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This book aims to provide the scientific community with a novel and valuable approach based on fractal geometry concepts on the important properties and processes of diverse environmental systems. The interpretation of complex environmental systems using modern fractal approaches is compared and contrasted with the more classical approaches. The book will provide the fundamental knowledge necessary for solving practical environmental problems. Furthermore, it examinea how the fractal approach has been applied in order to understand the structure and reactivity of natural, environmental systems including flocs, sediments, soils, microorganisms and humic substances.
This book aims to provide the scientific community with a novel and valuable approach based on fractal geometry concepts on the important properties and processes of diverse environmental systems.The interpretation of complex environmental systems using modern fractal approaches is compared and contrasted with the more classical approaches. The book will provide the fundamental knowledge necessary for solving practical environmental problems. Furthermore, it examinea how the fractal approach has been applied in order to understand the structure and reactivity of natural, environmental systems including flocs, sediments, soils, microorganisms and humic substances.
About the Editors viiList of Contributors ixSeries Preface xiPreface xiii1. Introduction to the Study of Environmental Fractals 1Nicola Senesi and Kevin J. Wilkinson2. Introduction to Fractal Geometry, Fragmentation Processes and Multifractal Measures: Theory and Operational Aspects of their Application to Natural Systems 11Philippe Baveye, Charles W. Boast, Sarra Gaspard, Ana M. Tarquis and Humberto Millan3. Methods and Techniques for Fractal Analysis of Environmental Systems 69Graeme Bushell4. Fractal Structures and Mechanisms in Coagulation/Flocculation Processes in Environmental Systems: Theoretical Aspects 111Serge Stoll and Silvia Diez5. Fractal Mechanisms in Coagulation/Flocculation Processes in Environmental Systems 149Jean Yves Bottero, Armand Masion and Jerome Rose6. Fractal Approach to Adsorption/Desorption Processes on Environmental Surfaces 179Zofia Sokolowska and Stefan Sokolowski7. Applications of Fractals in the Study of Humic Materials 221James A. Rice8. Fractal Geometry and Microorganisms in the Environment 239Lynne Boddy and Damian P. Donnelly9. Fractal Geometry of Aerosol Particles 273Ian ColbeckIndex 317