COMMISSION ON FUNDAMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL
CHEMISTRY (VI.1)
Number: 610/72/97
Title: Physicochemical Kinetics and Transport
at Chemical-Biological Interphases (revised title)
Series: Analytical and physical chemistry of environmental systems
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Coordinator(s): R.
J. P. Blust, A.
J. B. Zehnder, and H.P.
van Leeuwen
Completion Date: 2003 - project completed
Objective:
The development of functional (mechanistic) models for the transport
and compartmentalization of materials in environmental systems requires
an integrated approach which provides functional links between processes
at different levels of organization. Results of research on a macroscopic
scale (i.e., mass transport of materials in air, water and soil)
and microscopic scale (i.e., fixation and mobilization of materials
by abiotic and biotic entities) need to be combined. Although it
is now widely recognized that integration is the way to go, the
mentioned areas of research have been the subject of different disciplines
(i.e., physics, chemistry and biology) with little interaction among
players. The present project aims to bring together and integrate
the current state of knowledge concerning the transport of materials
in environmental systems focussing on interrelations at both the
macroscopic and microscopic levels.
Progress:
Internationally recognized persons have been contacted and have
agreed to participate in a working group. A book is now in preparation
entitled: "Transport kinetics at chemical-biological interfaces
in environmental systems". Draft chapters now in revision following
workshop meeting in early 2001.
The manuscript is expected to be sent to John Wiley ; this will
be Volume 9 of the series.
Project completed - Physicochemical
kinetics and Transport at Biointerfaces, Volume 9, Wolfgang
Koester and H. P. van Leeuwen (Editors), John Wiley & Sons,
2004 [ISBN 0-471-49845-9].
Last Update: 7 November 2003