Hazardous Chemicals and Safer AlternativesChoose 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. 

The length of your assignment is expected to be about 2-3 single-spaced pages. Remember to cite and reference your information sources carefully as well as paraphrase information from these sources.  The section of recommended resources for further study provides pointers to helpful chemical databases or other sources for this assignment.  Note that these are just some examples and you may be aware of other credible sources. The coursebook may cover information for some of these chemicals.  Also, you can do a brief literature search to identify peer-reviewed scientific articles for your chosen chemical.