Metal Retention and Transport on Colloidal Particles in the Environment

Research Article| September 01, 2005 Metal Retention and Transport on Colloidal Particles in the Environment Ruben Kretzschmar; Ruben Kretzschmar 1Department of Environmental Sciences, S-ENETH, ETH-Zurich, CHN F23.2, 9092 Zurich, Switzerland. E-mail: kretzschmar@env.ethz.ch Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Thorsten Schäfer Thorsten Schäfer 2Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung (INE), Postfach 3640, D-76021, Karlsruhe, Germany. E-mail: thorsten.schaefer@ine.fzk.de Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Elements (2005) 1 (4): 205–210. https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.1.4.205 Article history first online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share MailTo Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Ruben Kretzschmar, Thorsten Schäfer; Metal Retention and Transport on Colloidal Particles in the Environment. Elements 2005;; 1 (4): 205–210. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.1.4.205 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyElements Search Advanced Search Abstract Many potentially toxic trace metals and radionuclides are strongly adsorbed onto surfaces of mineral and organic compounds in soils and sediments, limiting their mobility in the environment. However, recent studies have shown that trace metals in soils, groundwater, rivers, and lakes can be carried by mobile colloidal particles. Understanding the release, transport, aggregation, and deposition of natural colloidal particles is therefore of utmost importance for developing quantitative models of contaminant transport and the biogeochemical cycling of trace metals. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.