Environmental Colloids and Particles: Behaviour, Separation and Characterisation (Series on Analytical and Physical Chemistry of Environmental Systems)

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 Content: Chapter 1 Environmental Colloids and Particles: Current Knowledge and Future Developments (pages 1–15): Jamie R. Lead and Kevin J. WilkinsonChapter 2 Colloidal Properties of Submicron Particles in Natural Waters (pages 17–93): Montserrat FilellaChapter 3 Colloid–Trace Element Interactions in Aquatic Systems (pages 95–157): Frederic J. Doucet, Jamie R. Lead and Peter H. SantschiChapter 4 Ultrafiltration and its Applications to Sampling and Characterisation of Aquatic Colloids (pages 159–221): Laodong Guo and Peter H. SantschiChapter 5 Characterisation of Aquatic Colloids and Macromolecules by Field?Flow Fractionation (pages 223–276): Martin Hassellov, Frank von der Kammer and Ronald BeckettChapter 6 Modern Electrophoretic Techniques for the Characterisation of Natural Organic Matter (pages 277–313): Philippe Schmitt?Kopplin and Jens JunkersChapter 7 Electrophoresis of Soft Colloids: Basic Principles and Applications (pages 315–344): Jerome F. L. DuvalChapter 8 Strategies and Advances in the Characterisation of Environmental Colloids by Electron Microscopy Denis Mavrocordatos (pages 345–404): Denis Mavrocordatos, Didier Perret and Gary G. LeppardChapter 9 Force Microscopy and Force Measurements of Environmental Colloids (pages 405–467): Eric Balnois, Georg Papastavrou and Kevin J. WilkinsonChapter 10 Laser Scanning Microscopy for Microbial Flocs and Particles (pages 469–505): John R. Lawrence and Thomas R. NeuChapter 11 Study of Environmental Systems by Means of Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy (pages 507–553): Nicolas Fatin?Rouge and Jacques BuffleChapter 12 Laser?Induced Breakdown Detection (pages 555–612): Jae?Il Kim and Clemens WaltherChapter 13 Probing Environmental Colloids and Particles with X?Rays (pages 613–666): Jean?Francois Gaillard Environmental Colloids and Particles......Page 3 Contents......Page 7 List of Contributors......Page 11 Series Preface......Page 13 Preface......Page 15 1 Environmental Colloids and Particles: Current Knowledge and Future Developments......Page 17 2 Colloidal Properties of Submicron Particles in Natural Waters......Page 33 3 Colloid–Trace Element Interactions in Aquatic Systems......Page 111 4 Ultrafiltration and its Applications to Sampling and Characterisation of Aquatic Colloids......Page 175 5 Characterisation of Aquatic Colloids and Macromolecules by Field-flow Fractionation......Page 239 6 Modern Electrophoretic Techniques for the Characterisation of Natural Organic Matter......Page 293 7 Electrophoresis of Soft Colloids: Basic Principles and Applications......Page 331 8 Strategies and Advances in the Characterisation of Environmental Colloids by Electron Microscopy......Page 361 9 Force Microscopy and Force Measurements of Environmental Colloids......Page 421 10 Laser Scanning Microscopy for Microbial Flocs and Particles......Page 485 11 Study of Environmental Systems by Means of Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy......Page 523 12 Laser-induced Breakdown Detection......Page 571 13 Probing Environmental Colloids and Particles with X-rays......Page 629 Index......Page 683

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

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 application to sampling and characterization of aquatic colloids Characterization of aquatic colloids and macromolecules by field-flow fractionation Modern electrophoretic techniques for the characterization 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.