12 Principles of Green Chemisrty

Green Chemistry is the synonymous with remediation, removing hazardous chemicals from the environment.

• True

• False

Green chemistry developed in response to a cascade of public and political change stemming from the environmental activism inspired by Rachel Carson's 1962 publication of "Silent Spring."

• True

• False

The discovery and publicity surrounding Love Canal in Niagara Falls, NY scandalized the chemical industry. At this and other locations, thousands of barrels filled with chemical waste buried by chemical companies over the previous decades rusted through, leaking toxic chemicals into the soil and contaminated groundwater, leading to the "__________" act of 1980.

• Environmental Protection Agency

• Superfund

• Pollution Prevention Act

• Air and Water Quality

The Pollution Prevention Act is passed under the George H.W. Bush administration, signifying a regulatory policy change from pollution control to pollution prevention. The idea of _________________________ was initially developed as a response to the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990, which declared that U.S. national policy should eliminate pollution by improved design (including cost-effective changes in products, processes, use of raw materials, and recycling) instead of treatment and disposal.

• green chemistry

• recycling

• remediation

• sustainability

Paul Anastas and John C. Warner co-authored the groundbreaking book, Green Chemistry: Theory and Practice. The _______________________ outlined within this work declared a philosophy that motivated academic and industrial scientists at the time and continues to guide the green chemistry movement today.

• Materials and Synthesis Doctrine

• Atom Efficiency Doctrine

• 12 Principles of Green Chemistry

• Sustainability Principles

Throughout the 22 years of the awards program for the Green Chemistry (Presidential) Challenge, the EPA has presented awards to 114 winners. Since its inception, in 1996, EPA has received over 1,600 nominations. Through 2017, winning technologies have made billions of pounds of progress, including:

• 826 million pounds of hazardous chemicals and solvents eliminated each year—enough to fill almost 3,800 railroad tank cars or a train nearly 47 miles long.

• 21 billion gallons of water saved each year—the amount used by 820,000 people annually.

• 7.8 billion pounds of carbon dioxide equivalents released to air eliminated each year—equal to taking 810,000 automobiles off the road.

• 460 million pounds of hazardous organic waste that has the potential for bioaccumulation.

According the Principle 4, Chemical product design should preserve low cost to consumers whilst reducing toxicity.

• True

• False

The Principles of Green Chemistry include:

• Raw materials should, where practicable, be renewable.

• Chemical products should be designed to be degradable to innocuous products when disposed of and not be environmentally persistent.

• Synthetic methods should, where practicable, use or generate materials of low human toxicity and environmental impact.

• It is better to treat waste formation than to prevent it before it is formed.

The benefits of green chemical detergents for the environment include

• improving cold-water performance to lower energy consumption for heating water

• concentrated formulas that reduce volume and packaging

• eliminating some dyes and perfumes that are chemical irritants

• using bio-feedstocks that reduce dependence on nonrenewables

Green chemistry is the approach in chemical sciences that

• efficiently uses renewable raw materials

• avoids using toxic or hazardous reagents

• exceeds costs for traditional manufacturing

• reduces sustainable feedstock use in manufacturing