Colleges in the US have added a new subject, "green chemistry", (51) their curriculum(课程) today. " Green chemistry (52) how we can develop products that won’t (53) the environment," explains Paul Anastas, director of Yale University’s Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering. It opened (54) the beginning of this year. The American Chemical Society, (55) approves more than 600 college chemistry programs, only lists about a dozen that teach green chemistry. But that (56) s growing。
Cambridge College in Massachusens is (57) "an introduction to green chemistry" course this fall and is offering the nation’s first bachelor’s and master’s (58) in green chemistry. The program will have classes in environmental science and even environmental (59) and policy. These subjects are not (60) taught to chemistry majors.
Employers (61) the introduction of green chemistry. Businesses are increasingly seeking graduates (62) backgrounds in the subject (63) it can help them make or save money in the development and manufacturing of products. "We need people (64) can not only understand their place (65) , but also understand the worldwide perspective," said Adam Peterson, a chemicals division manager at Dow Coming Corp.