Colloidal and Particulate Silver in River and Estuarine Waters of Texas

Environ. Sci. Technol. 1997, 31, 723-731

Colloidal and Particulate Silver in River and Estuarine Waters of Texas LIANG-SAW WEN,* PETER H. SANTSCHI, GARY A. GILL, CHRISTOPHER L. PATERNOSTRO, AND RONALD D. LEHMAN Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University, 5007 Ave U, Galveston, Texas 77551

Concentration and phase speciation of Ag in selected Texas rivers and in the Trinity River estuary were measured in order to establish the major factors that control its fate in the aquatic environment from source to sink. Concentrations of Ag in the filter-passing fractions in Texas rivers ranged from