351b Green Chemistry and Sustainable Futures Activities within the Pharmaceutical Industry

Richard E. Engler, Green Chemistry Program, US Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW (7406M), Washington, DC 20460, Kelly Mayo, Epa/oppt, US Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW (7406M), Washington, DC 20460, and David J. C. Constable, Corporate Environment, Health & Safety, GlaxoSmithKline, One Franklin Plaza, P.O. Box 7929, Philadelphia, PA 19101-7929.

The presenter(s) will provide overview of OPPT's Green Chemistry and Sustainable Future Programs. Ideal sets of solvents from a life cycle and environmental perspective will be reviewed. Some selected tools which may be useful for estimating physical chemical properties and selection of alternative solvents will be covered.