Green Chemistry

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 09.05.02

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Overview of Green Chemistry
  2. Objectives
  3. Background Information
  4. Exploring the Classes of Pesticides
  5. Pesticide Labels
  6. Herbicides
  7. Organochlorine and Organophosphate Insecticides
  8. Carbamate Insecticides
  9. Pyrethrin and Synthetic Pyrethroid Insecticides
  10. Human Health and the Environment
  11. Pesticides as Human Endocrine Disruptors
  12. Environmental Movement of Pesticides
  13. Lessons
  14. Bibliography

Reducing the Environmental Impact of the Green Industry with Green Chemistry

Justin T. Benz

Published September 2009

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Bibliography

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