Role of Interfaces in Environmental Protection

Fundamentals: 1. New Horizons in Purification of Liquids: Novel Colloidal and Interfacial Strategies to Remove Hazardous Molecules, Viruses and Other Microorganisms from Water and Blood; D. Shah. 2. Chemistry and Collisions in Natural and Technological Aquatic Environments; C. O'Melia. 3. Polymer-supported Subcolloidal Particles: Characterisation and Environmental Application; L. Cumbal, et al. 4. The Lyophilic Structure-mechanical Barrier as a Factor of Dispersion Strong Stabilisation; E.D. Shchukin, et al. 5. Role of Capillary Forces in the Reduction of Dust Pollution during Transport and Handling; Y. Rabinovich, et al. Monitoring: 6. Determination of Isomeric-specific Composition of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Natural and Drinking Waters of Dnieper R. Basin in Kiev Region Using Gas Chromatography and Mass-spectrometry; M.V. Milyukin. 7. X-Ray Luminophors for Radiation Monitoring; M. Ignatovych, et al. 8. Long-term Effects of Cyanide Pollution of the River Tisza; N.M. Nagy, J. Kónya. 9. Artificial Radionuclides Speciation in River Water of the R. Dnieper Basin; V. Dolin, et al. Environmental Problems in Air: 10. Principal Features of Chernobyl Hot Particles: Phase, Chemical and Radionuclide Compositions; B.E. Burakov. 11. Description of Air/Surface Partitioning for Volatile Organic Pollutants in Antarctic Environment; M.S. Bazlevska, V.I. Bogillo. 12. Past and Future for Ozone-depleting Halocarbons in Antarctic Environment; V.I. Bogillo, et al. Polymeric Materials in Environmental Protection: 13. Microgels for Controlled Uptake and Release; H.M. Crowther, et al. 14.Dynamic Polymer Layers on Membranes as Antifoulants in Membrane Filtration; T.V. Knyazkova, O.Z. Zhuralev. 15. Porous Polymer Structures for Trapping Solvent Molecules; J.M. Guenet, et al. 16. A Simple Interaction Model of Particles Covered with Polyelectrolyte Brush Layers in Strong Charging and Strong Screening Regime with Implications to Microbial Aggregation and Adhesion; J. Skvarla. Water Protection and Treatment, Adsorption Technologies: 17. Novel Environmental Sorbents and Methods of their Characterisation; A. Dabrowski, et al. 18. Biosorption Processes at the Activated Carbon/Nonionic Surfactant Aqueous Solution Interface; N. Klymenko, et al. 19. Selective Adsorbents for Improved Removal of Malodorous Compounds; P.H. Thiesen, et al. 20. Carbonaceous Haemosorbents on the Basis of Synthetic Active Carbons; N.T. Kartel, V.V. Strelko. 21. Biosorption of Copper, Zinc and Nickel by Grape-stalks and Cork Biomasses; N. Chubar, et al. 22. Adsorption Equilibrium in the System 'Cr(III)-Activated Carbon'; S.B.R. Melo, et al. 23. Conversion of Polyacrylonitrile to Nanoporous Carbon for Environmental Application; K. László. 24. Effect of Environmentally Relevant Organic Complexants on the Surface Charge and the Interaction of Clay Mineral and Metal Oxide Particles; E. Tombácz, et al. 25. Preparation and Photocatalytic Application of Different TiO2 and Zn(OH)2/ZnO Nanoparticles and Hydrophilic/Hydrophobic Layered Silicates; K. Mogyorósi, et al. 26. Connection between Structural and Adsorptive Characteristics of Fumed Oxides and their Efficiency in Environmental and Human Protection Applications; V.M.