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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. environmental sustainability
  3. green chemistry

Preferred term

green chemistry

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Pollution prevention through the design of effective chemical products that have low or no toxicity and use of chemical processes that reduce or eliminate the use and generation of hazardous substances.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • environmentally friendly chemical processes
  • environmentally friendly chemistry
  • green chemical technology
  • green chemistry technology
  • sustainable chemical processes
  • sustainable chemistry

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/146307

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