Part of the IUPAC Series on Analytical and Physical Chemistry of Environmental Systems, this book collects and integrates current knowledge of the chemical mechanisms, kinetics, transport and interactions involved in processes at biological interfaces in environmental systems.

• Provides important, current knowledge for environmental scientists and related fields
• Highlights key directions for future research
• Follows on from a previous title in the series, Metal Speciation and Bioavailability in Aquatic Systems
• Written by internationally renowned editors and authors

Kinetics and Transport at Biointerfaces will be a valuable resource for researchers and students interested in understanding the fundamentals of chemical kinetics and transport processes in bioenvironmental systems. The content is required reading for chemists, physicists and biologists in environmentally oriented disciplines.Content:
Chapter 1 Physicochemical Kinetics and Transport at the Biointerface: Setting the Stage (pages 1–14): Wolfgang Koster and Herman P. van Leeuwen
Chapter 2 Molecular Modelling of Biological Membranes: Structure and Permeation Properties (pages 15–111): Frans A. M. Leermakers and J. Mieke Kleijn
Chapter 3 Biointerfaces and Mass Transfer (pages 113–146): Herman P. van Leeuwen and Josep Galceran
Chapter 4 Dynamics of Biouptake Processes: The Role of Transport, Adsorption and Internalisation (pages 147–203): Josep Galceran and Herman P. van Leeuwen
Chapter 5 Chemical Speciation of Organics and of Metals at Biological Interphases (pages 205–269): Beate I. Escher and Laura Sigg
Chapter 6 Transport of Solutes Across Biological Membranes: Prokaryotes (pages 271–335): Wolfgang Koster
Chapter 7 Transport of Solutes Across Biological Membranes in Eukaryotes: An Environmental Perspective (pages 337–356): Richard D. Handy and F. Brian Eddy
Chapter 8 Transport of Colloids and Particles Across Biological Membranes (pages 357–400): Marina G. Taylor and Ken Simkiss
Chapter 9 Mobilisation of Organic Compounds and Iron by Microorganisms (pages 401–444): Hauke Harms and Lukas Y. Wick
Chapter 10 Critical Evaluation of Physicochemical Parameters and Processes for Modelling the Biological Uptake of Trace Metals in Environmental (Aquatic) Systems (pages 445–533): Kevin J. Wilkinson and Jacques Buffle