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NYTimes: 'Green chemistry' movement sprouts in colleges, companies
Description:
Green chemistry is becoming a part of advanced curricula in colleges and universities across the US. Companies are beginning to see the benefits of green chemistry to their bottom lines.
Date Published:
Sun, 03/01/2009
Resource type:
News release or story
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