THE CHEMIST AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
Abstract
Sustainable development advocates environmental sustainability, which requires some roles of
the chemist to achieve. This review paper captures these roles, including prevention and protection against environmental degradation and its monitoring, recycling of wastes, making packages from 100% renewable resources, production of agrochemicals for aforestation and biodiversity and food security, production of renewable energies, production and application of water treatment and sanitation chemicals, chemical control and recycling of automobile exhaust emissions. It recommends more serious measures at national and international levels to encourage the study of chemistry and to enhance the regulation of its practice.
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