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GREEN CHEMISTRY
Colin Horwitz is a researcher at Carnegie Mellon. He's working on a chemical that will break down pollution released by pulp and paper mills. (Photo by Reid Frazier)
Modern chemistry is everywhere - the paint on our walls, the ink on the morning newspaper, and the plastics in our computers. Problem is - the chemicals are also in our air, water, and food. Reid Frazier visited a chemist who is trying to re-think how chemicals are made:
What the institute is researching
http://www.epa.gov/greenchemistry/
Producer: Reid Frazier
Release Date: May 28, 2007
Running Time: 4:13