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California's First Wiki for Green Chemistry Innovation in Law

By Carolyn on January 19, 2010 11:22 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
California Department of Toxic Substances Control Director Maureen Gorsen explains how, by using wiki technology, California shares with the public at large its mandate to create Green Chemistry regulations.

Director Gorsen also instructs wiki users on how to participate in this innovative approach to advancing California's green product revolution. California is implementing the first body of green chemistry law in the world and DTSC, the agency charged with its implementation is making history by writing the regulations on real time along with stakeholders and the people of the State of California.


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AB 1879 is the FIRST Green Chemistry Law in the World

What Is Green Chemistry?

By Carolyn on January 19, 2010 10:56 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

At a Pollution Prevention Week event in Sausalito on September 22, 2009 DTSC Acting Director Maziar Movassaghi called green chemistry a game-changer because products will be redesigned using chemicals that are "benign by design."   

Benign By Design

California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) and green chemistry share a common principle - preventing the generation of waste, especially toxic waste.

Green chemistry is the design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use or generation of hazardous substances.

Green chemistry applies across the life cycle, including the design, manufacture, and use of a chemical product. Green chemistry is a highly effective approach to pollution prevention because it applies innovative scientific solutions to real-world environmental situations.

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