Perspective
Feb. 5, 2013
Missed opportunity in green chemistry
By rejecting suggestions made by a number of commentators on the draft regulations issued last July, the DTSC clearly opted for more "thou shalt or thou shalt not" commands." By Ward Benshoof
The field of Green Chemistry - assuring that the environmental consequences of chemicals which go into our consumer products are understood, and that alternatives are, where necessary, carefully evaluated - is one of those emerging areas of regulation where California's Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) was presented with an opportunity for innovative leadership. Unfortunately, with the release by the DTSC on Jan. 29 of the latest...
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