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Bobo Xing1, Nigel Graham2, Wenzheng Yu3,4

  • 1Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 10086, Beijing, China.

Communications Chemistry
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Keywords:
humic acidiron mineral transformationbiogeochemical cyclesgoethite formation

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