The use of flow field flow fractionation (FlFFF) for the separation and characterization of
natural colloids and nanoparticles has increased in the last few decades. More recently, it …

Recent years have seen an increasing interest in asymmetrical flow field-flow fractionation
(AF4) as a method for the fractionation and characterization of macromolecules and colloidal …

Field-Flow Fractionation (FFF) is now recognised as a versatile pool of techniques allowing
particle size or molar mass to be obtained in a wide variety of samples covering numerous …

A new method for determining the size of titanium dioxide particles is proposed and assayed
in a commercial sunscreen product. Today many sun protection cosmetics incorporate …

As a result of ubiquitous excretion by micro-organisms, extracellular polymeric substances
are reported in high concentrations in marine systems. The majority of this material is …

This issue of Environmental Chemistry is publishing a Research Front on environmental
nanoparticles, with a series of review and research papers on their characterization and …

The stakes concerning the characterisation of particles ranged in the size from 1 to 1000 nm,
namely submicron particles, are today more and more important. Because of the variety of …

Strontium (Sr) removal from water is required because excessive naturally occurring Sr
exposure is hazardous to human health. Climate and seasonal changes cause water quality …

Colloidal retention characteristics, recovery and size distribution of model macromolecules
and natural dissolved organic matter (DOM) were systematically examined using an …

❚ Abstract Trace metals (TMs) play a central role in the functioning of aquatic systems. Both
essential and toxic trace metals are involved in different chemical, biological and physical …