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Discuss “Green Chemistry Event a Great Success at Pittsburgh's First Night Celebration”

Carnegie Mellon’s top green chemistry scientists put on an interactive New Year’s event at the First Night Celebration in downtown Pittsburgh. Over 1000 children had the opportunity to participate in green chemistry by being taught how to clean water using safe, biodegradable chemical reagents.

Colin Horwitz, a research professor and deputy director of the Institute for Green Oxidation Chemistry at CMU, was contacted by the Three Rivers Arts Festival and asked to organize and design a fun experiment for children. A water-cleaning experiment seemed like the perfect idea. Horwitz designed a hands-on, safe, and fun experiment for children between the ages of eight and 12. He enlisted the help of several CMU professors and graduate students,...

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