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New Publication: Organic compounds alter the preference and rates of heavy metal adsorption on ferrihydrite, Maya Engle, et al.
Highlights
• Metal binding by Fh followed the order Ni > Zn > Cd.
• Increased metal binding by organic-Fh assemblages followed a reverse order Cd > Zn > Ni.
• Carboxylate functional groups had the greatest impact on metal binding.
• Citric acid, aspartic acid and cysteine-Fh assemblages enhanced metal binding rate.
• Organic groups within the assemblages accounted for up to 60% of Zn binding.
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