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必威体育登录手机"We thank Agilent for turning their Race to Zero commitments into demonstrated action through achieving My Green Lab Certification," said James Connelly, CEO of My Green Lab."We are very pleased to welcome them into the community of scientists and laboratory professionals that are actively working to reduce the environmental impact of their laboratory work.Achieving ‘green level' is the highest level of certification, and the entire organization should be proud of this accomplishment."
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