Front Cover -- Green Chemistry Approaches to Environmental Sustainability -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of contributors -- 1 Introduction to environmental and green chemistry -- 1.1 Introduction to environmental chemistry -- 1.1.1 Origin and evolution of earth -- 1.1.2 Formation of the crust and atmosphere -- 1.1.3 Origin of life and atmosphere -- 1.2 Environmental chemistry -- 1.2.1 Importance of environmental chemistry -- 1.2.2 Contamination and pollution -- 1.3 Introduction to green chemistry -- 1.4 History and origin of green chemistry

1.4.1 Synthetic chemistry and green chemistry -- 1.4.2 Need of the green chemistry -- 1.4.3 Basic principles of green chemistry -- 1.4.3.1 Prevent waste -- 1.4.3.2 Atom economy -- 1.4.3.3 Less hazardous chemical synthesis -- 1.4.3.4 Designing safer chemicals -- 1.4.3.5 Safer solvents and auxiliaries -- 1.4.3.5.1 Ionic liquids -- 1.4.3.5.2 Supercritical CO2 -- 1.4.3.5.3 Supercritical water -- 1.4.3.5.4 Reactions in aqueous phase -- 1.4.3.6 Design for energy efficiency -- 1.4.3.7 Use of renewable feedstocks -- 1.4.3.8 Reduce derivatives -- 1.4.3.9 Catalysis -- 1.4.3.9.1 Acid catalyst

1.4.3.9.2 Polymer supported catalyst -- 1.4.3.9.3 Photocatalysts -- 1.4.3.9.4 Phase transfer catalysts -- 1.4.3.9.5 Biocatalysts -- 1.4.3.10 Design for degradation -- 1.4.3.11 Real-time analysis for pollution prevention -- 1.4.3.12 Inherently safer chemistry for accident prevention -- 1.4.4 Future challenges -- 1.4.4.1 Twelve principles as consistent approach -- 1.4.4.2 Multifunctional catalysts -- 1.4.4.3 Working on uncertain interaction/ forces of chemical products and their properties -- 1.4.4.4 Integrative system consideration -- 1.5 Conclusion -- References -- 2 Environmental pollution

2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Types of pollution and its causes -- 2.2.1 Air pollution -- 2.2.2 Effects of air pollution -- 2.2.3 Possible solutions -- 2.2.4 Water pollution -- 2.2.5 Effect of water pollution -- 2.2.6 Possible solutions -- 2.2.7 Radioactive pollution -- 2.2.8 Effects of radioactive pollution -- 2.2.9 Possible solutions -- 2.2.10 Noise pollution -- 2.2.11 Effect of noise pollution -- 2.2.12 Possible solutions -- 2.2.13 Plastic pollution -- 2.2.14 Effects of plastic pollution -- 2.2.15 Possible solutions -- 2.2.16 Soil pollution -- 2.2.17 Effects of soil pollution

2.2.18 Possible solutions -- 2.2.19 Light pollution -- 2.2.20 Effects of light pollution -- 2.2.21 Possible solutions -- 2.3 Switching to sustainable energy "a requirement for the safer environment" -- 2.4 Conclusion -- References -- 3 Toxicity of polyaromatic hydrocarbons and their biodegradation in the environment -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the environment -- 3.3 Toxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons -- 3.3.1 Toxicity in environmental matrices -- 3.3.2 Toxicity on humans -- 3.3.2.1 Carcinogenicity -- 3.3.2.2 Teratogenicity -- 3.3.2.3 Genotoxicity

3.3.2.4 Cardiotoxicity

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