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Author Grossman, Elizabeth, 1957-

Title Chasing molecules : poisonous products, human health, and the promise of green chemistry / Elizabeth Grossman.

Imprint Washington, DC : Island Press/Shearwater Books, c2009.

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 Axe 2nd Floor Stacks  615.902 G914c 2009    ---  Available
Description xxviii, 249 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-239) and index.
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.
Subject Environmental toxicology -- Popular works.
Green chemistry -- Popular works.
Consumer goods -- Toxicology -- Popular works.
Hazardous Substances -- toxicity.
Green Chemistry Technology.
Manufactured Materials -- toxicity.
ISBN 9781597263702 (cloth : alk. paper)
1597263702 (cloth : alk. paper)

 
    
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