12Application of Green Chemistry Principles in Environmental Chemistry
Some background in environmental chemistry should be part of the training of every chemistry student. The ecologically illiterate chemist can be a very dangerous species.
More often than not, it is impossible to come up with a simple answer to an environmental chemistry problem. But, building on an ever-increasing body of knowledge, the environmental chemist can make educated guesses as to how environmental systems will behave.
Stanley E. Manahan (1991)
Dealing effectively and responsibly with complex problems within complex environmental systems requires . . . a continuous process of critical thinking, problem solving and decision making.
Uri Zoller (2005)
Environmental ...
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