Quantifying the dimensions of nanoscale organic surface layers in natural waters

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1339-1344

  Gibson, C T ^a,c   Turner, Ian J ^b   Roberts, Clive J ^c   Lead, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; PH EFFECTS; THICK FILMS;

FILM ROUGHNESS; FILM THICKNESS;

WATER ANALYSIS;

HUMIC ACID; MICA; ORGANIC MATTER; RIVER WATER;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; PH EFFECTS; THICK FILMS; WATER ANALYSIS;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COLLOID; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FILM; HUMIC ACID; ORGANIC MATTER; SUBSTRATE; SURFACE LAYER; WATER;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOFILM; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COLLOID; NANOANALYSIS; RIVER; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

ALUMINUM SILICATES; COLLOIDS; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS;

NORTH AMERICA; SUWANNEE RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847228811     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es061726j     Document Type: Article

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