Environmental Protection Agency green chemistry research

The term green chemistry, describes an area of research and chemical practice that arises from scientific discoveries about pollution and ecological interdependence. Green chemistry is not necessarily environmental chemistry, although it may involve some of this. It is chemistry for the environment. The term, which was coined at the Environmental Protection Agency by Paul Anastas, advances the belief that environmentally benign chemical processes are possible and desirable. This supposition has been demonstrated to be trae in a number of significant cases. 

The authors wish to thank Enterprise Ireland (El), the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Ireland for funding green chemistry research in Nicholas Gathergood s group. 

Michael is currently Chief of the Systems Analysis Branch in the US Environmental Protection Agency s (US EPA s) Office of Research and Development. His branch conducts life cycle assessment, impact assessment, and sustainable chemistry research. Michael has also served as the Senior Advisor of Green Chemistry to the Office of Research and Development (ORD) and was responsible for integrating green chemistry and engineering into ORD s research portfolio. 

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