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W. Richard Bowen and Nidal Hilal 4

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AbbrEvIAtIonS And SyMbolS<br />

NOM Natural organic matter<br />

qDMAEMA Quaternary 2-dimethyl-aminoethylmethacrylate<br />

PES Polyethersulphone<br />

PVDF Polyvinylidene fluoride<br />

HEMA Hydroxyethyl methacrylate<br />

DM Degree of modification<br />

d p Measured pore size (diameter) m<br />

� St<strong>and</strong>ard deviation of measurements<br />

� 0 Modal value of d p m<br />

PSD Pore size distribution<br />

BSA Bovine serum albumin<br />

SPEEK Sulphonated poly(ether-ether ketone)<br />

PEEK Poly(ether-ether ketone)<br />

HA Humic acid<br />

references<br />

ABBREvIATIONs AND syMBOLs 169<br />

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