Colloidal Transport in Porous Media

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Frimmel, Fritz H. (Editor), Kammer, Frank Von Der (Editor), Flemming, Hans-Curt (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Analytical chemistry.; Geochemistry.; Hydrogeology.; Geobiology.; Microbiology.; Earth Sciences.; Biogeosciences.; Analytical Chemistry.

Colloids are known to be the often neglected phase for the transport of pollutants in aquatic ecosystems. The book covers the basics of abiotic colloid characterization, of biocolloids and biofilms, the resulting transport phenomena and their engineering aspects. The subject is presented from an int...