Using Caenorhabditis elegans to probe toxicity of 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride based ionic liquids

Richard Swatloski, John Holbrey, S.B. Memon, G.A. Caldwell, K.A. Caldwell, Robin Rogers

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Abstract

Ionic liquids are gaining attention as new solvents within the green chemistry community; however this attention has quickly outstripped current environmental and toxicological data available. In the present communication, we establish the use of Caenorhabditis elegans as a model organism for inexpensively and quickly exploring toxicological effects of 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ionic liquids.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)668-669
Number of pages2
JournalChemical Communications
Volume10
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Mar 2004

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Chemistry(all)

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