Green chemistry and sustainability: An undergraduate course for science and nonscience majors

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 429-431

  Gross, Erin M ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication Writing; Curriculum; Environmental Chemistry; Green Chemistry; Interdisciplinary Multidisciplinary; Nonmajor Courses; Second Year Undergraduate; Upper Division Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875972555     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed200756z     Document Type: Article

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