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An invitation If you are interested in the application of chemical technology to environmental improvement, consider participating in the activities of the Division of Environmental Chemistry. The proud history of this Division, which dates to 1915, reveals a consistent tendency to anticipate trends in chemical research and member interest. The record includes an extensive preprint publication series, symposia, the launching of this journal, and, up until recently, the organization of symposia in recognition of Monsanto award winners. The current dynamic Chairman, Dr. Nina McClelland, is seeking ways to make the Division attractive to an expanded membership, and her efforts are worthy of support from each of us. Dr. McClelland is calling for an infusion of new spirit in Divisional activities, involvement with chemical engineering and health-related disciplines, and establishment of a patron program for partial financial support. She argues that the Division is not the exclusive domain of full-time environmental researchers, and should function as a forum for the exchange of professional views on all aspects of chemical hazards in the human and natural environments. As chemists, we have a moral responsibility to consider whether the considerable benefits brought to mankind as a result of our profession outweigh the potential for harm. We cannot deny that the development of useful materials in chemistry has been beneficial, but it has also unwittingly sponsored a vast geophysical experiment with this planet through the discharge of wastes and the exposure of living systems to compounds of unknown effects. Through Dr. McClelland’s and the Division’s activities we have an opportunity to participate in this dialogue. The program activities scheduled for New Orleans this month are particularly appropriate. Little more than two years ago the potential for human health impact from organic materials in drinking water dawned on the national conscience as a result of studies in the New OrleansJefferson Parish area. A two-and-a-half-day symposium on drinking-water quality enhancement is now scheduled for New Orleans, along with programs on wastewater technology, atmospheric sulfates, and the monitoring of gaseous pollutants. In addition, you are invited to meet Dr. McClelland and the Divisional Executive Committee at their meeting in the Choctaw Room of the Royal Sonesta at 8 p.m. on Sunday, March 20. Your views, ideas, and participation will be welcomed.
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