Evaluation of the Greenness of Analytical Procedures

This contributions introduces the need to develop the methods to evaluate analytical procedures in the light of green analytical chemistry. Green chemistry metrics are not applicable in analytical chemistry because they refer to the mass of product and no product with mass is generated during analytical determination. Analytical greenness evaluations are based on scoring - such as NEMI or Eco-scale or comparative analysis as it is in case of multicriteria decision analysis. Important aspect is also the assessment of solvents and reagents that are applied in analytical procedures for their greening. The different environmental, safety and health parameters are included in the assessments of solvents and reagents. The contribution presents the mechanisms of evaluation and numerous examples. Some results of reagents and solvents assessments are also presented to help analysts in selection greener alternatives.