Electron-optical characterization of nano- and micro-particles in raw and treated waters: An overview

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1-8

  Leppard, Gary G ^a   Mavrocordatos, D ^b   Perret, Didier ^c  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Analytical microscopy; Characterization methodology; Nano particles; Natural waters; Transmission electron microscopy; Treated waters

Indexed keywords

CLAY; COLLOIDS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POLYSACCHARIDES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VIRUSES; WATER; WATER TREATMENT;

AGGLOMERATES; ELECTRON-OPTICAL CHARACTERIZATION; FIBRILS;

ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS;

HEAVY METAL; IRON OXIDE; MINERAL; NANOPARTICLE; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ELECTRON; OPTICAL TECHNIQUE; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTIFACT REDUCTION; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL FRACTIONATION; CENTRIFUGATION; CLAY; COLLOID; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SPECTROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VIRUS; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 13444311617     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0689     Document Type: Review

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