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Green solvents as a sustainable strategy to reduce the impact of hazardous waste on human health

Marwan Abdelmahmoud Abdelkarim Maki; K. Tan; Melanie Ting Siong Yee; Dinesh Kumar Mishra; M. P. Venkatesh; Omar Waleed Abduljaleel; Murat Karahan; Vijayaraj Kumar Palanirajan

Discover Chemistry. · 2025

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Summary

This review paper, published in Discover Chemistry (2025), examines the use of green solvents as a strategy to mitigate the adverse human health and environmental effects associated with conventional hazardous solvents. Drawing on the interdisciplinary expertise of its authors — spanning pharmacy, chemistry, and biomedical sciences — the paper likely evaluates frameworks and criteria for solvent selection in pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturing contexts. It is inferred to present a comparative assessment of green solvent properties against conventional hazardous solvents, with reference to established solvent selection guides and regulatory considerations.

UK applicability

Whilst the paper is international in scope and not UK-specific, its findings are broadly applicable to UK pharmaceutical manufacturing and chemical industries, which operate under REACH regulations and are subject to increasing pressure to adopt greener processing chemistries. UK researchers and industry practitioners may find the green solvent frameworks discussed relevant to compliance and sustainability objectives.

Key measures

Toxicity indices; environmental impact metrics; human health risk indicators; solvent greenness assessment criteria

Outcomes reported

The paper likely examines the environmental and human health impacts of hazardous solvents used in chemical and pharmaceutical processes, assessing green solvent alternatives as safer, more sustainable substitutes. It probably reports on toxicity profiles, environmental persistence, and health risk reduction associated with adopting green solvent strategies.

Theme
Nutrition & health
Subject
Environmental health & chemical safety
Study type
Narrative Review
Study design
Narrative review
Source type
Peer-reviewed study
Status
Published
Geography
International
System type
Food supply chain
DOI
10.1007/s44371-025-00450-2
Catalogue ID
NRmo3f02hq-0bb

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