Earth Day 2026: Highlighting a Blind Spot

Name: Highlighting a Blind Spot
Uploaded: 2026-04-22T13:30:00Z
Duration: 1 min 9 s
Description: The first assessment of deuterated solvents reveals significant, often overlooked environmental burdens tied to essential analytical reagents.

Author(s)Elia Psillakis, Alasdair Matheson

The first assessment of deuterated solvents reveals significant, often overlooked environmental burdens tied to essential analytical reagents.

LCGC International spoke to Elia Psillakis of the Technical University of Crete about GreenSOL, the first solvent selection guide developed specifically for analytical chemistry, and what it reveals about the often‑hidden environmental trade‑offs embedded in everyday laboratory practice.^1,2