The environment : challenges for the chemical sciences in the 21st century / Organizing Committee for the Workshop on the Environment, Committee on Challenges for the Chemical Sciences in the 21st Century, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Organizing Committee for the Workshop on the Environment.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental chemistry--Congresses.

Environmental chemistry.

Green technology--Congresses.

Green technology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : The National Academies Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The report assesses the current state of chemistry and chemical engineering at the interface with environmental science, examines its interactions with related areas of science and technology, and identifies challenges and opportunities for research. The report also identifies important contributions that have been made by the chemical sciences toward solving environmental problems, and emphasizes the opportunities for chemists and chemical engineers to make future contributions toward understanding and improving the environment.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Successes and Discoveries in Environmental Chemical Science""; ""3 Challenges in Environmental Chemical Science""; ""4 Conclusions and Key Opportunities""; ""APPENDIXES""; ""A Statement of Task""; ""B Biographies of the Organizing Committee Members""; ""C Workshop Agenda""; ""D Workshop Presentations""; ""James G. Anderson""; ""Thomas W. Asmus""; ""Ruben G. Carbonell""; ""Uma Chowdhry""; ""Barry Dellinger""; ""David A. Dixon""; ""William H. Farland""; ""Janet G. Hering""

""Charles E. Kolb""""Francois M.M. Morel""; ""Michael K. Stern""; ""Mark H. Thiemens""; ""E Biographies of Workshop Speakers""; ""F Workshop Participants""; ""G Reports from Breakout Session Groups""; ""H List of Acronyms""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographic references.

ISBN:

0-309-16698-5

1-280-18019-6

9786610180196

0-309-52666-3

OCLC:

923258951