The answer to "What is Green Chemistry?"

Green Chemistry is the design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use and generation of hazardous substances. Green Chemistry relies on a set of 12 principles that can be used to design or re-design molecules, materials and chemical transformations to be safer for human health and the environment.

For more information about green chemistry please see visit the following sites.

* Introductory Readings in Green Chemistry – Green Chemistry Institute
* Green Chemistry – The US Environmental Protection Agency