ADVISORY/Scientists and Teachers Around the World Gather to Learn Technique to Reduce Chemical Waste and Reduce Pollution.Science/Education Editors & Environmental Writers ADVISORY...for Monday-Saturday (July 9-28) NORTH ANDOVER North Andover (ăn`dōvər), town (1990 pop. 22,792), Essex co., NE Mass., on the Merrimack River, in a dairy and farm area; settled c.1644, set off from Andover and inc. 1855. , Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 11, 2001 The handling of chemical wastes and reducing pollution are issues of increasing concern in the U.S. and around the world. The best way to succeed in this effort is by eliminating chemical waste at the source. Implementation of a Microscale Chemistry Microscale Chemistry (often referred to as Small-Scale Chemistry, in German:Chemie im Mikromaßstabhttp://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemie_im_Mikroma%C3%9Fstab) is a teaching method widely used at school and at university levels, working with small quantities of chemical program in labs worldwide will go a long way toward that effort. WHAT: Scientists and teachers from all over the world are participating in free workshops offered by the National Microscale Chemistry Center this summer at Merrimack College in North Andover, MA, to learn microscale chemistry concepts and techniques by means of active hands-on participation in laboratory experiments, lectures and demonstrations. What is microscale chemistry? It is an environmentally-safe pollution-prevention method of performing chemical processes using small quantities of chemicals to the minimum level of which experiments can be effectively performed. WHEN: Workshops will be held: July 9 - 14, 2001; July 22 - 27, 2001 and July 23 - 28, 2001 WHERE: The National Microscale Chemistry Center is located at Merrimack College, North Andover. Who: Attendees of the workshops this summer are from India, Israel, Finland, Japan, Denmark, France, Sweden, Mexico, and Ireland as well as across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Benefits of Microscale Chemistry: --reduces chemical use --Virtually eliminates fire or explosion hazards --Reduces waste at the source drastically --Makes recyling easier --Improves laboratory safety and air quality --Reduces exposure to potentially toxic materials --Promotes an attitude change in individuals to pollution prevention --Translates into significant savings for labs and schools --Shortened experiment times About the Microscale Chemistry Center: An internationally-recognized program, the National Microscale Chemistry Center (NMCC NMCC National Military Command Center NMCC New Madrid County Central (high school) NMCC National Mortgage Complaint Center NMCC National Moot Court Competition NMCC New Mexico Corporation Commission ) was established in January 1993 with grants from the Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and , and other agencies including the Commonwealth of MA (through TURI TURI Toxics Use Reduction Institute , UMass, Lowell). First inititated in organic chemistry in 1980 by chemistry professors Dana Mayo, Sam Butcher Samuel J. Butcher is an American artist. He is widely known as the artist behind the Precious Moments brand of characters based on American-Christian themes. He draws in oil, water-color, acrylic, and mixed-mediums. (Bowdoin College Bowdoin College, at Brunswick, Maine; coeducational; chartered 1794, opened 1802, named for James Bowdoin. One of the nation's older colleges, its alumni include Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Franklin Pierce. ) and Ronald M. Pike (Merrimack College) microscale chemistry program has now been expanded to inorganic, analytical and general chemistry and carried on by Drs. Mono M. Singh, professor of chemistry and executive director of the Center, and his colleague Dr. Zvi Szafran, the associate director. These professors (Singh, Szafran and Pike) conduct workshops all over the country throughout the year and have published extensively on the subject, including textbooks. The Microscale Program has won the National Award from the Health and Safety Division of the American Chemical Society The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a learned society (professional association) based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has over 160,000 members at all degree-levels and in , and the Environmental Merit Award from the US Environmental Protection Agency. The Center continues to research new developments in this area and continue to publish results in reputed educational journals. Contact Information: Interviews with the Executive Director of the Microscale Chemistry Center, as well as the national and international participants of the upcoming workshops, can be arranged by calling Julie Jackson, Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most at Merrimack College, at 978-837-5190. Outstanding photo/video opportunities in a laboratory setting are possible. |
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