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Table 6 Penalty points calculated based on Eco Scale score for the greenness evaluation of the present methods

From: Ecofriendly and smart spectrophotometric approaches for synchronized analysis of two antipsychotic drugs, fluoxetine and olanzapine: application to combined tablet dosages with assessment of method greenness

Item

Parameter

Word sign

PP score

Technique

Spectrophotometry

LSH

1

Reagent(s)

Non

 

0

Solvent

0.1 N HCl (< 10 mL)

LSH

1

Heating

No heating

 

0

Temperature

Room temperature

 

0

Cooling

No cooling

 

0

Energy (kWh per sample)

< 10 mL

 

0

Waste

1–10 mL

 

3

Occupational hazards

  

0

(TPPs)

  

5

Eco-scale total score

= 100 - TPP

 

95

  1. MSH is an abbreviation for the More severe hazard, LSH for the Less severe hazard, and TPPs for the Total penalty points