Defining sustainable chemistry-an opportune exercise?

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Defining sustainable chemistry-an opportune exercise? / Zuin Zeidler, Vânia G.
in: Science, Jahrgang 382, Nr. 6667, eadk7430, 13.10.2023.

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Zuin Zeidler VG. Defining sustainable chemistry-an opportune exercise? Science. 2023 Okt 13;382(6667):eadk7430. doi: 10.1126/science.adk7430

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