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Green chemistry is an aspiration, and the advancement in this field must be recognized and quantitatively assessed. Various proposals of a green metrics have been put forward, based on the consumption of resources, the coproduction of waste, the environmental performance. These are briefly presented, pointing out the specific advantages and limitation of each one. In general, such metrics must blend high level of information supplied with accessibility. Software for several such metrics is freely available.
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Albini, A., Protti, S. (2016). Green Metrics, an Abridged Glossary. In: Paradigms in Green Chemistry and Technology. SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25895-9_2
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