Ecological indexes in analytical chemistry

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The development of environmentally safe methods of analytical chemistry has been one of the dominant directions of scientific research in recent decades. Ecological indexes have become a valuable tool for assessing and quantitatively determining the impact of conducting chemical analysis on the environment. This review article discusses the main ecological indexes presented in the literature, including aspects such as the safety of chemical reagents used, analysis productivity, energy consumption, and waste generation. The review reflects the latest achievements in the field of “green” indexes and their potential role in transitioning to more ecological and sustainable analytical methods.

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A. Yu. Shishov

St. Petersburg State University

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Email: andrey.shishov.rus@gmail.com

Institute of Chemistry

Russian Federation, 198504 St. Petersburg

O. B. Mokhodoeva

Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Email: andrey.shishov.rus@gmail.com
Russian Federation, 119991 Moscow

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2. Fig. 1. Graphical representation of the National Index of Environmental Monitoring Methods.

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3. Fig. 2. Graphical representation of the Environmental Assessment Profile.

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4. Fig. 3. Block diagram of the evaluation of the analytical methodology according to the Analytical Eco-scale.

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5. Fig. 4. Graphical representation of the Environmental Friendliness Index of analytical methods.

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6. Fig. 5. Presentation of the result according to the Hexagon algorithm.

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7. Fig. 6. Additive RGB color model.

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8. Fig. 7. Graphical representation of the Green Index of analytical methods.

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9. Fig. 8. Graphical representation of the Comprehensive Index of Environmental Friendliness of Analytical Methods.

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10. Fig. 9. Representation of the result according to the RGB 12 color coding algorithm.

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