About This Workshop Workshop Leaders and Planning Task Force Application Process and Expectations Workshop Application Deadline Workshop Schedule Overview Workshop Fees Green Chemistry Workshop Index About this Workshop Green chemistry advocates the design of processes and products that do not use or generate hazardous substances. Yet, few chemistry programs include green chemistry in the curriculum, and environmental chemistry is often equated with analytical chemistry.
Green chemistry shifts the emphasis away from remediation and toward pollution prevention.
Green chemistry offers a perfect vehicle for the integration of many disciplines, including chemistry, environmental science, economics, and ethics. The University of Massachusetts, Boston, is demonstrating its commitment to green chemistry by constructing a green chemistry laboratory that integrates teaching and research, majors and non-majors, industry and academia. The American Chemical Society, recognizing the importance of green chemistry, is working in conjunction with the Environmental Protection Agency to develop curricular materials in this area. An annotated bibliography, case studies in green chemistry, and green chemistry laboratory experiments are under development. The third edition of Chemistry in Context, an ACS text for non-science majors, includes features on green chemistry.