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Title: Effects of Ni incorporation on the reactivity and stability of hausmannite (Mn3O4): Environmental implications for Mn, Ni, and As solubility and cycling
Award ID(s):
2003866
NSF-PAR ID:
10250584
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Chemical Geology
Volume:
558
Issue:
C
ISSN:
0009-2541
Page Range / eLocation ID:
119862
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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