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T1 A pH-adjusted method to measure urease activity in soils spiked with tetrafluoroborate 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium [BMIM][BF4]
A1 Bello Currás, Diana
A1 García Carballal, Sara
A1 Muiño Blanco, Fátima
A1 Salgado Carballo, Josefa
A1 Trasar Cepeda, María del Carmen
K1 Tetrafluoroborate 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium (BMINF4)
K1 Urease activity
K1 Soil contamination
K1 Soil enzymes
AB ILs commercialization has exponentially increased in recent years because of their very different industrial utilities. Tetrafluoroborate 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium [BMIM][BF4] is a widely used ionic liquid in different applications. However, the number of studies about the toxic effects of [BMIM][BF4] on the environment is very limited, especially for soils. This is striking since terrestrial ecosystems would be the first to be reached by this compound as a result of any possible accidental spill. Soil biochemical properties, and particularly the enzymatic activities, are very sensitive parameters to detect any perturbation in soil functioning. Among all the enzymes, the urease is one of the most widely used because it is highly sensitive to the presence of different exogenous agents. In this study, we carried out laboratory experiments with two soils of contrasting pH to adjust the parameters and experimental conditions of the method to determine urease activity in soils spiked with [BMIM][BF4]
PB MDPI
SN 978-3-03842-192-4
YR 2016
FD 2016
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/25741
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/25741
LA eng
NO Bello, D., García-Carballal, S., Muiño, F., Salgado, J. & Trasar-Cepeda, C. (2016). A pH-adjusted method to measure urease activity in soils spiked with tetrafluoroborate 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium [BMIM][BF4]. In J.A. Seijas, M.P. Vázquez Tato & S.K. Lin. (Ed.), Proceedings ECSOC-20: The 20Th International Electronic Conference On Synthetic Organic Chemistry: November 1-30, 2016. MDPI. doi: 10.3390/ecsoc-20-f007
NO The 20th International Electronic Conference on Synthetic Organic Chemistry session Ionic Liquids
DS Minerva
RD 3 may 2026