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| | C&EN: NEWS OF THE WEEK - ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY BY DESIGN |
 | | Green chemistry is the design, development, and implementation of chemical processes or products to reduce or eliminate the use and generation of substances hazardous to human health and the environment. |
 | | Environmentally benign processes and products were the focus of CHEMRAWN XIV, an international green chemistry conference held last week at the University of Colorado, Boulder. |
 | | The objective was not simply to listen passively to the lectures, he said, but "to grapple with the technical, social, academic, and policy issues that will lead us toward environmentally benign processes and products." Topics covered included alternative reaction and separations media, catalysis, emerging biotechnology alternatives, product life-cycle management, education, and national green chemistry programs. |
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