Extracellular Polymeric Substances Facilitate the Adsorption and Migration of Cu<sup>2+</sup> and Cd<sup>2+</sup> in Saturated Porous Media

Heavy metal contamination in groundwater is a serious environmental problem. Many microorganisms that survive in subsurface porous media also produce extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), but little is known about the effect of these EPS on the fate and transport of heavy metals in aquifers. In...

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Main Authors: Yuhui Wu, Zhengyu Li, Yuesuo Yang, Diane Purchase, Ying Lu, Zhenxue Dai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Biomolecules
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/11/11/1715