 | Sediments--how they are formed, and their importance |
| Solubility--What factors change solubility of solids in water, gases in water |
| Use of le Chateliers principle in prediction of solubility effects |
| Henry's law |
| Colloids--hydrophyllic and hydrophobic |
| Effect of surfact charge and hydration of colloidal particles |
| Clays and their colloidal properties |
| Coagulation and flocculation of colloidal particles
 | polyelectrolytes as flocculating agents |
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| Ion exchange properties of sediments
| effect on toxicity of heavy metals |
| phosphorous exchange |
| organic compounds |
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| Gases in sediments |
