NATURAL
COLLOIDS
Understanding
the behaviour of colloids in natural environments is becoming
increasingly important in light of the growing numbers of reports on
the colloid-facilitated transport of contaminants. The role payed by
inorganic colloids in natural waters depends on their size as well as
on their composition. Our
research has been focused on the combination of both aspects with a
strength on a understudied aspect: the qualitative determination of the
different types of colloids present in a system. The main topics
studied so far have been: - method development:
V.
Chanudet and M. Filella (2006) A non-perturbing scheme for the
mineralogical characterization and quantification of inorganic colloids
in natural waters. ENVIRON. SCI. TECHNOL., 10, 485-490.
C. Walther, S. Büchner, M. Filella and V. Chanudet (2006) Probing particle size distributions in natural surface waters from 15 nm to 2 µm by a combination of LIBD and Single Particle Counting. J. COLLOID INTERFACE SCIENCE, 301, 532–537.
T. Schäfer, V. Chanudet, F. Claret and M. Filella (2007) Spectromicroscopy mapping of colloidal/particulate organic matter in Lake Brienz, Switzerland. ENVIRON. SCI. TECHNOL., doi 10.1021/es071323z.
C. Walther, S. Büchner, M. Filella and V. Chanudet (2006) Probing particle size distributions in natural surface waters from 15 nm to 2 µm by a combination of LIBD and Single Particle Counting. J. COLLOID INTERFACE SCIENCE, 301, 532–537.
T. Schäfer, V. Chanudet, F. Claret and M. Filella (2007) Spectromicroscopy mapping of colloidal/particulate organic matter in Lake Brienz, Switzerland. ENVIRON. SCI. TECHNOL., doi 10.1021/es071323z.
- study of colloid composition, behaviour and fate in different natural water systems:
V.
Chanudet and M. Filella (2006) Particle size and mineralogical
composition of inorganic colloids in glacier-melting water and
overlying ice in an Alpine glacier, the Oberaargletscher, Switzerland.
JOURNAL OF GLACIOLOGY, 52, 473-475.
V. Chanudet and M. Filella (2007) The fate of inorganic colloidal particles in Lake Brienz. AQUATIC SCIENCES, 69, 199-211.
V. Chanudet and M. Filella (2007) The fate of inorganic colloidal particles in Lake Brienz. AQUATIC SCIENCES, 69, 199-211.
M.
Filella, J. Buffle and G.G. Leppard (1993) Characterization of
submicrometre colloids in freshwaters: evidence for their bridging by
organic structures. WATER SCI. TECHNOL., 27, 91-102.
M. Filella and J. Buffle (1993) Factors controlling the stability of submicron colloids in natural waters. COLLOIDS SURF., 73, 255-273.
M.E. Newman, M. Filella, Y. Chen, J.-C. Nègre, D. Perret and J. Buffle (1994) Submicron particles in the Rhine River. Part II. Comparison of field observations and model predictions. WATER RES., 28, 108-118.
J. Pizarro, N. Belzile, M. Filella, G.G. Leppard, J.-C. Nègre, D. Perret and J. Buffle (1995) Coagulation/sedimentation of submicron iron particles in a eutrophic lake. WATER RES, 29, 617-632.
A. Hofmann and M. Filella (1999) Transport of suspended matter in the hypolimnion of Lake Lugano: a comparison of field observations and model predictions. J. GREAT LAKES RES., 25, 865-882.
A. Hofmann, M. Filella, E. Lallier-Vergès and J. Dominik (2001) The role of aggregation in the rapid sedimentation of diatoms in lake water: a case study in the north basin of Lake Lugano (Switzerland, Italy). ARCHIV HYDROBIOL. SUPPL., 139, 85-116.
M. Filella and J. Buffle (1993) Factors controlling the stability of submicron colloids in natural waters. COLLOIDS SURF., 73, 255-273.
M.E. Newman, M. Filella, Y. Chen, J.-C. Nègre, D. Perret and J. Buffle (1994) Submicron particles in the Rhine River. Part II. Comparison of field observations and model predictions. WATER RES., 28, 108-118.
J. Pizarro, N. Belzile, M. Filella, G.G. Leppard, J.-C. Nègre, D. Perret and J. Buffle (1995) Coagulation/sedimentation of submicron iron particles in a eutrophic lake. WATER RES, 29, 617-632.
A. Hofmann and M. Filella (1999) Transport of suspended matter in the hypolimnion of Lake Lugano: a comparison of field observations and model predictions. J. GREAT LAKES RES., 25, 865-882.
A. Hofmann, M. Filella, E. Lallier-Vergès and J. Dominik (2001) The role of aggregation in the rapid sedimentation of diatoms in lake water: a case study in the north basin of Lake Lugano (Switzerland, Italy). ARCHIV HYDROBIOL. SUPPL., 139, 85-116.
R.M. Town
and M. Filella (2002) Size fractionation of trace metals in
freshwaters: implications for understanding their speciation and fate.
RE/VIEWS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND BIO/TECHNOLOGY, 1, 277-297.
M. Filella, C. Deville, V. Chanudet and D. Vignati (2006) Variability of the colloidal molybdate reactive phosphorous concentrations in freshwaters. WATER RESEARCH, 40, 3185-3192.
M. Filella, C. Deville, V. Chanudet and D. Vignati (2006) Variability of the colloidal molybdate reactive phosphorous concentrations in freshwaters. WATER RESEARCH, 40, 3185-3192.