Size fractionation and characterisation of fresh water colloids and particles: Split-flow thin-cell and electron microscopy analyses

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 6738-6743

  De Momi, Anna ^a   Lead, Jamie R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FRACTIONATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CONVENTIONAL MODE (CSF); ENVIRONMENTAL SEM (ESEM); SPLIT FLOW THIN CELL (SPLITT);

WATER ANALYSIS;

FRESH WATER; LAKE WATER;

COLLOIDS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FRACTIONATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER ANALYSIS;

COLLOID; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; COLLOID; IMAGING; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; COLLOIDS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRACTIONATION, FIELD FLOW; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PARTICLE SIZE; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 33750879756     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es061181t     Document Type: Article

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