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3.1: Introduction to Hazards of Chemistry
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3.2: Hazard Concepts
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3.3: Case Study - Badger Army Ammunition Plant
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Environmental cleanup of the 7,400-acre Badger Army Ammunition Plant will be greater than $250 million. This is one of the 40 contaminated military sites in Wisconsin which the Defense Environmental Restoration Account cites as the most contaminated. In fact, 32 areas are polluted with dangerous levels of solvents, metals and explosive/incendiary waste. The water beneath the plant is contaminated with mutagenic chemicals that include carbon tetrachloride, trichloroethylene and dinitrotoluenes.
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3.4: Green Technologies for Safer Chemical Production
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3.5: Conclusions and Review Questions
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The opportunity to apply green chemistry to reducing the toxicity in industrial processes is of paramount importance for a sustainable future. In this chapter, we investigated the concept of hazards from the perspective of their meaning, nature, implications, control, and ultimate reengineering. Green chemical principles hold the key to ensuring that society provides a viable channel for all of our physical needs and maintains the environment.