Solid polymeric membranes of poly(vinylbenzyl chloride) (VBC), lightly crosslinked with divinyl benzene, were incompletely reacted such that a fraction of the benzyl chlorines in different membranes was replaced with either dimethyl phosphonate esters (MPE) or triethyl ammonium chloride,groups (QA). This work was conducted in an effort to investigate ionic transport through charged and uncharged membranes and to develop fixed site carrier membranes to facilitate the transport of selected metal ions from an aqueous feed stream to a concentrated acid receiving stream. Bulk solution flow does not occur through these membranes. Instead, solute diffusion occurs through the membrane matrix. The effects of hydrogen ion,gradient, metal ion identity and charge, reactive site type, acid type, and ionic strength on metal ion transport were investigated. Results are also presented on the effect of membrane orientation and pretreatment (swelling) on metal ion transport. Facilitated transport was investigated through the testing of membranes with varying MPE percent functionalization. The results presented compare the metal ion transport rate to the functionalization of the membranes.