Ultrafiltration Characterization of Aquatic Organics

There is a growing awareness of the need for control and removal of organic trace contaminants from natural waters and public drinking waters. An associated problem is the need for new analytical procedures that can be used on a routine basis for detecting, identifying, and/or characterizing trace contaminants. Aquatic organics include a broad spectrum of man-made and naturally occurring materials ranging from low molecular weight solutes to particulates and associated metal species. Individual compounds are present at very low concentrations and therefore difficult to identify or characterize.