No amount of clean living and eating can entirely avoid it: We all have toxic chemicals in our bodies, according to the Center for Disease Control. Exposed through the air, water, food and consumer products, we are bombarded everyday by these toxic chemicals.
The Minnesota Green Chemistry Forum is committed to fostering a common understanding among businesses, government, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and academia to advance green chemistry practice and policy in Minnesota and nationally.
There is such a thing as better living through chemistry, but only if it's green. As it is, the toxic substances in your sunscreen, plastic bottles, mattresses and a list of other consumer products far too long to cite may be killing you.
For half of his life and all of his 25-year career as a bioengineer, Oliver P. Peoples has wanted to prove two things: that he could reengineer plants to grow biodegradable plastic in their cells and that he could make a lot of money doing it. On the first goal, Peoples has had astonishing success.
What: Conference on "Green Chemistry in Minnesota" When: 8:30 a.m.- 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 28 Where: U of M Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, 301 19th Ave. S., Minneapolis Contacts: Jamie Proulx, Humphrey Institute, (612) 625-9436 Ryan Mathre, University News Service, (612) 625-0552 MINNEAPOLIS / ST.
