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Explore families of high volume production chemicals that contribute to global pollutants and wastes.

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Alcohols and Polyols
(“Alcohol-based Chemicals”)

Aldehydes
(“Reactive Industrial Chemicals”)

Aliphatic Hydrocarbons (Alkanes & Olefins)
(“Basic Fuel and Plastic Building Blocks”)

Amines and Amides
(“Nitrogen-based Industrial Chemicals”)

Aromatic Hydrocarbons (incl. Styrenics)
(“Aromatic and Plastic-Making Chemicals”)

Biocides and Pesticides
(“Pest and Microbe Control Chemicals”)

Carboxylic Acids and Fatty Acids
(“Organic Acids and Oils”)

Esters
(“Fragrance, Solvent, and Plastic Chemicals”)

Ethers
(“Solvent and Fuel Additive Chemicals”)

Fatty Acid Salts
(“Soap and Detergent Chemicals”)

Halogenated Hydrocarbons
(“Chlorinated and Fluorinated Chemicals”)

Inorganic Acids
(“Strong Mineral Acids”)

Inorganic Bases
(“Alkaline Industrial Chemicals”)

Inorganic Salts
(“Industrial Salts and Minerals”)

Ketones
(“Solvent and Processing Chemicals”)

Metal Compounds and Organometallics
(“Metal-Based Industrial Chemicals”)

Mineral Substances
(“Extracted Mineral Materials”)

Nitriles
(“Chemical Intermediate Compounds”)

Nitro Compounds and Nitroarenes
(“Explosive and Reactive Chemicals”)

Organophosphorus Compounds
(“Phosphorus-Based Industrial Chemicals”)

Organosilicon Compounds
(“Silicone and Flexible Material Chemicals”)

Paraffin and Hydrocarbon Waxes
(“Waxes and Coating Materials”)

Peroxides and Organic Peroxides
(“Reactive Initiator Chemicals”)

Petroleum Streams (UVCB)
(“Crude Oil and Refinery Mixtures”)

Phenols and Phenolic Compounds
(“Resin and Antioxidant Chemicals”)

Pigments and Dyes
(“Coloring Chemicals”)

Polymers and Oligomers
(“Plastics and Synthetic Materials”)

Resin and Rosin Acids
(“Natural Resin-Based Chemicals”)

Sulfur-Containing Organic Compounds
(“Sulfur-Based Industrial Chemicals”)

Surfactants
(“Cleaning and Emulsifying Chemicals”)

Unclassified / Other

Note: Chemical families, typical uses, and pollution categories are derived from expert synthesis of international chemical inventories (OECD, ECHA), scientific databases (PubChem), and environmental assessment frameworks (IPBES, WHO). Associations reflect common industrial and environmental contexts rather than exhaustive or substance-specific classifications.

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…And so he was quiet, & that very night,
As Tom was a-sleeping he had such a sight!
That thousands of sweepers, Dick, Joe, Ned, & Jack,
Were all of them locked up in coffins of black;

And by came an Angel who had a bright key,
And he opened the coffins & set them all free;
Then down a green plain, leaping, laughing they run,
And wash in a river and shine in the Sun…

-“The Chimney Sweeper”
William Blake

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