Most industries remain dependent on hazardous substances
Friday, September 19, 2008 - 02:28
in Physics & Chemistry
Many obstacles, including insufficient investment and lack of training, keep scientists from embracing green chemistry and designing safer substitutes for the vast majority of compounds in use today. To a chemist, chlorine is the perfect compound.
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