title: Membrane filtration studies of aquatic humic substances and their metal species: a concise overview Part 1. Analytical fractionation by means of sequential-stage ultrafiltration.
abstract: A concise overview (75 references) of the analytical fractionation of aquatic humic substances using sequential-stage ultrafiltration is presented. First, humic substances in aquatic environments and actual problems connected with their fractionation and analysis are briefly considered. The molecular size classification of dissolved humic substances by means of multistage ultrafiltration, with special emphasis on on-line techniques, is the focal point of the discussion. In particular, the capabilities of ultrafiltration for the size fractionation and characterization of species formed between colloidal humic substances and pollutants (e.g. metals) are stressed.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Spectrochemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, 44139 Dortmund, Germany.
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authors.lastname: Burba
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authors.lastname: Aster
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authors.lastname: Nifant'eva
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authors.lastname: Shkinev
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authors.lastname: Spivakov