Before this class i have never heard of green chemistry. I have only heard of the kind that would make little explosions and blow up in people's faces if they didn't make the precise measurements. The kind that teachers would warn students about, and had pages and pages of safety precautions with each chemical. That chemistry I know a couple things about but green chemistry is something completely new to me. Signing up for this class I am prepared to leave those harsh chemicals behind and start with something new and safer for everyone involved.
I have been reading about green chemistry from a couple different sources. The most basic information I got from all the sources was that green chemistry is not harmful to the environment like the traditional chemistry procedures. It uses natural and unharmful chemicals so not to damage the environment. Goals of green chemistry are reducing waste and and using safer chemicals. Another goal is to reuse and recycle the appropriate chemicals. Just throwing them out is a unnecessary waste the chemistry community has realized. Another goal is to dispose of the chemicals properly so not to harm anyone.
Some reasons why people in the chemistry field have made this new concept of "green chemistry" is because of old procedures that have been putting innocent people in harms way. The irresponsible disposing of harmful chemicals have brought many problems that involved a lot of time and money to fix. People within the last couple decades have realized that the earth isn't going to last if we keep using it the way it has been used. People in the chemistry field have put their heads together and developed a new branch of chemistry to try to promote and help stop destruction on the earth.
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