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Chemical Substitution and Alternatives Assessment Module

Chemical Substitution and Alternatives Assessment Module
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Saskia van Bergen
Free Range Chemist | H2L Consulting
Chemical Substitution and Alternatives Assessment
Summary
This module is one from the Global GreenChem Toolkit (https://www.globalgreenchem.com/toolkit-and-resources). There are four links associated with this module that include presentation slides on "Chemical Substitution and Alternatives Assessment", a hazard screening activity, an alternatives assessment activity, and a document with additional links to websites and reading materials.

The attached resources were developed through a contract with UNIDO with financing from the European Union - IOMC Toolbox Phase 4.
Keyword Tags
Alternative Assessment
Safer Alternatives
Safer Consumer Products
Green Chemistry
Chemical Hazard Assessment
Link to external
Chemical Substitution and Alternatives Assessment Presentation
Activity - Hazards Screening
Activity Alternatives Identification
Resources and Reading Materials
Learning Goals/Student Objectives
• Explain why regrettable substitutions occur
• Provide examples of the differences between risk assessment and alternatives assessment
• Identify the key steps of an alternatives assessment and the commonly used modules
• Know several resources to find alternatives
• Become familiar with at least one chemical hazard assessment tool
• Be able to screen out chemicals based on hazard lists
Object Type
Lecture or course slides/notes (e.g., PPT, Prezi, PDF)
Activities/Technology (e.g., in-class activities, online games, hands-on activities/manipulatives, outreach, virtual tools, etc.)
Small resource sets
Audience
Upper/Advanced Undergraduate
Graduate or Professional Training (e.g., Postdoctoral Fellows, Early-Career Professionals)
Other Faculty Educators/Teachers
Other
Common pedagogies covered
Distance learning/self-instruction
Work-based learning
Green Chemistry Principles
Less Hazardous Chemical Syntheses
Designing Safer Chemicals
Safer Chemistry for Accident Prevention
U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Good Health and Well-Being
Responsible Consumption and Production
Safety Precautions, Hazards, and Risk Assessment
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