Research Article

Green Spectrophotometric Determination of Organophosphate in Selected Fruits and Vegetables

Table 8

Penalty points for the determination of organophosphates by proposed spectrophotometric method.

Reagent/instrumentsPenalty points
Proposed spectrophotometric method

Ethanol4
Bromine water4
Disodium hydrogen orthophosphate0
Ammonium chloride1
Magnesium chloride1
Distilled water0
Occupational hazards3 (because of bromine water)
Waste3
Instruments energy0
Total penalty pointsΣ100−16 = 84
Analytical ecoscale total score84
CommentExcellent green analytical method