xiv, 687 p., [4] p. of plates , ill. (some col.) , 25 cm.
(IUPAC series on analytical and physical chemistry of environmental systems
; v. 10.)
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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-rays.