IPC.8.D
The student is expected to construct and communicate an evidence-based explanation of the environmental impact of the end-products of chemical reactions such as those that may result in degradation of water, soil, air quality, and global climate change.
Knowledge and Skills Statement
Science concepts. The student knows that changes in matter affect everyday life.
Supporting Information
Research
Collins, Terry. "Toward Sustainable Chemistry." Science 291, no. 5501 (2001): 48–49. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.291.5501.48
Summary: When chemists teach their students about the compositions, outcomes, mechanisms, controlling forces, and economic value of chemical processes, the attendant dangers to human health and to the ecosphere must be emphasized across all courses. Manmade technologies often distribute throughout the environment persistent pollutants that are toxic because they contain elements that are used sparingly or not at all in biochemistry.