The Environment

The report assesses the current state of chemistry and chemical engineering at the interface with environmental science, examines its interactions with related areas of science and technology, and identifies challenges and opportunities for research. The report also identifies important contributions that have been made by the chemical sciences toward solving environmental problems, and emphasizes the opportunities for chemists and chemical engineers to make future contributions toward understanding and improving the environment.Table of ContentsFront MatterExecutive Summary1 Introduction2 Successes and Discoveries in Environmental Chemical Science3 Challenges in Environmental Chemical Science4 Conclusions and Key OpportunitiesAppendix A: Statement of TaskAppendix B: Biographies of the Organizing Committee MembersAppendix C: Workshop AgendaAppendix D: Workshop PresentationsAppendix E: Biographies of Workshop SpeakersAppendix F: Workshop ParticipantsAppendix G: Reports from Breakout Session GroupsAppendix H: List of Acronyms