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MANIFOLD

Synthetic Nanoreactors

In 2020

160.4 million

metric

tons1 Ton
= 2205 pounds (lbs)
= 1000 Kilograms (kg)

of

CO₂

were

emitted by

the

chemical manufacturing

sector alone^{1Environmental Protection Agency. (2021, January). EPA. Retrieved October 12, 2021, from https://www.epa.gov/trinationalanalysis/chemical-manufacturing-waste-management-trend}

Chemical manufacturing

results in the production
of

500 million

lbs1 Pound (lb)
= 0.454 Kilograms (kg)
= 16 Ounces (oz)

of chemical

waste

every year^{2Environmental Protection Agency. (October, 2021.). GHGRP Chemicals. EPA. Retrieved October 12, 2021, from https://www.epa.gov/ghgreporting/ghgrp-chemicals.}

2 billion

people worldwide report having

no access

to

essential medications

as a result of drug shortages,

high prices

, and
regional limitations^{3Access to medicines: Making market forces serve the poor. (January, 2017). Retrieved October 12, 2021, from https://www.who.int/publications/10-year-review/chapter-medicines.pdf.}

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