Green Chemistry and Environmental Management Systems: Relationships, Synergies, Advantages and Barriers of Joint Implementation at Universities

Loste, Natalia; Roldán, Esther; Lomba, Laura; Giner, Beatriz

doi:10.1007/s00267-019-01218-y

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“…It is also described as a systematic documentation process that helps manage the environmental impact of an organisation in a bid to attain sustainable development and practices (Lo-Iacono-Ferreira et al, 2016). EMS is widely recognized as a tool for improving environment and organisational performance (Loste et al, 2019). Meanwhile, its implementation requires huge capital outlay which often poses a major barrier to many organisations (Li and Wu, 2017;Waxin et al, 2019).…”

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Critical Barriers to Environmental Management System Implementation in the Nigerian Construction Industry

Ojo

Oladinrin

Obi

2021

Environmental Management

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The impact of different hazardous substances of the construction industry being released to the environment is alarming. This constitutes an adverse effect on the quality of life of construction workers and the populace at large. To reduce this menace, Environmental Management System (EMS) was put in place. Meanwhile, the implementation of EMS in the Nigerian construction industry (NCI) is not certain. This study, therefore, investigated the barriers to EMS implementation in the NCI to group them into a smaller form, i.e., fewer numbers. A questionnaire survey was developed and administered to construction professionals in Nigeria using a purposive sampling technique. The retrieved 106 copies of the questionnaires were subjected to both descriptive and inferential statistics such as mean score, standard deviation, analysis of variance test, post hoc test, and exploratory factor analysis. An exploratory factor analysis was conducted three times to identify the critical barriers to EMS implementation in the NCI. The study findings reveal three main categories of barriers affecting EMS implementation, namely; (1) knowledge barrier; (2) process barrier; and(3) culture and management barrier. The study concluded that the three factors indicate the major cardinal barriers that could describe the impediment of EMS in the NCI. It was recommended that the training of construction professionals is important to enhance improvement culture in the NCI.

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Section: Environmental Management Systemmentioning

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Critical Barriers to Environmental Management System Implementation in the Nigerian Construction Industry

Ojo

Oladinrin

Obi

2021

Environmental Management

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“…They contribute strongly to pharmaceutical research from drug discovery and development process to routine quality control. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) [10], and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) promotes transferring classical liquid chromatographic methods to green analytical chemistry [11].…”

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Enhancing Sustainable Analytical Chemistry in Liquid Chromatography: Guideline for Transferring Classical HPLC and UHPLC Methods into Greener, Bluer, and Whiter Methods

El Deeb

2024

Preprint

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This review is dedicated to sustainable practices in liquid chromatography. HPLC and UHPLC methods contribute significantly to routine analytical techniques. Therefore, the transfer of classical liquid chromatographic methods into sustainable ones is of utmost importance in moving toward sustainable development goals. Among other principles to render a liquid chromatographic method green, substitution of the organic solvent component in the mobile phase with a greener one received great attention. This review concentrates on choosing the best alternative green organic solvent to replace the classical solvent in the mobile phase for easy rapid transfer to a more sustainable normal phase or reversed-phase liquid chromatography. The main focus of this review will be on describing the transfer of non-green to green and white chromatographic methods in an effort to elevate the sustainability best practice in analytical chemistry. The greenness properties and greenness ranking in addition to the chromatographic suitability of seventeen organic solvents for liquid chromatography are mentioned to have a clear insight into the issue of rapidly choosing the appropriate solvent to transfer a classical HPLC or UHPLC method into a more sustainable one. A simple guide is proposed for making the liquid chromatographic method more sustainable.

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“…While methanol has negative effects on the natural environment it is also hazardous to human health and at the high concentrations used, ethanol is also considered hazardous [16][17][18]. There has thus been a growing effort to improve the environmental footprint of research, where possible and appropriate, by replacing current chemical components with 'greener' alternatives, that also reduce the overall cost of research [19,20]. The purpose of this study was to identify a greener, cost-effective alternative fixation solution that eliminates the need to handle and dispose of hazardous chemicals and thus also reduces risk to the environment.…”

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A ‘green’ approach to fixing polyacrylamide gels

Carbonara

Coorssen

2020

Analytical Biochemistry

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Handling chemicals that require specific safety precautions and protections generates the need for hazardous waste removal and transportation costs. With the growing effort to reduce both cost per analysis and the environmental footprint of research, we report an effective alternative to the widely used methanol/acetic acid gel fixation solution. 1.0M citric acid dissolved in 5% acetic acid (C3A) provides comparable results following both SDS-PAGE and two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, while also eliminating waste removal costs.

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Green Chemistry and Environmental Management Systems: Relationships, Synergies, Advantages and Barriers of Joint Implementation at Universities

Cited by 10 publications

References 34 publications

Critical Barriers to Environmental Management System Implementation in the Nigerian Construction Industry

Critical Barriers to Environmental Management System Implementation in the Nigerian Construction Industry

Enhancing Sustainable Analytical Chemistry in Liquid Chromatography: Guideline for Transferring Classical HPLC and UHPLC Methods into Greener, Bluer, and Whiter Methods

A ‘green’ approach to fixing polyacrylamide gels

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