Hazardous Chemicals and Safer Alternatives
Choose one of these 9 listed chemicals for your assignment:
Atrazine -- CAS number:1912-24-9
Benzidine -- CAS number: 92-87-5
Bisphenol A -- CAS number: 80-05-7
Ethylene oxide -- CAS number: 75-21-8
Diacetyl -- CAS number: 431-03-8
Formaldehyde -- CAS number: 50-00-0
Glyphosate -- CAS number: 1071-83-6
Methylene chloride -- CAS number: 75-09-2
Perfluorooctanoid acid -- CAS number: 335-67-1
For your chosen chemical, identify the following information:
1. The uses of this chemical. For what purpose is it used for? What is its function?
2. Human health hazards.
3. Environmental hazards.
4. Potential safer alternatives for at least one use of this chemical.