| Description |
1 online resource (xxviii, 249 pages) |
| Contents |
There's something in the air -- Swimmers, hoppers, and fliers -- Laboratory curiosities and chemical unknowns -- The polycarbonate problem -- Plasticizers : health risks or fifty years of denial of data? -- The persistent and pernicious -- Out of the frying pan -- Nanotechnology : perils and promise of the infinitesimal -- Material consequences : toward a greening of chemistry -- Epilogue : Redesigning the future -- Appendix : Principles of green chemistry and molecular design pyramid questions |
| Summary |
In Chasing Molecules, investigative journalist Elizabeth Grossman opens the door on a new world of chemistry-green chemistry - and the scientists who are unearthing the field's potential to transform manufacturing with unprecedented benefits to the corporate bottom line and our health. She finds that a revolution is brewing, and its rallying call is "benign by design." These scientists are creating new, non-toxic materials that work with natural systems instead of disrupting them. Traveling the world to see this cutting-edge science at work, Grossman gives us a first look at the next "big idea" in industrial technology, along with the passion, excitement, and hope on the front lines of innovation |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-239) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Environmental toxicology -- Popular works
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Green chemistry -- Popular works
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Consumer goods -- Toxicology -- Popular works
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Hazardous Substances -- toxicity
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Green Chemistry Technology
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Manufactured Materials -- toxicity
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MEDICAL -- Toxicology.
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Consumer goods -- Toxicology
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Green chemistry
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Environmental toxicology
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| Genre/Form |
Popular works
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781610911573 |
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1610911571 |
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