TY - JOUR
T1 - Natural aquatic colloids: current knowledge and future trends
AU - Lead, Jamie
AU - Wilkinson, KJ
PY - 2006/1/1
Y1 - 2006/1/1
N2 - Natural aquatic colloids are materials with one dimension between 1 nm and 1 mu m. More informally defined, nanoparticles are materials with at least one dimension less than 100 nm. Both colloids and nanoparticles have significant effects on pollutant, nutrient, and pathogen chemistry, transport and bioavailability, and may themselves be bioavailable. Techniques for their fractionation, characterization and analysis have improved greatly in recent years. Although knowledge of their structure and environmental impact has also increased, it has not done so to the same degree and thus the field awaits the substantial application of new methodologies. This paper reviews the current state of the art in this area and also discusses likely future developments.
AB - Natural aquatic colloids are materials with one dimension between 1 nm and 1 mu m. More informally defined, nanoparticles are materials with at least one dimension less than 100 nm. Both colloids and nanoparticles have significant effects on pollutant, nutrient, and pathogen chemistry, transport and bioavailability, and may themselves be bioavailable. Techniques for their fractionation, characterization and analysis have improved greatly in recent years. Although knowledge of their structure and environmental impact has also increased, it has not done so to the same degree and thus the field awaits the substantial application of new methodologies. This paper reviews the current state of the art in this area and also discusses likely future developments.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33745897297&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1071/EN06025
DO - 10.1071/EN06025
M3 - Article
VL - 3
SP - 159
EP - 171
JO - Environmental Chemistry
JF - Environmental Chemistry
ER -