Herbicides vs herbicidal ionic liquids – does the herbicide application form affect the properties of active components?
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60077344%3A_____%2F25%3A00640151" target="_blank" >RIV/60077344:_____/25:00640151 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/61388971:_____/25:00640151 RIV/00216208:11310/25:10501109
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772416625002414?via%3Dihub" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772416625002414?via%3Dihub</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hazadv.2025.100830" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.hazadv.2025.100830</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Herbicides vs herbicidal ionic liquids – does the herbicide application form affect the properties of active components?
Original language description
Despite extensive research on ionic liquids (ILs), their environmental fate remains poorly understood. Cation toxicity is generally considered the primary determinant of the final properties of the ILs. However, the relevance of cation-anion interactions after ILs are released into the environment requires insightful investigation. This study aimed to assess how natural-origin cations with varying toxicities, specifically choline and a derivative of morpholine, influence the degradation of ILs containing herbicidal anions—2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and 2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid (MCPA), in four distinct agricultural soils. We also examined the impact on soil microbial biodiversity and the potential hormonal activity of these compounds. The results from 28-day degradation assays indicated that the addition of non-toxic hydrophilic cations did not significantly affect the environmental fate of IL-based herbicides. Phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) analysis further confirmed that these cations had no discernible impact on soil biodiversity. However, a range of synthesized ILs displayed dose-dependent antiestrogenic activity, notably in benzyldecylmorpholinium chloride and ILs containing this cation. This suggests that the presence of specific cations, rather than anions, could contribute to unanticipated hormonal effects. This study is critical as inappropriate actions could lead to adverse effects not evident from the anions alone. Given the limited investigation into the environmental impact of ILs, our findings underscore the importance of understanding the behavior and interactions of IL-derived cations and anions in ecosystems. Our results suggest that, once released into the environment, ILs dissociate into independent ions, indirectly influencing the environmental fate of the ILs.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>SC</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10511 - Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7)
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/EH22_008%2F0004605" target="_blank" >EH22_008/0004605: Natural and anthropogenic georisks</a><br>
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances
ISSN
2772-4166
e-ISSN
2772-4166
Volume of the periodical
19
Issue of the periodical within the volume
August 2025
Country of publishing house
NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS
Number of pages
9
Pages from-to
100830
UT code for WoS article
001544952400001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105012191651