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Exploring Key Soil Parameters Relevant to Arsenic and Cadmium Accumulation in Rice Grain in Southern China
A new publication by Xu Fang, Anna Muntwyler, Pascal Schneider, Iso Christl and Ruben Kretzchmar from ETH Soil Chemistry, with collaborators from Nanjing Agricultural University, explores the key soil parameters that affect As and Cd accummulation in rice using statistical analysis of rice grain and soils collected at field sites in China.
Stabilization of Ferrihydrite and Lepidocrocite by Silicate during Fe(II)-Catalyzed Mineral Transformation: Impact on Particle Morphology and Silicate Distribution
A new publication, authored by Katrin Schulz, Laurel ThomasArrigo, Ralf Kaegi (EAWAG), and Ruben Kretzschmar, explores the effects of silicate on the Fe(II)-catalysed transformation of ferrihydrite and lepidocrocite.