Green chemistry

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-012548",
  "term": "Green chemistry",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Green Chemistry",
  "definition": "1. Design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use or generation of hazardous substances. Green chemistry applies across the life cycle of a chemical product, including its design, manufacture, use, and ultimate disposal. Green chemistry is also known as sustainable chemistry.\n\n2. 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.",
  "subject": "Chemical substances",
  "references": [
    "EPA Basics of Green Chemistry at http://www2.epa.gov/greenchemistry/basics-green-chemistry#definition",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/green-chemistry/"
}