ABSTRACT

Formally established by the EPA nearly 15 years ago, the concept of green chemistry is beginning to come of age. Although several books cover green chemistry and chemical engineering, none of them transfer green principles to science and technology in general and their impact on the future. Defining industrial ecology, Environmental Science and Tec

chapter 2|26 pages

THE FIVE ENVIRONMENTAL SPHERES

chapter 3|38 pages

GREEN CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY, AND BIOCHEMISTRY

chapter 6|32 pages

KEEPING WATER GREEN

chapter 8|38 pages

ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY OF THE ATMOSPHERE

chapter 9|42 pages

SUSTAINING AN ATMOSPHERE FOR LIFE ON EARTH

chapter 10|38 pages

THE GEOSPHERE

chapter 11|38 pages

SOIL, AGRICULTURE, AND FOOD PRODUCTION

chapter 15|32 pages

BIOPRODUCTIVITY FOR A GREENER FUTURE