A simple method for assessing chemical toxicity of ionic liquids on Vibrio fischeri through the structure of cations with specific anions.

Both water and non-water soluble ionic liquids (ILs) may be toxic where ILs soluble in water can be released into aquatic ecosystems. Toxicity of ILs can be determined as effective nominal concentration EC because it is important to assess the toxicity of ILs by an inhibition assay, which can evaluate the toxicological danger of ILs. A novel model is introduced for desk calculations of chemical toxicity of ILs based on Vibrio fischeri with more reliance on their answers as one could attach to the more complex outputs.