Environmental Colloids and Particles Behaviour, Separation and Characterisation

by Wilkinson, Kevin J.; Lead, Jamie R.

• ISBN13: 9780470024324
• ISBN10: 0470024321
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-02-05
• Publisher: WILEY

Summary

This text presents the current knowledge of environmental colloids and includes reviews of the current understanding of structure, role and behaviour of environmental colloids and particles, whilst focussing directly on aquatic systems and soils. In addition, there is substantial critical assessment of the techniques employed for the sampling, size fractionation and characterisation of colloids and particles. Chemical, physical and biological processes and interactions involving colloids are described, and particular attention is paid to quantitative approaches that take account of particle heterogeneity and polydispersity. Presents critical reviews of the state-of-the-art knowledge of environmental colloids Critical assessment of techniques employed for the sampling, size fractionation and characterisation of colloids and particles are given Theoretical and experimental aspects of the methods as well as the required developments and possible recommendations are discussed Each chapter gives a brief introduction general enough for the non-specialist Written by a internationally recognized group of contributors

Author Biography

Professor Kevin J. Wilkinson, CABE, Dept. of Analytical, Inorganic and Applied Chemistry, University of Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
Research Interests include Aggregate formation mechanisms, Bioavailability studies, Determination of biopolymer conformations, concentrations and roles, and Field studies.

Dr Jamie Lead, Lecturer, Division of Environmental Health and Risk Management, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Dr Lead obtained a BSc. in Environmental Science in the School of Chemical and Molecular Sciences at the University of Sussex in 1990. After a year out of academia, he moved to Lancaster University where he completed a PhD on the role of humic substances in the chemistry of lanthanides and actinides in freshwaters and soils in 1994.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors

Series Preface

Preface

Environmental Colloids and Particles: Current Knowledge and Future Developments

Colloidal Properties of Submicron Particles in Natural Waters

Colloid-Trace Element Interactions in Aquatic Systems

Ultrafiltration and its Applications to Sampling and Characterisation of Aquatic Colloids

Characterisation of Aquatic Colloids and Macromolecules by Field-flow Fractionation

Modern Electrophoretic Techniques for the Characterisation of Natural Organic Matter

Electrophoresis of Soft Colloids: Basic Principles and Applications

Strategies and Advances in the Characterisation of Environmental Colloids by Electron Microscopy

Force Microscopy and Force Measurements of Environmental Colloids

Laser Scanning Microscopy for Microbial Flocs and Particles

Study of Environmental Systems by Means of Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy

Laser-induced Breakdown Detection

Probing Environmental Colloids and Particles with X-rays

Index

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