Methodology to Reconstruct Water Chemistry (IMAGE)

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Methodology to Reconstruct Water Chemistry

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One of the clay minerals, smectite, can trap ions in water through ion exchanges in the presence of water. Even after loss of water, smectite records ion compositions within interlayers of its structure.

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<em>Nature Communications</em>

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