficiency RF generator, low RF powers can be set for even the most challenging samples.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Thermo Fisher 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