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Anastas, N. AND A. Maertens. Integrating the Principles of Toxicology into a Chemistry Curriculum. Edition 1, Chapter 2.3, Bela Torok, Timothy Dransfield (ed.), Green Chemistry: An Inclusive Approach. Elsevier B.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands, , 91-108, (2018). https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-809270-5.00004-2

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Currently, toxicology is not a core component of the education of chemists. Without understanding the principles of toxicology, the next generation will find themselves at a disadvantage when asked to design safer chemistries and will not have the appropriate level of knowledge to provide a safe laboratory environment for themselves or for their students. This chapter provides guidance for educators to incorporate toxicology into the chemistry curriculum.

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Designing safer products, processes and materials requires a commitment to engaging a transdisciplinary, systems approach utilizing the principles of chemistry, toxicology, environmental sciences and other allied disciplines. Chemistry and toxicology are inherently complementary fields of investigation connected by the basic principles, reactions and consequences of the structure-toxicity relationship. Green chemistry incorporates this relationship as part of efforts to reduce and ideally eliminate hazard at the molecular level. Embracing the principles of toxicology is a requirement to identify safer alternatives to existing hazardous products and materials and as a critical component of designing safer chemicals. Educators must find ways to integrating toxicology into education at the K-12, university, college and professional levels. We present an approach for professors and upper level course instructors for incorporating toxicology concepts into existing chemistry topics.

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