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Green chemistry, also called sustainable chemistry, is an area of chemistry and chemical engineering focused on the designing of products and processes that minimize or eliminate the use and generation of hazardous substances. While environmental chemistry focuses on the effects of polluting chemicals on nature, green chemistry focuses on the environmental impact of chemistry, including reducing consumption of nonrenewable resources and technological approaches for preventing pollution. The overarching goals of green chemistry-namely, more resource-efficient and inherently safer design of molecules, materials, products, and processes-can be pursued in a wide range of contexts. The goal of green chemistry is thus to create better, safer chemicals while choosing the safest, most efficient ways to synthesize them and to reduce wastes.