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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > environmental sustainability > green chemistry
Preferred Term:

green chemistry

Definition:
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.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
environmental sustainability
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • sustainable chemical processes
  • environmentally friendly chemistry
  • sustainable chemistry
  • green chemical technology
  • green chemistry technology
  • environmentally friendly chemical processes
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/146307
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RDF/XMLCreated 2011-06-10, last modified 2015-06-08