University of Washington Offers Online Green Chemistry Certificate Program

“A new certificate program from the University of Washington will help chemists, environmental and sustainability professionals, health and safety professionals and product managers make informed product decisions that take into account sustainability, toxicity and human health concerns. There will be three online courses in the certificate, and individuals can sign up for a single course on a space available basis:

• Sustainability, Toxicology and Human Health
• Principles of Green Chemistry
• Assessment Tools for Safer Chemical Decisions

“The online certificate program is intended to give professionals working in chemicals management experience using comparative chemical hazard assessment tools for product selection. The classes will be offered sequentially, beginning in January, 2015, and concluding in August, 2015. Students will complete a capstone project requiring them to evaluate a chemical or product within a sustainability framework”.

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