Chemistry in Context
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Author: American Chemical Society
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1, Problem 51Q
The EPA oversees the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards. Use the EPA website to find the most recent winners of the award. Pick one winner and summarize in your own words the green chemistry advance that merited the award.
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