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A Farewell to Harms: The Audacity to Design Safer Products
Citation:
Anastas, N. AND G. Miller. A Farewell to Harms: The Audacity to Design Safer Products. TOXICOLOGICAL SCIENCES. Society of Toxicology, RESTON, VA, 161(2):211-213, (2018). https://doi.org/10.1093/toxsci/kfx288
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This is an editorial in the February 2018 edition of Toxicological Sciences.
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The unprecedented explosion of the manufacture and adoption of synthetic chemicals into commerce after World War II introduced a panoply of products and materials that improved the standard of living for many people and spawned a multitrillion dollar chemical industry. From plastics to pharmaceuticals, building materials to electronics and glues, many of these innovative products have made life easier to afford and enjoy. Computers are accessible to the general public, clothing options are mind-boggling, and our access to consumer goods produced from petroleum-based chemicals is essentially unlimited. But we need to stop and ask ourselves: Are there too many chemicals?
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A Farewell to Harms: The Audacity to Design Safer Products
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