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## Eduardo Peris: "There is a false perception that natural is good and chemical is bad" The professor of Inorganic Chemistry highlighted the increased life expectancy and improved sustainability as some of the important contributions of chemistry

25/06/2014 |
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Eduardo Peris, professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the UJI, reflected on the feeling of rejection that society has towards chemistry in the last  series of talks "Diàlegs a la Llotja" moderated by Joaquim Gual, director of the School of Technology and Experimental Sciences and entitled "Myths and facts about chemistry: why chemical research is important?".

According to the professor, in our society there is a "chemistry phobia", a term coined a decade ago that is defined as the irrational fear of the synthetic substances, due to "the exaggerated dangers of chemical products that are prevalent in the media". In this regard, Peris cited some possible causes of this feeling of rejection and stated that "there is a false perception that what is natural is good and all that is chemical, synthetic or artificial is bad".

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