Open AccessNew Directions towards the Understanding of Physico-Chemical Processes in Aquatic Systems
Author(s) -
Carol Couture,
Charles-Philippe Lienemann,
D. Macrocordatos,
Daniel Perret
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
chimia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.387
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 2673-2424
pISSN - 0009-4293
DOI - 10.2533/chimia.1996.625
Subject(s) - characterization (materials science) , colloid , biochemical engineering , natural (archaeology) , nanotechnology , computer science , environmental chemistry , environmental science , chemistry , materials science , geology , engineering , paleontology
Some applications of Analytical Electron Microscopies (AEM) for the characterization of colloids in natural waters are presented. These techniques go much beyond the basic level of morphological observation and render possible to gain detailed physico-chemical information difficult to obtain by conventional analytical methods. Hence, AEM appear as a challenging necessity for understanding the colloid-mediated transport of toxics in the environment.