A NEW ASPECT FOR OUR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS

Use of chemistry for pollution prevention is called Green
Chemistry. It is the design of chemical products and processes that are
environmentally benign. Green chemistry encompasses all aspects and
types of chemical processes that reduce negative impacts to human
health and the environment. The importance of the new area is
providing goods and services for growing population without
sacrificing environmental quality.
The growth of the chemical industry is likely to take place in the
developing world, coincident with the rising population. However,
many of the global environmental impacts attributable to the
population growth have ties to chemical processes or products: loss of
biological species in forests and in waters, ozone depletion,
downstream pollution from unsustainable agricultural practices, the
pollution of fresh and marine waters, the persistent organic pollutants
into the ecosystem, changing climate causing changes in the
hydrologic cycle with manifestations in flood, drought, sea-level
change, and the spread of infectious diseases.