What is Sustainable or "Green" Chemistry?

Chemistry and You (A Cefic Introductory Website)

Cefic, the European Chemical Industry Council, has created a fun and interactive website which shows you how chemistry is an important part of how we live and how we spend our day, from infancy to adulthood. Specific perspectives pertaining to persons, our homes and the food and goods we purchase are presented in this user friendly site.

Chemistry: Elements of Life (a Cefic Introductory Website)

Cefic also has created a campaign entitled: "Chemistry: Elements of Life". Click on the link below to read how the basis elemets from the perioodic table play a role in our everyday lives. A very creative interactive elements game and Milestones of Chemistry interactive diagram make learning about chemistry fun!

UK Chemical Industry Association Sustainability Initiatives

The following link presents the Sustainability program of the UK Chemical Industry Association (UK CIA). Information is provided on the UK CIA's sustainability vision, principles and goals. An anual awards program has been established to reward leaders. The guiding principles and goals were developed in cooperation with stakeholders and feedback from some of these can be viewed here. The CIA wants this constructive dialogue to continue. “We want stakeholders to scrutinise our activities and behaviours over the coming years, monitor our progress and help us determine how we can meet society’s needs and expectations ever more sustainably in the future”, said CIA president, Alistair Steel.

Responsible Care

Responsible Care® is the chemical industry’s global voluntary initiative under which companies, through their national associations, work together to continuously improve their health, safety and environmental performance, and to communicate with stakeholders about their products and processes. This folder contains Responsible Care related articles, website links and other selected references.

CIEC: Greener Industry Web Resources

This website link, produced by the UK based Chemical Industry Education Center (CIEC)provides background information on the characteristics of Green Chemistry and the current manufacturing practices for several chemicals and chemical classes. A glossary of key terms is also provided.

A Definition of Green Chemistry (UML)

The following definition of Green Chemistry is provided by the University of Massachusettes Lowell's Center for Green Chemistry.

What is Biomonitoring?

A June 2003, article by the American Chemical Council (ACC) on the increasing use of biomonitoring as a tool to assess chemical exposures.