Size fractionation and characterization of nanocolloidal particles in soils

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-10

  Tang, Zhiyun ^a,b,c   Wu, Longhua ^a   Luo, Yongming ^a   Christie, Peter ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF JIANGSU PROVINCE   (China)

^d QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross flow filtration; Electron microscopy; Fractionation; Laser granulometry; Nanocolloids; Soil particles

Indexed keywords

CARBON; METAL; NANOPARTICLE; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COLLOID; FILTRATION; FRACTIONATION; GRANULOMETRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOIL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; COLLOID; FILTRATION; FRACTIONATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARTICLE SIZE; SOIL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CARBON; CENTRIFUGATION; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; CHINA; COLLOIDS; FILTRATION; METALS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NANOPARTICLES; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PARTICLE SIZE; SOIL;

EID: 58149293710     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-008-9131-7     Document Type: Article

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