| Main Title |
Chasing molecules : poisonous products, human health, and the promise of green chemistry / |
| Author |
Grossman, Elizabeth,
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| Publisher |
Island Press/Shearwater Books, |
| Year Published |
2009 |
| OCLC Number |
406122242 |
| ISBN |
9781597263702 (cloth : alk. paper); 1597263702 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| Subjects |
Environmental toxicology--Popular works ;
Environmental chemistry--Industrial applications--Popular works ;
Consumer goods--Toxicology--Popular works ;
Hazardous Substances--toxicity ;
Green Chemistry Technology ;
Manufactured Materials--toxicity
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| ELBM |
RA1226.G76 2009 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
12/10/2012 |
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| Collation |
xxviii, 249 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-239) and index. |
| Contents Notes |
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. 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. |
| Place Published |
Washington, DC |
| PUB Date Free Form |
c2009 |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| LCCN |
2009028279 |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20121207120912 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
03011cam 2200517 a 45020 |
