ACS Webinars focus on the latest green chemistry policy developments

News media and others interested in the chemical sciences are invited to join the next in a series of American Chemical Society (ACS) Webinars™ focusing on the latest green chemistry policy developments — such as the Safe Chemicals Act and the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) — and how they may affect chemical professionals, chemical industries, and the future of green chemistry.

Scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 18, from 2 - 3 p.m. EST, the free ACS Webinar™ will feature Richard Denison, Ph.D., senior scientist at the Environmental Defense Fund. This episode of ACS Webinars™ is co-produced with the ACS Green Chemistry Institute®. Learn more about green chemistry and sustainability at http://www.acs.org/greenchemistry.

ACS Webinars™ connect you with experts and global thought leaders in the chemical sciences, management and business to address current topics of interest to scientific and engineering professionals. Each webinar includes a short presentation followed by a question and answer session. News media and scientists can tune into the conference without charge but must register in advance at https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/713747994.

Participants will learn:

• The policy context for advancing green chemistry - essentials you need to know
  
• How U.S. and international policy changes can support the development and use of greener chemicals
  
• How current policy is informing future legislation - Safe Chemicals Act/TSCA reform
  

Denison has 25 years of experience in the environmental arena, specializing in chemical policy and hazard, exposure, risk assessment and management for industrial chemicals and nanomaterials. He has published extensively and has testified before Congress many times regarding these issues. Denison currently serves on the National Research Council's Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology and on the Green Ribbon Science Panel for California's Green Chemistry Initiative. Denison received his Ph.D. in molecular biophysics and biochemistry from Yale University.

Provided by American Chemical Society