Table 6.
EHS assessment of the solvents used in this work (ethyl acetate & methanol) as well as the reported one (acetonitrile)
| Selected substance | Safety | Health | Environment | Totala | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Release potential | Fire/Explosion | Reaction/Decomposition | Acute toxicity | Irritation | Chronic toxicity | Persistency | Air Hazard | Water Hazard | ||
| Acetonitrile | 0.61 | 1.00 | 0.60 | 0.51 | 0.63 | 0.43 | 0.34 | 0.43 | 0.00 | 4.55 |
| Ethyl acetate | 0.62 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.28 | 0.63 | 0.17 | 0.03 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 2.89 |
| Methanol | 0.65 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.27 | 0.11 | 0.32 | 0.00 | 0.32 | 0.00 | 2.66 |
aObtained by summation of nine main categories scores