ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. Mapping of organic matter components through liquid chromatography and fluorescence spectroscopy under high ionic strength conditions -- ch. 3. Organic foulants in seawater, estuarine and bay sources for reverse osmosis plants -- ch. 4. A review of fouling indices used in RO systems -- ch. 5. The modified fouling index : ultra filtration : constant flux for seawater applications -- ch. 6. Flux effects on cake compression in membrane filtration -- ch. 7. Particle deposition in SWRO systems -- ch. 8. The role of particles/colloids in SWRO systems : fouling prediction and validation -- ch. 9. Conclusions.