International Society of Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Abstract
Natural colloids are organomineral associations of multiple soil constituents, which are the
main contributors to sorption and transport processes affecting contaminants in soil and water.
The importance of individual soil constituents on contaminants sorption is usually evaluated
by studying the sorption behaviour on selected soil fractions or by investigating changes in
sorption after removing soil constituents, such as Fe oxides or organic matter. An alternative
approach is the use of model sorbents.Peer reviewe
