Acute toxicity and biodegradability of N-alkyl-N-methylmorpholinium and N-alkyl-DABCO based ionic liquids

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 748-753

  Pretti, Carlo ^a   Renzi, Monia ^b   Ettore Focardi, Silvano ^c   Giovani, Andrea ^b   Monni, Gianfranca ^a   Melai, Bernardo ^a   Rajamani, Sunita ^a   Chiappe, Cinzia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Centro Ricerche di Ecologia Lagunare Pesca ed Acquacoltura   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodegradability; DABCO; Ecotoxicology; Ionic liquids; Morpholinium; Vibrio fischeri

Indexed keywords

1,4 DIAZABICYCLO[2.2.2]OCTANE; CARBON DIOXIDE; IONIC LIQUID; N ALKYL N METHYLMORPHOLINIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; IONIC COMPOSITION; SALT; SOLVENT; TOXICITY TEST;

ACUTE TOXICITY; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICITY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; TOXICITY TESTING; TOXIN STRUCTURE; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

ACUTE TOXICITY TESTS; AZABICYCLO COMPOUNDS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; IONIC LIQUIDS; MORPHOLINES; PIPERAZINES; VIBRIO FISCHERI; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

VIBRIO FISCHERI;

EID: 79955522318     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2010.10.032     Document Type: Article

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