Variable toxicity of ionic liquid-forming chemicals to Lemna minor and the influence of dissolved organic matter

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 676-681

  Larson, James H ^a   Frost, Paul C ^a,b   Lamberti, Gary A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dissolved organic matter; Ecotoxicity; Ionic liquids; Lemna minor

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTERS; ECOTOXICITY; LEMNA MINOR;

AIR POLLUTION; CHAIN LENGTH; IONIC LIQUIDS; TOXICITY; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

1 BUTYL 3 METHYLIMIDAZOLIUM; 1 BUTYL 3 METHYLPYRIDINIUM; 1 HEXYL 3 METHYLIMIDAZOLIUM; 1 OCTYL 3 METHYLIMIDAZOLIUM; 2 PROPENENITRILE; ACETONITRILE; ALKYL GROUP; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; HUMIC ACID; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; IONIC LIQUID; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; PHENOL; PICOLINE DERIVATIVE; TETRABUTYLAMMONIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; AQUATIC PLANT; CATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DESIGN; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; GROWTH RATE; HUMIC ACID; TOXICITY; VASCULAR PLANT; WEED;

AIR POLLUTION; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOT GROWTH; TOXICITY TESTING; VASCULAR PLANT;

ARACEAE; IONIC LIQUIDS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

LEMNA; LEMNA MINOR; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 40949127416     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/06-540.1     Document Type: Article

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