Specific Health and Environmental Requirements

A green solvent should not be toxic to humans. A solvent is considered to be toxic if  

The toxicity tests should at a minimum meet the requirements put forth by the Consumer Product Safety Commission in 16 CFR 1500/3(b)(6) I and 16 CFR 1500.40. 

The chemical should not contain any chemicals that are a carcinogen or that are known to cause reproductive toxicity. Carcinogens are defined as those chemicals listed in the current edition of the Annual Report on Carcinogens, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Toxicology Program. Chemicals known to cause reproductive toxicity, for example, are defined as those hsted by the state of California under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Cah-fomia Code of Regulations, Title 22, Division 2, Subdivision 1, Chapter 3, Sections 1200, et seq.) 

The solvent should not be flammable (i.e., the flashpoint for the compound should be above 100°F). The flashpoint will be determined using the test procedures put forth in 16 CFR 1500.43, 1500.43a, and 1500.44. 

The solvent should not contain substances that contribute significantly to the production of photochemical smog and troposphere ozone. The volatile organic content of the product, as used, should not exceed 50 g/L. None of the components of the product will have a maximum incremental reactivity (MIR) exceeding 1.9 g Ofg of compound (the MIR for toluene). MIR values can be obtained from the maximum incremental reactivity list found in Appendix VII of the California Air Resources Board s California Exhaust Emission Standards and Test Procedures for 1988 and Subsequent Model Passenger Cars, Light-Duty Trucks and Medium-Duty Vehicles as amended on September 22, 1993. 

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