Environmental Colloids and Particles
Behaviour, Separation and Characterisation
1st Edition
Published on 30. January 2007
702 pages
978-0-470-02433-1 (ISBN)
Description
This text presents the current knowledge of environmental colloidsand includes reviews of the current understanding of structure,role and behaviour of environmental colloids and particles, whilstfocussing directly on aquatic systems and soils. In addition, thereis substantial critical assessment of the techniques employed forthe sampling, size fractionation and characterisation of colloidsand particles. Chemical, physical and biological processes andinteractions involving colloids are described, and particularattention is paid to quantitative approaches that take account ofparticle heterogeneity and polydispersity.
* Presents critical reviews of the state-of-the-art knowledge ofenvironmental colloids
* Critical assessment of techniques employed for the sampling,size fractionation and characterisation of colloids and particlesare given
* Theoretical and experimental aspects of the methods as well asthe required developments and possible recommendations arediscussed
* Each chapter gives a brief introduction general enough for thenon-specialist
* Written by a internationally recognized group ofcontributors
Reviews / Votes
"...as an editor I am impressed by the contributors'knowledge and citation of the literature. The volume'scontributors exceeded all my expectations..." (Journal ofHazardous Metals, July 19, 2007)More details
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Persons
Professor Kevin J. Wilkinson, CABE, Dept. of Analytical,Inorganic and Applied Chemistry, University of Geneva, CH-1211Geneva, Switzerland
Research Interests include Aggregate formation mechanisms,Bioavailability studies, Determination of biopolymer conformations,concentrations and roles, and Field studies.
Dr Jamie Lead, Lecturer, Division ofEnvironmental Health and Risk Management, University of Birmingham,Birmingham, UK
Dr Lead obtained a BSc. in Environmental Science in the School ofChemical and Molecular Sciences at the University of Sussex in1990. After a year out of academia, he moved to LancasterUniversity where he completed a PhD on the role of humic substancesin the chemistry of lanthanides and actinides in freshwaters andsoils in 1994.
Content
List of Contributors.
Series Preface.
Preface.
1 Environmental Colloids and Particles: Current Knowledge andFuture Developments (Jamie R. Lead and Kevin J.Wilkinson).
2 Colloidal Properties of Submicron Particles in Natural Waters(Montserrat Filella).
3 Colloid-Trace Element Interactions in Aquatic Systems(Frederic J. Doucet, Jamie R. Lead and Peter H.Santschi).
4 Ultrafiltration and its Applications to Sampling andCharacterisation of Aquatic Colloids (Laodong Guo andPeter H. Santschi).
5 Characterisation of Aquatic Colloids and Macromolecules byField-flow Fractionation (Martin Hassell¨ov, Frankvon der Kammer and Ronald Beckett).
6 Modern Electrophoretic Techniques for the Characterisation ofNatural Organic Matter (Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin and JensJunkers).
7 Electrophoresis of Soft Colloids: Basic Principles andApplications (Jérome F. L. Duval).
8 Strategies and Advances in the Characterisation ofEnvironmental Colloids by Electron Microscopy (DenisMavrocordatos, Didier Perret and Gary G.Leppard).
9 Force Microscopy and Force Measurements of EnvironmentalColloids (Eric Balnois, Georg Papastavrou, andKevin J. Wilkinson).
10 Laser Scanning Microscopy for Microbial Flocs and Particles(John R. Lawrence and Thomas R. Neu).
11 Study of Environmental Systems by Means of FluorescenceCorrelation Spectroscopy (Nicolas Fatin-Rouge and JacquesBuffle).
12 Laser-induced Breakdown Detection (Jae-il Kim and ClemensWalther).
13 Probing Environmental Colloids and Particles with X-rays(Jean-François Gaillard).
Index.
