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agriculture

Protecting Fruit with Cyclodextrins

As the saying goes, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Nutritionists strongly recommend eating fruits and vegetables several times daily as part of a healthy diet. Today’s lifestyle, however, calls for more than just an apple. » learn more

agriculture

Protecting Crops with Fungicides

Fungicides are classified by the way they work. Some affect the growth of the fungus; others stop the fungus from producing the energy it needs to live; and still others activate the plant’s defense mechanisms to make it more fungus-resistant. » learn more

clean air

Chemistry's Role in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

How are today’s detergents able to clean effectively without hot water? How can planes and automobiles carry more cargo over greater distances using less fuel? What makes today’s homes and buildings more energy-efficient? What helps make renewable energy sources such as solar panels and wind power more effective? In many cases, the answer is chemistry. » learn more

reduce emissions

Retrofitting School Buses

Of the approximately 450,000 school buses on American roads, some 50 percent can be retrofitted with new emission control equipment. The EPA says American children spend three billion hours each year on school buses—and while they are the safest way for children to get to school, exposure to particulates from their diesel engine exhaust needs to be limited for health reasons. » learn more

recycling

Learn to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle More Plastics

According to the EPA, the average American produces approximately 1,600 pounds of trash per year. To encourage consumers to adopt more eco-friendly habits, ACC recently asked Bob Lilienfeld, editor of the Use Less Stuff Report, for some simple how-to steps for waste reduction. » learn more

marine debris

Operation Clean Sweep Helps Keep Plastic Pellets out of the Environment

The plastics industry is committed to doing its part to address marine debris through aggressive recycling efforts, litter education, and an important joint program called Operation Clean Sweep (OCS). » learn more

knowledge

Chlorine Chemistry: essential₂solar energy

For centuries, humans have taken advantage of the tremendous energy of the sun. Today’s solar energy panels convert sunlight directly into useful energy in the form of electricity. » learn more

agriculture

Chlorine Chemistry: essential₂crop protection

Crop protection products include herbicides to help control weeds, pesticides to help reduce crop loss by insects, and fungicides to help control crop-damaging fungi. These products improve the quality and yield of crops and reduce crop losses and soil erosion. » learn more