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Mössbauer and EXAFS spectroscopy investigation of iron and arsenic adsorption to lettuce leaves

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The accumulation of iron and arsenic from aqueous solution by lettuce leaves biomass was investigated using Mössbauer and EXAFS spectroscopic techniques. Mössbauer spectroscopy results show that iron is oxidized during sorption while EXAFS results indicate that iron is coordinated by approximately 6 oxygen and 2 carbon atoms while arsenic is coordinated by approximately 4 oxygen atoms with iron as a second neighbor.

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  1. Dep. Eng. Metalúrgica e de Materiais, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

    Igor F. Vasconcelos

  2. Dep. Eng. Metalúrgica e de Materiais, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

    Gabriela C. Silva, Regina P. Carvalho, Maria Sylvia S. Dantas & Virgínia S. T. Ciminelli

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Vasconcelos, I.F., Silva, G.C., Carvalho, R.P. et al. Mössbauer and EXAFS spectroscopy investigation of iron and arsenic adsorption to lettuce leaves. Hyperfine Interact 195, 111–115 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10751-009-0132-4

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