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First measurements made with Soil Chemistry’s new Mössbauer spectrometer

The new Mössbauer spectrometer, bought as part of the ERC IRMIDYN project grant, is central to the team’s planned experiments on iron mineral transformations.
New publication demonstrates the influence of organic matter composition on ferrihydrite mineral transformations with sulfide

Laurel ThomasArrigo (lead author) has published a paper with Sylvain Bouchet, Ralf Kaegi (EAWAG) and Ruben Kretzschmar, investigating the influence of organic matter composition of ferrihydrite transformations with sulfide. The paper was published in Environmental Science: Nano last week.
New publication shows the effects of natural organic matter (NOM), metal-to-sulfide ratio and Mn(II) on cadmium sulfide nanoparticle growth and colloidal stability

Kevin Hoffmann (first author) has published the paper with Iso Christl, Ralf Kaegi (EAWAG) and Ruben Kretzschmar, investigating cadmium sulfide nanoparticle growth and stability. The work was published in Environmental Science: Nano.
Soil Chemistry Hiking Day 2020

This year, the annual Soil Chemistry hiking event took place as a day trip to the Pizol region